Plantar fasciitis: A review of treatments

JAAPA. 2018 Jan;31(1):20-24. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000527695.76041.99.

Abstract

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain in the United States. Many treatments are available and differ in efficacy and cost. This article discusses the theorized causes for plantar fasciitis and various treatments.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Fasciitis, Plantar / complications
  • Fasciitis, Plantar / pathology
  • Fasciitis, Plantar / therapy*
  • Female
  • Heel / pathology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain / etiology*