Plantar Fasciitis Heel Pain: Part 1 a Practical Management

Main Article Content

Sunton Wongsiri, MD

Abstract

Plantar fasciitis is a common foot problem that occurs in 10% of the population.1,2 The most involved age group is 40-50 years old. Chronic inflammation and foot pain can be a result of calcification and is correlated with heel spur.3,4 Actually, symptoms of foot and heel pain can occur due to many different etiologies. Clinical history and physical examination are major keys to unlock the differential causes of heel pain. A knowledge of functional biomechanics of plantar fascia will help both physicians and patients to understand for prevention and rehabilitation techniques.


The treatment options are various and may not be limited to only one best treatment; a combination of therapies can be used. Furthermore, physicians should adjust the proper treatments of choice in accordance with the different circumstances of each person and treating hospital. Nowadays, physicians will use multi modal therapies, combining treatments of choice for a better and faster recovery.

Article Details

How to Cite
1.
Wongsiri S. Plantar Fasciitis Heel Pain: Part 1 a Practical Management. BKK Med J [Internet]. 2014 Feb. 20 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];7(1):74. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bkkmedj/article/view/219622
Section
Reviews Article

References

1. Crawford F. Plantar heel pain and fasciitis. Clin Evid 2008:1431-43.
2. Young C. Plantar Fasciitis. Ann Intern Med 2012;156:ITC1- 2-ITC1-16.
3. Kosmahl EM, Kosmahl HE. Painful plantar heel, plantar fasciitis, and calcaneal spur: Etiology and Treatment. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1987;9:17-24.
4. Tu P, Bytomski JR. Diagnosis of heel pain. Am Fam Phy- sician 2011;84:909-16.
5. Bolgla LA, Malone TR. Plantar fasciitis and the windlass mechanism: a biomechanical link to clinical practice. J Athl Train 2004;39:77-82.
6. Martin JE, Hosch JC, Goforth WP, et al. Mechanical treatment of plantar fasciitis. A prospective study. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2001;91:55-62.
7. Thomas JL, Christensen JC, Kravitz SR, et al. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery The Diagnosis and Treatment of Heel Pain : A Clinical Practice Guideline -Revision 2010. Foot Ankle 2010;49:S1-19.
8. Wearing SC, Smeathers JE, Urry SR, et al. The pathome- chanics of plantar fasciitis. Sports Med 2006;36:585-611.
9. Riddle DL, Pulisic M, Pidcoe P, et al. Risk factors for plantar fasciitis: a matched case-control study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:872-7.
10. Chia KKJ, Suresh S, Kuah A, et al. Comparative trial of the foot pressure patterns between corrective orthotics, formthotics, bone spur pads and flat insoles in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2009;38:869-75.
11. Bergmann JN. History and mechanical control of heel spur pain. Clin Podiatr Med Surg 1990;7:243-59.
12. Yi TI, Lee GE, Seo IS, et al. Clinical characteristics of the causes of plantar heel pain. Ann Rehabil Med 2011;35: 507-13.
13. Anderson J, Stanek J. Effect of foot orthoses as treatment for plantar fasciitis or heel pain. J Sport Rehabil 2013; 22:130-6.
14. Neufeld SK, Cerrato R. Plantar fasciitis: evaluation and treatment. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2008;16:338-46.
15. Cornwall MW, McPoil TG. Plantar fasciitis: etiology and treatment. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1999;29:756-60.
16. Puttaswamaiah R, Chandran P. Degenerative plantar fas- ciitis: a review of current concepts. Foot 2007;17:3-9.
17. Aldridge T. Diagnosing heel pain in adults. Am Fam Phy- sician 2004;70:332-8.
18. Cole C, Seto C, Gazewood J. Plantar fasciitis: Evidence- based review of diagnosis and therapy. Am Fam Physician 2005;72:2237-42.
19. McMillan AM, Landorf KB, Barrett JT, et al. Diagnostic imaging for chronic plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Foot Ankle Res 2009;2:32.
20. McPoil TG, Martin RL, Cornwall MW, et al. Heel pain- plantar fasciitis: clinical practice guildelines linked to the international classification of function, disability, and health from the orthopaedic section of the American Physical Therapy Association. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2008;38:A1-18.
21. Goff JD, Crawford R. Diagnosis and treatment of plantar fasciitis. Am Fam Physician 2011;84:676-82.
22. Alvarez-Nemegyei J, Canoso JJ. Heel pain: diagnosis and treatment, step by step. Cleve Clin J Med 2006;73:465-71.
23. Thomas JL, Christensen JC, Kravitz SR, etal. Thediagnosis and treatment of heel pain: a clinical practice guideline- revision 2010. J Foot Ankle Surg 2010;49:S1-19.
24. Aronow MS. Posterior heel pain (retrocalcaneal bursitis, insertional and noninsertional Achilles ten-dinopathy). Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2005;22:19-43.
25. Aaron DL, Patel A, Kayiaros S, et al. Four common types of bursitis: diagnosis and management. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2011;19:359-67.
26. Local SS, Function F. Risk Entities and Causes for Heel Pain | Shoecapital Risk Entities and Causes for Heel Pain Relieves Morning Heel Pain In-Shoe Pressure Analysis Plantar Pressure Measurement System for Sciatica : TarsalTunnelSyndrome :Bursa :RiskEntitiesandCausesf 2011:1-2.
27. Davis PF, Severud E, Baxter DE. Painful heel syndrome: results of nonoperative treatment. Foot ankle Int 1994; 15:531-5.
28. Donley BG, Moore T, Sferra J, et al. The efficacy of oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAID) in the treatment of plantar fasciitis: a randomized, prospec- tive, placebo-controlled study. Foot Ankle Int 2007;28:20-3.
29. League AC. Current concepts review: Plantar fasciitis.Foot Ankle Int 2008;29:358-66.
30. Osborne HR, Allison GT. Treatment of plantar fasciitis by LowDye taping and iontophoresis: short term results of a double blinded, randomised, placebo controlled clinical trial of dexamethasone and acetic acid. Br J Sports Med 2006;40:545-9.
31. Cornwall MW, McPoil TG. Effect of foot orthotics on the initiation of plantar surface loading. Foot 1997;7:148-52.
32. Leber C, Evanski PM. A comparison of shoe insole mate- rials in plantar pressure relief. Prosthet Orthot Int 1986; 10:135-8.
33. Pohl MB, Hamill J, Davis IS. Biomechanical and anatomic factors associated with a history of plantar fasciitis in female runners. Clin J Sport Med 2009;19:372-6.
34. Goske S, Erdemir A, Petre M, et al. Reduction of plantar heel pressures: Insole design using finite element analysis. J Biomech 2006;39:2363-70.
35. Tsai WC, Wang CL, Tang FT, et al. Treatment of proximal plantar fasciitis with ultrasound-guided steroid injection. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000;81:1416-21.
36. Zhu F, Johnson JE, Hirose CB, et al. Chronic plantar fasciitis: acute changes in the heel after extracorporeal high-energy shock wave therapy-observations at MR imaging. Radiology 2005;234:206-10.
37. Cutts S, Obi N, Pasapula C, et al. Plantar fasciitis. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2012;94:539-42.
38. Schippert DW, DiGiovanni BF, Baumhauer JF, et al. Recent updates in the management of plantar fasciitis. Curr Orthop Pract 2009:130-5.
39. Cole C, Seto C, Gazewood J. Plantar fasciitis: evidence- based review of diagnosis and therapy. Am Fam Physician 2005;72:2237-42.
40. Mizel MS, Marymont JV, Trepman E. Treatment of plantar fasciitis with a night splint and shoe modification consisting of a steel shank and anterior rocker bottom. Foot ankle Int 1996;17:732-5.
41. Daly PJ, Kitaoka HB, Chao EY. Plantar fasciotomy for intractable plantar fasciitis: clinical results and biomechanical evaluation. Foot Ankle 1992;13:188-95.
42. Bader L, Park K, Gu Y, et al. Functional outcome of endoscopic plantar fasciotomy. Foot Ankle Int 2012; 33:37-43.