Purpose. Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a degeneration of the plantar fascia. There are different
forms of treatment for PF. Conservative treatment stands out as the main method of choice …

Plantar fasciitis or heel pain syndrome is a common cause of heel and foot pain in adults
that affects about 2 million Americans a year and it is estimated that about 10% of the world's …

The foot and the lower leg comprise the ankle joint complex. The foot is crucial for the
maintenance of posture. Frequently, overuse or repeated microtrauma to the fascia causes …

Background Plantar fasciitis is the most common disease of non-traumatic pain in the ankle-
foot. It is more common in women aged 40-70 years and diffuse progressive start the foot or …

Objective To determine the effects of different therapeutic interventions that have ever been
evaluated in randomized controlled trials on pain due to plantar fasciitis. Methods We …

Background: This study compared the effectiveness of joint mobilization combined with
stretching exercises (JM&Str) vs steroid injection (SI) in the treatment of plantar fasciitis (PF) …

Objective: To assess if manual therapy (MT) in the treatment of plantar fasciitis (PF) patients
improves pain and function more effectively than other interventions. Methods: A systematic …

Background: In a previous investigation, eighty-two patients with chronic proximal plantar
fasciitis for a duration of more than ten months completed a randomized, prospective clinical …

Background Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the most common cause of heel pain. A calf stretching
(CS) and a plantar fascia-specific stretching (PFSS) are two stretching techniques commonly …

Objetive To analyze the effectiveness of the interventions in the management of plantar
fasciitis. Material and method The main medical and biomedical databases have been used …