Ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis: comparison of plantar fascia origin injection and the babcock method—a randomized controlled trial

AIMS: To compare the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection at the plantar fascia origin with the two-point Babcock technique in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This randomized clinical trial compared two ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection techniques. Pain intensity, foot function, pressure-pain threshold, and ultrasonographic plantar fascia thickness were assessed at baseline and at 6 and 24 weeks. Between-group comparisons were adjusted for baseline values, and treatment effects were reported with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: = 0.529). No serious intervention-related adverse events occurred. CONCLUSIONS: https://irct.ir/trial/72584.