The plantar aponeurosis, also known as the plantar fascia, is a strong layer of white fibrous tissue located beneath the skin on the sole of the foot. Towards the front of the foot, at the ...

Stretching the Achilles tendon is generally included in most treatment plans for plantar fasciitis. Pfeffer and colleagues [8] looked at stretching as the only treatment: 72% of patients assigned to ...

A 50-year-old man hobbles into the surgery. He has had a painful heel for over six months. Despite using NSAIDs and heel pads, the symptoms are no better, and he's reached the ‘something must be done' ...

Careful physical examination generally allows the clinician to make the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis. Patients with an atypical history and pain on palpation of areas other than the medial aspect of ...