Revisión sistemática

Published on 22 de mayo de 2026 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2026.04.3085

Effects of manual therapy on pain and function in patients with plantar fasciitis: A systematic review of the literature

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Methodological quality assessment using the PEDro scale.
PEDro1 tableEC2RACABCBSBTBAAFITABGCPEVTS
Ajimsha et al. 2014 [23]++-+--++-++6
Grim et al. 2019 [40]-+-----+++-4
Jadhav et al. 2023 [25]-+-+---++++6
Akter et al. 2024 [26]+++---++-+-5

PEDro, Physiotherapy Evidence Database. EC, eligibility criteria. RA, random allocation. CA, concealed allocation. BC, baseline comparability. BS, blinded subjects. BT, blinded therapists. BA, blinded assessors. AF, adequate follow-up. ITA, intention-to-treat analysis. BGC, between-group comparison. PEV, point estimates and variability. TS, total score.

1The symbols used have the following interpretation: (+) criterion fulfilled, (-) criterion not fulfilled. 2Not included in the total score.

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.