Short- and Mid-Term Results Using a 448 Kilohertz Radiofrequency Stimulation on the Elasticity Plantar Fascia Measured by Quantitative Ultrasound Elastography on Active Healthy Subjects: An Open Controlled Clinical Trial with Three Months of Follow-Up
Daniel Aguilar-Núñez, Ana González-Muñoz, Santiago Navarro Ledesma, Andrea Ciarmiello · 2024
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Daniel Aguilar-Nunez and co-authors test whether a radiofrequency treatment changes the elasticity of the heel tissue band, in a 2024 trial. The band, the plantar fascia, can cause heel pain when stiff or damaged. Healthy active adults got six sessions of a set radiofrequency treatment over two weeks, and their tissue was scanned at six time points up to three months later.
Changes in elasticity lasted up to a month after treatment, at points near where the band meets the heel bone. Other points along the band showed no change. Controls are used for comparison in the open trial design. The authors call the result a first step toward knowing how long such effects last in tissue. Similar effects have been reported in tendons elsewhere in the body, they note.
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| CREATOR | Daniel Aguilar-Núñez, Ana González-Muñoz, Santiago Navarro Ledesma, Andrea Ciarmiello |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |