Riaz Hussain, Main Iftikhar-ul Haq, Musarrat Hussain.
Comparison of Conventional Management of Plantar Fasciitis with Local Steroid Injections or treatment alone.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;14(2):66-9.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of local steroid injections along with conventional treatment in the management of plantar fasciitis in comparison with conventional treatment alone. Material & Methods: This Randomized Control Trial was conducted in orthopaedic B unit of Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar from January 2013 to July 2014. After fulfilling the inclusion criteria 32 patients were included in this study.The patients were divided into two treatment groups. After assigning the subjects randomly between the groups by lottery method, treatment was applied and pain was noted at 1st, 3rd and 5th week after treatment. The data was assessed by SPSS Version 17. Result: Total number of patients were 32 having planter fasciitis, in which males to female ratio was 1:1.73. Average age was 42 years + 9.76SD. Majority of patients were at the age group of 41-50 years. Pain at 1st, 3rd and 5th week was significant in both the groups with p-value 0.000, 0.000 and 0.000 respectively. Conclusion: Local steroid injection along with conventional treatment is better than conventional treatment.

PakMediNet -Pakistan's largest Database of Pakistani Medical Journals - http://www.pakmedinet.com