Effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound on reducing pain intensity and functional disability in patients with plantar fasciitis: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials [PDF]
Background Ultrasound therapy is one of the preferred conservative treatments for patients with plantar fasciitis. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound in decreasing pain intensity and improving functional disability in
Anas Mohammed Alhakami +3 more
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La Relación entre la fascitis plantar y la presión de talón [PDF]
[Abstract] Objective: The presence of increased medial heel plantar pressure in plantar fasciitis has been debated, with clinicians often utilizing pressure-relieving devices, such as heel pads and cups, as a means of management.Method: Plantar pressures
Bartolo, Erica +2 more
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Views about the clinical, diagnostic and comprehensive treatment of plantar fasciitis: a review
INTRODUCTION. One of the problems in modern podiatry is plantar fasciitis. According to population studies, more than two million patients are treated for plantar fasciitis each year in the United States, 1 in 10 people will develop heel pain during ...
Georgii A. Airapetov +3 more
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Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Tendinopathies in Military Personnel
Background: Overuse injuries have a significant impact on United States military service members, but research to date has been limited in its ability to assess occupational and behavioral risk factors.
Brett D. Owens MD +9 more
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Let me Google that for you:a time series analysis of seasonality in internet search trends for terms related to foot and ankle pain [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The analysis of internet search traffic may present the opportunity to gain insights into general trends and patterns in information seeking behaviour related to medical conditions at a population level.
A Moshirfar +13 more
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Muscle Strength and Foot Pressure Vary Depending on the Type of Foot Pain
Category: Midfoot/Forefoot; Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: Foot pain is highly prevalent at various ages and is especially common in middle-aged and older females.
Woo Young Jang +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Plantar pressure distribution is a widely used biomechanical measure for characterizing foot–ground loading during gait in research and clinical assessment. Demographic variables, such as sex, age, and body weight, influence plantar loading patterns; however, findings across studies have been inconsistent, limiting direct clinical ...
Seyed Mehran Ayati Najafabadi +2 more
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Plantar fasciitis in athletes: current state of the problem
Objective: to consider, based on the analysis of domestic and foreign sources, the main issues of epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of plantar fasciitis in athletes.Materials and methods: an analysis of data from electronic portals ...
A. V. Slivin, S. A. Parastaev
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Efek Active Stretching Otot Plntar Flexor Ankle Terhadap Penurunan Nyeri Fasciitis Plantaris [PDF]
Background: plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia. Factors that cause this plantar fasciitis are age, weight, activity, and trauma. The initial symptoms are experienced the onset of pain in the back of the heel.
, Agus Widodo, S.Fis., M.Fis +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Fatty infiltration, or fatty atrophy, of the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle of the foot is proposed to be associated with entrapment of the first branch of the lateral plantar nerve (i.e., Baxter's neuropathy) as part of plantar heel pain (PHP). However, this association has not been rigorously investigated.
John S. C. Chen +7 more
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