Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis

NewsBot · May 26, 2010

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Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Xuanzhong (GB 39) combined with Chinese herbs pyrogenic dressing therapy for treatment of calcaneus spur
Liu MY, Nie RR, Chi ZH, Tang XM.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2010 Mar;30(3):189-91.

OBJECTIVE: To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture at Xuanzhong (GB 39) combined with Chinese herbs pyrogenic dressing therapy and common acupuncture on calcaneus spur.

METHODS: A single-blind, randomized and controlled trial was adopted. Sixty-six cases were randomly divided into an observation group (n=34) and a common acupuncture group (n=32). The observation group was treated with acupuncture at Xuanzhong (GB 39) combined with Chinese herbs pyrogenic dressing therapy and the common acupuncture group with common acupuncture, Yanglingquan (GB 34), Kunlun (BL 60) etc. selected. The markedly effective rate and the changes of heel pain scores, heel swelling scores, heel burning sensation scores, and walking function scores were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.

RESULTS: The markedly effective rate of 64.7% (22/34) in the observation group was higher than 37.5% (12/32) in the common acupuncture group (P<0.05). After treatment, all the scores in the two groups were significantly improved as compared with before treatment (all P<0.05), and the observation group was better than the common acupuncture group (all P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: The therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Xuanzhong (GB 39) combined with Chinese herbs pyrogenic dressing therapy on calcaneus spur is superior to that of common acupuncture.
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NewsBot · Sep 24, 2010

Small needle-knife for the treatment of heel pain according to its classification
Lu D, Xu WX, Ma GP, Guo QF.
Zhongguo Gu Shang. 2010 Aug;23(8):616-9.

OBJECTIVE: To treat heel pain with small needle-knife according to its classification,so as to improve the therapeutic effects.

METHODS: From August 2005 to December 2008, 200 patients with 266 heel pain were treated according to the author's classification standards. There were 83 males and 117 females, ranging in age from 26 to 72 years, with a mean age of 46 years; the course of the disease ranged from 3 to 36 months, averaged 6.8 months. According to the classification:67 heels with plantar fasciitis type, 61 heels with calcaneal bursitis type, 36 heels with plantar fat pad inflammation-based type, 6 heels with calcaneus high pressure-type, 21 heels with nerve compression type, 75 heels with mixed type. All the patients were treated with small needle-knife by using different methods according to its classification.

RESULTS: After 1 month treatment, among the patients with plantar fasciitis-type, 31 heels got an excellent result,36 good;among the patients with calcaneal bursitis type, 32 heels got an excellent result, 29 good; among the patients with plantar fat pad inflammation-based type, 9 heels got an excellent result, 20 good, 4 poor and 3 bad; among the patients with calcaneus high pressure-type, 1 patient got an excellent result, 3 good and 2 poor; among the patients with nerve compression type, 11 heels got an excellent result, 8 good, 1 poor and 1 bad; among the patients with mixed type, 16 heels got an excellent result, 46 good, 5 poor and 8 bad. At the 6th month after treatment, among the patients with plantar fasciitis-type, 21 heels got an excellent result, 40 good,5 poor and 1 bad; among the patients with calcaneal bursitis type, 30 heels got an excellent result, 28 good and 3 poor; among the patients with plantar fat pad inflammation-based type, 15 heels got an excellent result, 18 good, 2 poor and 1 bad; among the patients with calcaneus high pressure-type, 0 patient got an excellent result, 3 good and 3 poor;among the patients with nerve compression type,7 heels got an excellent result, 11 good, 1 poor and 2 bad; among the patients with mixed type, 10 heels got an excellent result, 45 good, 11 poor and 9 bad.

CONCLUSION: The causes of heel pain can't be explained by using single pathogenesy,and also can't be treated with one method. The patients with calcaneal pain should be treated with different methods according to classification of heel pain, and thus the therapeutic effects can be improved.
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NewsBot · Jun 29, 2022

Effect of Korean Medicine Treatment Combined with Conventional Medicine in Patients Diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis
Jeong Seong Heon, Kwon-Jun Jang, Hyang-Ran Moon, On You Jo, Lee Ji Yoon, Yang Jung Min, Saerom Choi, Yoon Min Ji, Gwangsoon Shin, Hyo-Rim Kim
Journal of Acupuncture Research 2022; 39(2): 145-149.

This study examined the effectiveness of Korean-Western cooperative treatment for patients with plantar fasciitis. Fifty patients received Korean medicine treatments (acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medicine) and Western medicine treatments (polydeoxyribonucleotide, and extracorporeal shock wave therapy). Evaluation methods used were comparison before and after ultrasound (P9), and numeric rating scale scores. Results revealed a significant improvement in the level of pain and evaluation of improvement using ultrasound. Moreover, it was suggested that Korean-Western cooperative medicine treatment may be effective for the treatment of plantar fasciitis.
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