Effect of HILT vs LLLT in Treatment of Patients With Achilles Tendinitis or Plantar Fasciitis

Inclusion Criteria: * unilateral painful activity related symptoms from the Achilles region * tenderness during palpation of Achilles insertion on calcaneus or couple centimeters above * unilateral plantar heel pain, mainly during the first few steps upon rising in the morning * tenderness at the insertion site of the plantar fascia o the calcaneus Exclusion Criteria: * bilateral heel pain * other acute pathology (febrile fever, cold. etc.) that require treatment * other painful conditions that require painkillers (tooth pain, back pain, etc) * pregnancy * history of recent trauma or foot surgery * wounds, infections in treatment area * impaired sensation in treatment area * pigmentation changes on the skin in treatment area (tattoo, birthmarks) * received oral or injected corticosteroids within the last 26 weeks * diagnosis of systemic inflammatory arthritis (goat, rheumatoid arthritis, etc) * diagnosis of neurological heel pain (radiculopathy) * diagnosis of other heel pathology (calcaneal stress fracture, osteomyelitis, plantar fascia neoplasm, plantar fascia rupture, etc)