Plantar Fasciitis Eases With One Well-Placed Steroid Shot

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A single ultrasound-guided dexamethasone(Drug information on dexamethasone) injection provides safe, effective short-term treatment for plantar fasciitis, according to this small, randomized controlled trial. The authors suggest that just one well-placed injection could lead to long-term physiological changes in the plantar fascia.


RESULT: Ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled trial
British Medical Journal | May 22, 2012 (FREE FULL TEXT)


This information might satisfy the standards of the review below, which urges waiting for controlled clinical trials before adopting any active intervention for this condition. After all, painful plantar fasciitis often improves spontaneously, observes the author, who considers the many proposed treatments, from conservative to surgical.


RESULT: Management of Plantar Fasciitis Evolving
Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine | Feb 8, 2012 (FREE FULL TEXT)