background: plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. sonography has been proposed for early and differential diagnosis of heel pain. materials and methods: the study was performed on patients with plantar fasciitis (n=40). after completing the demographic data, the pain intensity was measured using visual analogue scale (vas); foot and ankle function by foot and ankle ability me...

background and objectives : temporomandibular disorder (tmd) refers to chronic pain of the temporomandibular joint (tmj) associated with headache, neck pain, shoulder pain or back pain. the origin of these pains may be related to tmd. many patients with chronic headache undergo different treatments for long periods of time with no cure. these headaches can be treated with proper diagnosis. this...

background: chronic pain depends on many physical and  psychological factors. the aim of this study was  to determine the relationship between anxiety and chronic pain in adult referring to health centers in yazd, iran.  methods: this descriptive study conducted on 397 adults aged between 31 and 87years. the depression, anxiety, stress scale -21(dass-21) was used to measure depression, anxiety ...

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain and can prove difficult to treat in its most chronic and severe forms. Advanced cases of plantar fasciitis are often associated with ankle stiffness, heel spurs, and other conditions and can lead to extensive physical disability and financial loss. Most available traditional treatments, including orthoses, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory dr...

chronic pain is a prevalent and debilitating condition, conveying immense human burden. suffering from chronic pain is not only caused by painful symptomatology, but also through a wide range of psychopathological and physical consequences, including depression and anxiety disorders, impaired sleep and cognition, cardiovascular morbidity and impaired sexual function, all contributing to diminis...

conclusions the number of subjects with cp proved it as a prevalent problem in the study population. furthermore, characteristics and associations of those experiencing cp demonstrated that it might have significant negative health and psychosocial outcomes in this group. the problem was found significant enough to consider special health programs to prevent and manage cp in urban population of...

conclusions cognitive behavior therapy was more effective than the other psychotherapy approaches relieving chronic pain in the studies. well-designed studies and comprehensive clarification of the studies demonstrating groups, intervention, follow-up and drop outs can improve the quality of the rcts. context keeping in mind the burden of psychotherapy can play a crucial role concerning chronic...

Background: The use of thermotherapy is been practised in the domain of physical therapy. Patients with heel pain which is caused by composite factors still prevalent so, usage of right modality for treating the pain, facilitating the muscle to stretch thereby increasing range of motion (ROM) for dorsiflexors is needed. This study was also done in perspective of reducing logistics and fiscal ma...

BACKGROUND The so-called "heel spur" is a radiological term referring to adaptive bone growth as a result of chronic overload enthesopathy of the proximal attachment of the plantar fascia. The main cause of the pain is continued localised pressure on the surrounding soft tissues. Vibroacoustic wave therapy is a relatively new method gaining popularity among doctors, physiotherapists and patient...