Fig. 1.
Tab_1_ Baseline demographics
| Parameter | N = 28 |
|---|---|
| Age in years; mean (SD) | 53.68 (9.69) |
| Weight in kg; mean (SD) | 82.32 (17.08) |
| Hight in cm; mean (SD) | 163.82 (6.00) |
| BMI; mean (SD) | 30.56 (5.37) |
| Sex: | |
| female; n (%) | 23 (82.14) |
| male; n (%) | 5 (17.86) |
| Heel treated: | |
| right; n (%) | 18 (53.57) |
| left; n (%) | 10 (46.43) |
| Pain location: | |
| unilateral; n (%) | 23 |
| bilateral; n (%) | 5 |
| VAS; median (IQR) | 63.00 (18.50) |
| NRS; median (IQR) | 6.50 (1.50) |
| LPQ; median (IQR) | 2.00 (1.00) |
Pain severity outcomes at six consecutive time points
| N = 28 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | χ2 | P | W |
| VAS | 60.0 (24.0) | 54.0 (26.0) | 44.5 (28.5) | 35.0 (22.5) | 20.0 (38.5) | 1.5 (22.0) | 52.77 | < 0.001 | 0.38 |
| NRS | 7.0 (1.0) | 5.0 (1.0) | 4.0 (2.5) | 3.5 (2.5) | 3.0 (4.0) | 1.0 (3.0) | 85.63 | < 0.001 | 0.61 |
| LPQ | 7.0 (3.0) | 5.0 (2.5) | 4.0 (3.0) | 4.0 (3.0) | 4.0 (1.0) | 2.0 (4.0) | 82.12 | < 0.001 | 0.59 |