background: this study examined the effects of dry needling on chronic heel pain due to plantar fasciitis.   methods: during this single-blinded clinical trial, 20 eligible patients were randomized into two groups: a case group treated with dry needling and a control group. patients' plantar pain severity, (using modified visual analog scale [vas] scoring system), range of motion of ankle joint...

Heel pain is a very common foot disease that may cause significant discomfort and disability. Biomechanic factors are the most etiology can induce mild to moderate chronic heel pain. Common conditions related with includes: plantar fasciitis, calcaneal spur, sever's disease, Achilles tendinopathy, bursitis. Location of guide proper diagnosis for particular variety This review presents current s...

INTRODUCTION Heel pain is a common presentation at a primary care setting. The majority of these cases are benign and self limiting in nature. Common differential diagnoses include plantar fasciitis and peroneal muscle sprains. However, certain conditions-if undetected early-may cause significant morbidity to the patient. A high index of suspicion and early referral for further investigations a...

81 The discovery and popularization of roentgenography at the beginning of the century enabled the visualization of heel spurs.1 Wachter and Sonnenschein2 in 1915 correlated four cases of painful heels with calcaneal spurs; after all four patients returned for surgery following conservative care, the authors concluded that surgical intervention was the best treatment. Heel spur syndrome or plan...

[Purpose] This study developed heel support banding (HSB) using an elastic band for flexible heel support and investigated its effect on chronic Achilles tendon pain of a mountaineer. [Subject] A 40-year-old male mountaineer with chronic Achilles tendon pain [Methods] Ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion angles, VISA-A questionnaire, load-induced pain, total pain threshold and tenderness at 3...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate endoscopic plantar fasciotomy for the treatment of recalcitrant heel pain. METHOD We undertook a retrospective study of the use of endoscopic plantar fasciotomy in the treatment of chronic heel pain that was unresponsive to conservative treatment. Over a 10-year period, we reviewed the charts of 55 patients with a minimum 12-month history of heel pain that failed to resp...

Obesity and pronated foot type may increase the risk of chronic plantar heel pain: a matched Title: case-control study

Heel pain is a common condition in adults that may cause significant discomfort and disability. A variety of soft tissue, osseous, and systemic disorders can cause heel pain. Narrowing the differential diagnosis begins with a history and physical examination of the lower extremity to pinpoint the anatomic origin of the heel pain. The most common cause of heel pain in adults is plantar fasciitis...