Document Type : Letter to Editor
Authors
Department of Clinic Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272067, China
Abstract
We recently have read with great interest an article entitled “Comparison of High-intensity Laser Therapy with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Patients with Plantar Fasciitis: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial”, by Zare Bidoki and colleagues, which was published in your esteemed journal (IJMS Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2024).
Keywords
- Zare Bidoki M, Vafaeei Nasab MR, Khatibi Aghda A. Comparison of High-intensity Laser Therapy with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Patients with Plantar Fasciitis: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial. Iran J Med Sci. 2024;49:147-55. doi: 10.30476/IJMS.2023.98042.2991. PubMed PMID: 38584653; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC10997849.
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