Musculoskeletal Diseases: Plantar fasciitis Musculoskeletal Diseases Plantar fasciitis
Conditions
Interventions
It is proposed that 80 subjects presenting with heel Pain that have been referred for Podiatric assessment and intervention will be recruited to the study.
Those patients who are diagnosed with plant
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The cohort of patients will be recruited from appropriate referrals received from General Practitioners within Primary Care, and Consultants within the UHB Trust for Podiatric assessment and intervention. Volunteers will be provided with information sheets and informed consent required in writing will be obtained prior to the study. Volunteers will be made aware that their withdrawal form the study at any stage will not adversely affect their future treatment. Inclusion criteria: Patients over 18 years of age with pain over the medial aspect of the heel, and who fulfill the criteria set down by Saxelby et al (1997). The Podiatry Department has access to interpreters if there are issues relating to language problems.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a known sensitivity to local anesthetics 2. Patents with liver disease 3. Patients with kidney disease 4. Patients with broken skin / skin lesions / infection around the injection site 5. Pregnant women 6. Patients on anti coagulation therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
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Secondary
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Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed