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The heel pad in plantar heel pain.
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...
متن کاملPlantar heel pain.
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...
متن کاملDiagnosis of heel pain.
Heel pain is a common presenting symptom in ambulatory clinics. There are many causes, but a mechanical etiology is most common. Location of pain can be a guide to the proper diagnosis. The most common diagnosis is plantar fasciitis, a condition that leads to medial plantar heel pain, especially with the first weight-bearing steps in the morning and after long periods of rest. Other causes of p...
متن کاملHeel pain: a practical approach.
BACKGROUND Heel pain is a common presentation in primary care and the risk of developing pain is higher with increasing body mass index and age.1 This is troubling given the increasing prevalence of obesity and an ageing population. OBJECTIVE This article aims to assist with differential diagnosis of heel pain, which is critical as there are many structures in the heel area that can cause pai...
متن کاملHeel Pain in the Athlete
CONTEXT Heel pain, a relatively common problem in the athlete, can present a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. The purpose of this article is to review treatment techniques for common causes of heel pain in the athlete. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Articles in the English literature through August 2008 were selected and reviewed in the context of the management of heel pain in the athlete. Clinical...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.53.5.344