Plantar fasciitis
Journal Title: Santosh University Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Heel pain mostly caused by plantar fasciitis PF is a common complaint of many patients who requiring professional orthopedic care and are mostly suffering from chronic pain beneath their heels Plantar fasciitis PF is also referred to as plantar heel pain heel spur syndrome or painful heel syndrome It is an enthesopathy an abnormality or injury at the site of attachment of a ligament or tendon to bone of the origin of the plantar fascia at the medial tubercle of the calcaneus It leads to inflammation of the thick tissue that creates the arch of the foot Plantar fasciitis can be a nuisance to treat and to date weve had little high quality evidence to guide us For some time weve noted the similarities between plantar fascial problems and tendinopathy Back in 2006 Scott Wearing wrote anexcellent paperon how the two structures shared similar pathology and similar response to load The present article reviews studies done on the anatomy of plantar fasciitis and their histopathological features factors associated with planter fasciitis clinical features imaging studies differential diagnoses and diverse treatment modalities for treatment of planter fasciitis with special emphasis on nonsurgical treatment Antiinflammatory agents plantar stretching and orthosis proved to have highest priority corticosteroid injection night splints and extracorporeal shock wave therapy were of next priority in patients with planter fasciitis Keywords Plantar fasciitis Plantar heel pain Risk factors Imaging studies Treatment Rehabilitation
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Amit Dwivedi, Ashok Kumar
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