Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis

Summary

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis .

Guidance has also been issued on Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory Achilles tendinopathy and Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory tennis elbow. It replaces the previous guidance on Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory tendinopathies (plantar fasciitis and tennis elbow) (IPG139, November 2005).

Description

Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition affecting the connective tissue that stretches between the heel and the middle of the foot. It is usually caused by overuse, injury or muscular abnormalities. In extracorporeal shockwave therapy, a machine is used to deliver sound waves to the painful area. It is not known exactly how it works, but it is thought that it might stimulate healing of the fascia.

OPCS4.6 Code(s):

T57.8   Other specifiedother operations on fascia

Y53.2 Approach to organ under ultrasonic control (if ultrasound guidance is utilised)

Note: Appropriate OPCS-4 codes indicating site and laterality would also be assigned.

In addition the ICD-10 code M72.2 Plantar fascial fibromatosis would be recorded.

_{The NHS Classifications Service of NHS Connecting for Health is the central definitive source for clinical coding guidance and determines the coding standards associated with the classifications (OPCS-4 and ICD-10) to be used across the NHS.   The NHS Classifications Service and NICE work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate classification codes are provided.  www.connectingforhealth.co.uk/clinicalcoding}

 

Details

Contact details:

Links:

	IPG311 Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis: guidance review	26 August 2009
	IPG311 Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis: guidance (web format)	07 April 2011
	IPG311 Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis: understanding NICE guidance	26 August 2009
	IPG311 Trin llid y ffasgell wadnol gronig drwy ddefnyddio therapïau siocdonnau: deall canllawiau NICE (fformat MS Word)	11 December 2009
	IPG311 Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis: consultation comments table	26 August 2009
	IPG311 Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis: audit support	26 August 2009
	Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for plantar fasciitis (interventional procedures consultation)	23 April 2009
	Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis (interventional procedures overview)	23 April 2009