Corticosteroid injections compared to foot orthoses for plantar heel pain: protocol for the SOOTHE heel pain randomised trial
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The effect of heel inserts and foot orthoses in older people with plantar heel pain
Background Plantar heel pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions affecting the foot and it is commonly experienced by older adults. Contoured foot orthoses and some heel inserts have been found to be effective for plantar heel pain, however the mechanism by which they achieve their effects is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of foot orthoses...
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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 with age. In normal subjects, the thickness...
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Ask the patient where the pain is and what it feels like. Patients with plantar fasciitis typically describe a sharp pain under the heel. It may extend along the arch of the foot, from the insertion, along the length of the plantar fascia. Pain is worse when taking their initial steps in the morning and eases after a few minutes of walking, but it may return on weight bearing after periods of i...
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CLINICAL SCENARIO Plantar fasciitis is a debilitating and painful problem present in the general population. It most often presents with moderate to severe pain in the proximal inferior heel region and is most commonly associated with repeated trauma to the plantar fascia. Plantar fasciitis, itself, is an injury at the site of attachment at the medial tubercle of the calcaneus, often due to exc...
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Presentation topic A total of 67 patients with plantar heel pain were recruited for this study; if, following initial assessment, foot orthoses were indicated patients were randomised to receive either bespoke orthoses or pre-fabricated semi-rigid orthoses (Powerstep). Clinical efficacy was assessed at 4 and 8 weeks using the Manchester foot pain and disability questionnaire and cost-effectiven...
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عنوان ژورنال: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2451-8654
DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2016.11.003