Device Delivers Shock Waves to Help Ease Heel Pain Caused by Plantar Fasciitis.(Brief Article) From: FDA Consumer | Date: January 1, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The same shock wave treatment that has been used for years to break up kidney stones without surgery is now helping to relieve chronic heel pain. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the OssaTron device to treat chronic proximal plantar fasciitis, a condition that causes severe pain in the heel of the foot, for use on adults who have been unsuccessful with other treatments.

Plantar fasciitis is usually caused by an inflammation of the ligament that runs from the...

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