Lived experience and attitudes of people with plantar heel pain: a qualitative exploration. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Plantar heel pain is a common source of pain and disability. Evidence-based treatment decisions for people with plantar heel pain should be guided by the best available evidence, expert clinical reasoning, and consider the needs of the ...
Cotchett M +5 more
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Shockwave therapy for plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis) [PDF]
Jessup R +3 more
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Effectiveness of trigger point dry needling for plantar heel pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Background Plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis) is a common and disabling condition, which has a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life.
Matthew P Cotchett +3 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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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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Heel Pain—Plantar Fasciitis: Revision 2014 [PDF]
The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy management of patients with musculoskeletal impairments described in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF ...
Robroy L. Martin +18 more
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Plantar calcaneal spurs in older people: longitudinal traction or vertical compression? [PDF]
Background Plantar calcaneal spurs are common, however their pathophysiology is poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and correlates of plantar calcaneal spurs in a large sample of older people. Methods Weightbearing lateral foot
Hylton B Menz +48 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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The heel pad in plantar heel pain [PDF]
A study of heel-pad thickness and compressibility using lateral radiographs, loaded and unloaded by body-weight, was carried out on 70 patients with plantar heel pain and 200 normal subjects. The heel-pad thickness and the compressibility index (resistance to compression) were greater in the patients than in normal subjects and significantly increased
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