Plantar Fasciopathy and the Effectiveness of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, Physical Training or Usual Care

"Patients will receive treatment once a week for 3 weeks. Treatment will be administered by using the rESWT device named Swiss DolorClast (EMS). 2000 impulses are implied via the power hand piece to the area of max tenderness at the insertion of the plantar fascia, with a pressure of 1.5-3 bars depending on what the patient tolerates. The treatments will be given by a trained physiotherapist at our Department.~Patients will also receive standardized information at baseline, and will get custom made foot orthosis."

"Patients will receive the same treatment as the patients in the group receiving real shock waves, but no real shock waves are conducted. The probe is similar in design, sound and shape.~Patients will also receive standardized information at baseline, and will get custom made foot orthosis."

"Patients will be instructed to do 2 exercises: Unilateral heel raise and unilateral leg squat three times a week for 12 weeks. The patients will have a total of 8 sessions supervised by a physiotherapist at our Department.~Patients will also receive standardized information at baseline, and will get custom made foot orthosis."

Patients will get standardized information as in the other three intervention groups with information on pathogenesis, etiology and prognosis, and they will get custom made foot orthosis