The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

Plantar fasciopathy is very prevalent, affecting one in ten people in their lifetime. Around
90% of cases will resolve within 12 months with conservative treatment. Gastrocnemius …

Introduction: Weakness of foot muscles may contribute to a variety of loading-related
injuries. Supportive footwear may contribute to intrinsic foot muscle weakness by reducing …

The aim of this study was to identify the effects of a corrective exercise program on landing
ground reaction force characteristics and lower limb kinematics in older adults with genu …

Adult acquired inferior calcaneal heel pain is a common pathology seen in a foot and ankle
practice. A literature review and expert panel discussion of the most common findings and …

Study Design Randomized, single-blinded, multi-center, parallel-group trial. Objectives To
compare the effects of adding electrical dry needling into a program of manual therapy …

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 …

Background: Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of adult heel pain. The aim
of this study is to comprehensively compare the effectiveness of various therapies for plantar …

Objective To investigate the effects of physical therapy interventions using strengthening
and stretching exercise programs on pain and temporospatial gait parameters in patients …

Background: Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is an emerging
intervention in physical therapy. With the increasing prevalence of pain and disability …