ALLMedicine™ Plantar Heel Pain Center

Feb 27th, 2023 - Clinically, proximal PF causes plantar heel pain, which may extend into the proximal portion of the plantar longitudinal arch. Typically, the pain is most notable upon initial weight bearing ambulation (post-static dyskinesia, PSD), such as the fi...

Feb 23rd, 2023 - Plantar fasciopathy is a common cause of plantar heel pain, with reported lifetime prevalence up to 10%. The choice of best practice in these patients is debated. Two randomised studies reported that Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT...

Jan 9th, 2023 - Abnormal foot posture and poor muscle performance are potential causes of plantar fasciitis (PF). However, no study has compared the differences between lower extremity muscle performance and foot pressure in patients who have PF with and without ...

Oct 21st, 2022 - The usual symptom of plantar fasciitis is "first-step pain", though plantar heel pain in general can be broadly associated with plantar fasciitis. Although most of the cases resolve within 10 months, 10% develop chronic plantar fasciitis. The path...

Sep 30th, 2022 - Gastrocnemius tendon lengthening is performed to treat numerous conditions of the foot and ankle. Gastrocnemius shortening has been associated with more than 30 lower limb disorders, including plantar heel pain/plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinos...

Feb 27th, 2023 - Clinically, proximal PF causes plantar heel pain, which may extend into the proximal portion of the plantar longitudinal arch. Typically, the pain is most notable upon initial weight bearing ambulation (post-static dyskinesia, PSD), such as the fi...

Feb 23rd, 2023 - Plantar fasciopathy is a common cause of plantar heel pain, with reported lifetime prevalence up to 10%. The choice of best practice in these patients is debated. Two randomised studies reported that Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT...

Oct 21st, 2022 - The usual symptom of plantar fasciitis is "first-step pain", though plantar heel pain in general can be broadly associated with plantar fasciitis. Although most of the cases resolve within 10 months, 10% develop chronic plantar fasciitis. The path...

Sep 27th, 2022 - The study objectives are to investigate the immediate and short-term effect of heel fat pad loop taping (experimental intervention) vs. control taping (control intervention) on pain and function in individuals with heel fat pad syndrome (HFPS). We...

Jul 27th, 2022 - Plantar fasciitis is a common overuse injury that occurs as a result of repetitive traction forces on the plantar fascia at its origin over the distal calcaneus. Patients will complain of plantar heel pain, which is sharp rather than dull & exacer...

Mar 24th, 2018 - PodMed Double T is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical s...