Comparison Of The Treatment Effects Of Different Methods In Patients With Calcaneal Spur

ESWT (EMS Swiss DolorClast® Classic) application will be applied to patients in groups 1 and 3 with a frequency of 15 Hz, a 2000 shock wave and an energy density of 2.5 bar. In practice, patients will be asked to lie in the prone position and keep the knee and hip joints in a neutral position. By placing a towel roll under the ankle, the heel will be stabilized to be applied. Using the ultrasound gel as an intermediate, the ESWT device will be applied to the medial part of the calcaneus.

The material used in the taping will be 5 cm wide and 0.5 mm thick Kinesio® Tape. In practice, the patients were placed in the prone position and the ankle would be dorsiflexed at 10 degrees, and the band would be divided into 4 equal parts on the metatarsals of the 1/3 of the foot from the cruis, starting from the calcaneus. Then, taping will be performed from the medial to the lateral of the calcaneus, passing over the area where the pain is intense. Patients will be asked not to remove the applied tape for 3 days.

Patients in this group will be treated with both extracorporeal shock wave therapy and kinesiotape.