Background The cause of heel pain among soccer players is multifactorial and is related to repetitive microtrauma due to impact forces involving technical moves, but also the playground, the exercise mode, the recovery time, the climatic conditions and ...
Raoul Saggini +5 more
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Arthroscopic surgery for the treatment of chronic plantar heel pain
The article aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of arthroscopy-assisted calcaneal spur resection and plantar fascia release on chronic plantar heel pain.
Zhijun Zhao, MD +6 more
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Effectiveness of dry needling and injections of myofascial trigger points associated with plantar heel pain: a systematic review [PDF]
Background Plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis) is one of the most common musculoskeletal pathologies of the foot. Plantar heel pain can be managed with dry needling and/or injection of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) however the evidence for its ...
Matthew P Cotchett +2 more
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Medial calcaneal neuropathy: a missed etiology of chronic plantar heel pain
Introduction Medial calcaneal neuropathy had been implicated as a source of chronic plantar heel pain. Aim The aim was to determine the presence of medial calcaneal neuropathy as a cause of chronic plantar heel pain.
Emmanuel Kamal Aziz Saba +2 more
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Effectiveness of low-Dye taping for the short-term treatment of plantar heel pain: a randomised trial [PDF]
Background Plantar heel pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders of the foot and ankle. Treatment of the condition is usually conservative, however the effectiveness of many treatments frequently used in clinical practice, including ...
Joel A Radford +30 more
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Effeciency of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with plantar fasciitis and the relationship with subcalcaneal spur length [PDF]
Objective: ESWT is widely used in the treatment of plantar fascitis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of ESWT on heel pain and symptoms in the short and medium term.
Serpil Tuna
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The use of a medical vibration platform in the treatment of patients with plantar fasciitis
Aim: to evaluate the effect of using a medical vibration platform on the severity of pain, quality of life, functional and anatomical characteristics of the foot and ankle in patients with plantar fasciitis.Materials and methods: the study involved 91 ...
S. I. Dzhadayev +5 more
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Background The objectives of this study were to estimate the population prevalence and distribution of plantar heel pain in mid-to-older age groups, examine associations with selected health status and lifestyle factors, and report the frequency of ...
Martin J. Thomas +5 more
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High-heeled shoes and musculoskeletal injuries : a narrative systematic review [PDF]
Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Barnish, Jean, Barnish, Maxwell S.
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The 2016 HIGh Heels: Health effects and psychosexual benefITS (HIGH HABITS) study : systematic review of reviews and additional primary studies [PDF]
Acknowledgements We thank S.M. Barran (Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust) for general comments on the topic and its social context. We thank S. Reynolds for comments as a member of the public on the introduction and discussion, in particular with ...
Barnish, Jean +2 more
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