Jogger's heel plantar fasciitis Plantar fasciopathy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Revalidatiecentrum Het Roessingh
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Unilateral plantar fasciitis 2. Thickness of the proximal plantar fascia is more than 4 mm 3. Pain symptoms (Visual Analog Scale > 5) 4. For patients with (sub)-acute PF: less than 10 weeks of foot complaints
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Plantar fasciitis complaints that occur after trauma or when other diagnosis such as neuropathies or bone- or tendon diseases occur as well: for example tarsal tunnel syndrome, stress fracture of the calcaneus, Achilles tendinitis 2. Patients with systemic or metabolic diseases 3. Use of walking aids, with exeption of insoles 4. Age: younger than 18 or older than 55 years (to exclude elderly patients with degenerative changes) 5. Other foot and ankle conditions that affect joint movements of the ankle during walking 6. Other conditions that have a negative effect on walking
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The passive mobility of the hindfoot and forefoot segment in sagital, frontal and transverse planes; Range of motion mobility of the hallux; Mobility of the hindfoot, midfoot, forefoot and hallux during gait (VICON, Oxford metrics Ltd). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cross-sectional area of the intrinsic forefoot muscles (Ultrasound); foot function score (5-FFI); foot posture index (FPI) and Joint alignment and Motion (JAM) intrinsic foot muscle force (hand held dynamometer); pain assessment (VAS); thickness of the plantar fascia (Ultrasound); kinetics during walking (AMTI forceplate) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed