Plantar Fasciitis

Feature

PRP Versus ESWT: Which Is More Effective For Plantar Fasciitis?

01/12/2021

By James Ratcliff, DPM, FACFAS, FAAPSM and Erika Schwartz, DPM, FACFAS

By James Ratcliff, DPM, FACFAS, FAAPS...

PRP. Sharing insights from the research as well as clinical experience, this author says the one-time treatment and regenerative potential make platelet-rich plasma a more practical option for treating plantar fasciitis in

PRP. Sharing insights from the...

01/12/2021

Podiatry Today

News and Trends

Can Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound Help Relieve Plantar Fasciitis Pain?

05/22/2019

Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor

Intense therapeutic ultrasound can effectively and safely reduce pain for patients with chronic plantar fasciitis, according to a new study in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Intense therapeutic ultrasound...

05/22/2019

Podiatry Today

Treatment Dilemmas

Rethinking The Treatment Options For Plantar Fasciitis

03/14/2019

By Bob Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS

Plantar fasciitis is at epidemic levels with suggestions that one in six Americans may have the condition.1 Patients often attempt to treat plantar fasciitis at home prior to seeing a doctor. In my experience, the majority of patients treat...

Plantar fasciitis is at epidemic...

03/14/2019

Podiatry Today

News and Trends

Study Compares Four Treatments For Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

10/22/2018

Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor

Comparing extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), local corticosteroid injection and prolotherapy for chronic plantar fasciitis, a recent study concludes that the effects of each treatment vary in duration.

Comparing extracorporeal...

10/22/2018

Podiatry Today

News and Trends

How Does Equinus Affect Plantar Fasciitis Treatment?

10/23/2015

Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor

10/23/2015

Podiatry Today

Surgical Pearls

A Closer Look At The Gastroc Recession For Plantar Fasciitis

04/20/2015

Neal Mozen, DPM, FACFAS, and Thomas Belken, DPM, AACFAS

Neal Mozen, DPM, FACFAS, and Thomas B...

Heel pain is one of the most common complaints of patients who present to a podiatrist’s office. Of the various diagnoses that could cause heel pain in adults, plantar fasciitis (fasciosis) will probably be the code that you most often enter...

Heel pain is one of the most...

04/20/2015

Podiatry Today

News and Trends

How Effective Is The Gastroc Recession For Plantar Fasciitis?

01/22/2015

Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor

01/22/2015

Podiatry Today