Both rESWT and corticosteroid injection therapy are effective modalities for treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis. However, rESWT seems to be superior to corticosteroid injection therapy due to its longer duration of action.

This study demonstrates that many patients may have BCs without any symptoms at the popliteal fossa and clinical examination of the popliteal fossa could not accurately detect BC. US examination of the popliteal fossa should be performed to detect BCs and this may recover the diagnosis.