Effectiveness of physical therapy treatment in addition to usual podiatry management of plantar heel pain: a randomized clinical trial

Table 1 Details of treatment provided to the usual podiatric care (uPOD) and usual podiatric care plus physical therapy treatment (uPOD+PT) groups. Values are median (IQR)

Treatment detail	uPOD+PT (n = 48)	uPOD (n = 47)
Number of total visits	6 (4–8)	2 (2–6)^a
Number of visits with podiatrist	1 (1–2)	2 (1–3)^a
Duration of visits with podiatrist (days)	1 (1–31)	29 (1–55)^a
Number of visits with physical therapist	4 (2.3–5.8)	0 (0–1)^a,b

^aSignificantly different from the uPOD+PT group, P < 0.04. ^bEleven participants in the uPOD group received physical therapy treatment during the study for a median of 6 (IQR 3–10) visits

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