Plantar fasciitis

• Plantar fasciitis is a very common cause of heel pain and is due to degenerative irritation of the plantar fascia of the calcaneus
• Most frequent in women and obese patients
• Related to overuse stress
• Common with other foot deformities (flat foot, cavus deformity)
• Symptoms
  • Morning pain
  • Typical pain localization
• Diagnosis
  • Pain point pressure
  • X-ray
  • MRI
• Treatment
  • Conservative
    • First choice
    • Insoles
    • RICE
    • Physical therapy
  • Surgery – fasciotomy