Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Aug 1998

Conservative treatment of plantar fasciitis. A prospective study

DM Lynch Department of Surgery, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, USA.

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WP Goforth Department of Surgery, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, USA.

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JE Martin Department of Surgery, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, USA.

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RD Odom Department of Surgery, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, USA.

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CK Preece Department of Surgery, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, USA.

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MW Kotter Department of Surgery, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, USA.

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https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-88-8-375
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A randomized, prospective study was conducted to compare the individual effectiveness of three types of conservative therapy in the treatment of plantar fasciitis. One hundred three subjects were randomly assigned to one of three treatment categories: anti-inflammatory, accommodative, or mechanical. Subjects were treated for 3 months, with follow-up visits at 2, 4, 6, and 12 weeks. For the 85 patients who completed the study, a statistically significant difference was noted between groups, with mechanical treatment with taping and orthoses proving to be more effective than either anti-inflammatory or accommodative modalities.

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