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Leg Pain
Published in Benjamin Apichai, Chinese Medicine for Lower Body Pain, 2021
A tensile force in the Achilles tendon will increase tensile strain in the plantar fascia. This relationship has been applied to the treatment for plantar fasciitis for patients practicing “standing calf stretch.”
Inferior heel pain
Published in Maneesh Bhatia, Essentials of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2021
Dishan Singh, Shelain Patel, Karan Malhotra
Plantar fasciitis is the most common diagnosis attributed to inferior heel pain, but there are myriad other conditions that can present with similar symptoms. It is important to take a detailed history and perform a thorough examination prior to attributing a cause, and in cases where there are atypical symptoms further investigation is warranted. A further description of signs and symptoms specific to each differential diagnosis are listed in the appropriate sections; however, it is important to ascertain level of activity, changes in the nature of the pain over time, duration of pain and when it is worse, any aggravating and relieving factors, and the exact location of the pain (Figure 10.1). Indeed, the acronym SOCRATES, commonly taught in UK medical schools, is applicable when assessing inferior heel pain (Table 10.1). Clinical examination should look for scars, foot posture and alignment, Achilles/gastrocnemius tightness and site of tenderness.
Musculoskeletal system
Published in A Stewart Whitley, Jan Dodgeon, Angela Meadows, Jane Cullingworth, Ken Holmes, Marcus Jackson, Graham Hoadley, Randeep Kumar Kulshrestha, Clark’s Procedures in Diagnostic Imaging: A System-Based Approach, 2020
A Stewart Whitley, Jan Dodgeon, Angela Meadows, Jane Cullingworth, Ken Holmes, Marcus Jackson, Graham Hoadley, Randeep Kumar Kulshrestha
Heel pain – plantar fasciitis is inflammatory thickening of the plantar fascia, usually at the origin from the calcaneum and is a common cause of heel pain. The diagnosis is usually clinical but in refractory cases ultrasound can be used to confirm the diagnosis, exclude other conditions such as plantar fibroma or fibromatosis or to guide steroid injection. Achilles tendon pathology is another common cause of heel pain located posteriorly. Chronic tendinopathy is very common as the Achilles tendon also carries a major load during ambulation and is subject to acute inflammation or tears sometimes related to relatively trivial trauma. Ultrasound and MRI can establish the diagnosis of tendinopathy and assess the presence of tears. Partial or complete rupture can be assessed. Dynamic ultrasound can also assess the tendon gap in complete rupture.
Finite element method based parametric study of Gastrocnemius-soleus recession: implications to the treatment of midfoot-forefoot overload syndrome
Published in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2021
Miko Lin Lv, Haowei Zhang, Liang Chen, Ying Liu, Fei Wang, Duo Wai-Chi Wong, Li Sun, Ming Ni
Our FE prediction showed that the gastrocnemius-soleus recession (resembled by the reduction of muscle force) reduced the stress of the plantar fascia and supported our hypothesis. While the first ray of the plantar fascia sustained the largest stress among the five fasciae, the stress of the first ray fascia was reduced by 77.8% when the triceps surae load was halved at midstance; and was reduced by 16.9% when the triceps surae load was reduced by 22.2% at push-off. The reduced plantar fascia stress could implicate reduced risk of plantar fasciitis, in addition to the midfoot-forefoot overload syndrome and other foot pathologies.
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy on pain and foot functions in subjects with chronic plantar fasciitis: systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2022
Haimanot Melese, Abayneh Alamer, Kefale Getie, Fetene Nigussie, Sileshi Ayhualem
Plantar fasciitis is a multifaceted foot disorder which usually characterized through heel pain and tenderness on the medial plantar aspect of calcareous tubercle, decreased ankle dorsiflexion [1–3]. It is the most common painful foot syndrome, which could affect the daily activities of the adult population and athletes [4]. Plantar fasciitis may account for up to 15% of all foot symptoms among adults and it impacts women more frequently than men [5,6]. The incidence peaks between the ages of 40 and 60 years [7].
Analgesic efficacy and functional outcome in refractory cases of plantar fasciitis treated with platelet-rich plasma: randomized comparative study with corticosteroids injection
Published in Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023
Zeinab Hamed Sawan, Sanaa Ahmed El-Tohamy, Khadeja M. Elhossieny, Osama Hussein Abdel-Halim Basha, Amr Shaaban Hafez
Plantar fasciitis is a typical reason for heel pain in grown-ups. It is reported that more than one million patients seek for treatment every year for this condition, Plantar fasciitis is believed to be brought about by biomechanical abuse from delayed standing or running, along these lines making microtears at the calcaneal enthesis [1,2]. A few specialists have defined this condition “plantar fasciosis”, inferring that its etiology is a more chronic degenerative process versus acute inflammation [2,3].