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Introduction Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain, affecting up to 10% of the general population during their lifetime and accounting for a considerable amount of health-care costs ( 1 , 2 ). The underlying pathology is
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‘plantar fasciopathy’ should better define the disorder known as ‘plantar fasciitis’. One in ten people will suffer from PF in their lifetime. Around 2 million people worldwide receive treatment every year for this condition. 1 We attend around 500
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successful treatment of bilateral osteochondrosis dissecans at the knee, and there is a published series from Berlin, which reported positive results. 45 , 46 Plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy ESWT has been most successful in routine
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pain syndrome. RF in plantar fasciitis According to Koh et al ., plantar fasciitis is the most frequent source of plantar heel pain. Although most cases are self-limiting, recalcitrant conditions can be debilitating, substantially
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prevalence of TTS is low relative to other compressive neuropathies, although it is often underdiagnosed and even misdiagnosed as plantar fasciitis. 1 , 4 , 5 According to Schon, nerve entrapment, neuropathy, and nerve dysfunction in the legs, ankles, and
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appears to be more common in those with subtle cavus feet. In the hindfoot, the symptoms may include Achilles tendinopathy or plantar fasciitis. By contrast, a severe cavus foot is often the end-product of a longstanding deformity associated with a
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with other tendinopathies and fasciopathies (plantar fasciitis and Jumper’s knee, for example), the pain is often at its most intense on first moving after a period of rest. A diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy can usually be made clinically on the
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and plica disorders, followed by unspecified shoulder conditions, rotator cuff injuries, epicondylopathy and plantar fasciitis ( 15 ). Nevertheless, while the results in lateral epicondyle tendinopathy have been encouraging, and the explosion of its
