Year 2020 / Volume 31 / Number 2

Reviews

Effectivity of dry needling in the treatment of plantar fasciitis related to the presence of myofascial trigger points: a narrative review

Rev. Esp. Pod. 2020; 31(2): 110-116 / DOI: 10.20986/revesppod.2020.1584/2020

Ferrán Francés Cuscó, Javier Alfaro Santafé, Aitor Pérez Morcillo, Alejandro J. Almenar Arasanz, Antonio Gómez Bernal


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. Dry needling is a minimally invasive technique to treat myofascial trigger points. The main objective of this narrative review is to describe the effectiveness of dry needling in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.
Material and methods: Four databases were used to carry out a bibliography search (PubMed, Cochrane, Dialnet and Researchgate). Studies from the previous 6 years (between 2014 and 2019) that mention dry needling technique and the treatment of plantar fasciitis were taken into account. The following terms were used: “Dry needling”, “plantar fasciitis”, “plantar heel pain”, “chronic heel pain and myofascial trigger points”.
Results: A total of 7 full-text articles from the last 6 years were reviewed. A total of 395 patients were analyzed.
Conclusion: Dry needling seems to be a good technique for reducing pain and improving the functionality of the foot affected by plantar fasciitis in the short and long term.



RESUMEN

Introducción: La fascitis plantar es una de las causas más comunes de dolor en el talón. La punción seca es una técnica mínimamente invasiva para tratar los puntos gatillo miofasciales. El objetivo principal de esta revisión narrativa es describir la efectividad de la punción seca en el tratamiento de la fascitis plantar.
Material y métodos: Búsqueda bibliográfica en cuatro bases de datos (PubMed, Cochrane, Dialnet y Researchgate). Se tuvieron en cuenta los estudios de los últimos 6 años (desde 2014 hasta 2019) que hablaran de la técnica de punción seca y el tratamiento de la fascitis plantar. Los términos de búsqueda fueron: “Dry needling”, “plantar fasciitis”, “plantar heel pain”, “chronic heel pain” y “myofascial trigger points”.
Resultados: Se revisaron un total de 7 artículos a texto completo de los últimos 6 años, donde se analizaron un total de 395 pacientes.
Conclusiones: La punción seca parece ser una buena técnica para la disminución del dolor y la mejoría de la funcionalidad del pie afectado por la fascitis plantar a corto y largo plazo.


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Francés Cuscó F, Alfaro Santafé J, Pérez Morcillo A, Almenar Arasanz A, Gómez Bernal A. Effectivity of dry needling in the treatment of plantar fasciitis related to the presence of myofascial trigger points: a narrative review. Rev Esp Pod 2020; 31(2): 110-116 / DOI: 1020986/revesppod20201584/2020


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Received: 01/07/2020

Accepted: 01/08/2020

Online First: 24/11/2020

Published: 24/11/2020

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