plantar fasiit

Key facts

Other names

Plantar fasciosis, plantar fasciopathy, jogger's heel, heel spur syndrome

Specialty

Orthopedics , sports medicine , plastic surgery , podiatry

Symptoms

Pain in the heel and bottom of the foot

Usual onset

Gradual

Causes

Unclear

Risk factors

Overuse (long periods of standing), obesity , inward rolling of the foot

Diagnostic method

Based on symptoms, ultrasound

Differential diagnosis

Osteoarthritis , ankylosing spondylitis , heel pad syndrome , reactive arthritis

Treatment

Conservative management

Frequency

~4%

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