Inclusion Criteria:  Patients suffered plantar fasciitis of more than 3 months Maximum tenderness near the medial calcaneal insertion and pain was greater than 4 on visual analogue scale during taking the first steps in the morning  Exclusion Criteria:  Previous ankle or foot surgery or pathology If they had a previous history of shock wave therapy or topical corticosteroid injections to the ankle or foot Circulatory disturbances in the lower extremities Neuropathic or radicular pain in the lower limb Pregnancy