Abstract
ObjectiveTo know the clinical effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave treatment as treatment of the heel spur and analyze the methodological quality of the articles. Study search and selection strategy78 publications were identified by electronic search in the databases MEDLINE, Dialnet, Cochrane Library Plus and PEDro and CSIC. Inclusion criteria were articles published from January 2000 to January 2013, controlled and clinical trials. Exclusion criteria were articles that studied heel spur from another point of view and in which the physiotherapy used was not shockwave. ResultsFive studies were included in the review. Two of them had a methodological quality of 5 and 6 (PEDro scale). The other three could not be evaluated because they lacked a control group. ConclusionsThe results of the review suggest that the use of extracorporeal shockwave treatment can improve pain and functional status in patients with heel spur. More studies are needed to determine the effectiveness of the extracorporeal shockwave treatment on the heel spur.
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