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<journal-id>0864-215X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Ortopedia y Traumatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-215X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0864-215X2020000100004</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Utilidad de la radiación electromagnética en el síndrome doloroso subcalcáneo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Value of Electromagnetic Radiation in Subcalcaneal Pain Syndrome]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arce Morera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez Lazo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmen]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fajardo Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Elena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Escalada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tania]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Artemisa  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-215X2020000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-215X2020000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-215X2020000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La causa común de dolor en la región subcalcánea es la fascitis plantar. Por su efecto analgésico y antiinflamatorio, el empleo de la radiación electromagnética en su tratamiento constituye una opción terapéutica.  Objetivos:  Evaluar la utilidad de la radiación electromagnética en pacientes que presentaban síndrome doloroso en la región subcalcánea y relacionar la mejoría clínica con los grupos de edades y sexos.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal a dos grupos de pacientes con dolor en la región subcalcánea. Para el análisis estadístico, al final del tratamiento se utilizó la prueba de homogeneidad &#955;2 con un nivel de significación de &#940; 0,05.  Resultados: A las 20 sesiones de tratamiento, el 93,33 % de los pacientes tratados con la radiación electromagnética no presentaron dolor, el 94,44 % de ellos pertenecían al grupo de edades de 25-59 años y el 90,90 % eran del sexo femenino.  Conclusiones:  Se evalúa de positiva la utilidad de la radiación electromagnética en el tratamiento del dolor en la región subcalcánea, con una diferencia significativa en relación con el tratamiento médico convencional. El mayor número de pacientes correspondió al grupo de edades entre 25 y 59 años, con predominio del sexo femenino.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: The common cause of pain in the subcalcaneal region is plantar fasciitis. The electromagnetic radiation in its treatment constitutes a therapeutic option due to its analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.  Objectives:  To assess the value electromagnetic radiation in patients who suffered pain syndrome in the subcalcaneal region and to relate the clinical improvement with age and gender groups.  Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in two groups of patients with pain in the subcalcaneal region. For the statistical analysis, the &#955;2 homogeneity test was used at the end of the treatment with a significance level of &#940; 0.05.  Results:  After a treatment of 20 electromagnetic radiation sessions, 93.33% did not had pain, 94.44% were in the 25-to-59-year-olds group and 90.90% were women.  Conclusions:  The value of electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of pain in the subcalcaneal region is positively assessed, showing significant difference in relation to conventional medical treatment. The largest number of patients corresponded to the 25-to-59-year-olds group, with a predominance of women.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[radiación electromagnética]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[electromagnetic radiation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[subcalcaneal pain syndrome]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[plantar fasciitis]]></kwd>
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