The Relationship of Heel Pad Elasticity and Plantar Heel Pain

Turgut, Akin; Göktürk, Erol; Köse, Nezire; Seber, Sinan; Hazer, Bülent; Günal, İzge

doi:10.1097/00003086-199903000-00023

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“…A significantly higher BMI was found in the PF group compared to the control group (pooled MD 2.3 kg/m2 (95% CI 1.3 to 3.2)) (figure 2). For the pooled dichotomous data, a positive association between PF and overweight (BMI >27) was found (OR 3.7 (95% CI 2.9 to 5.6), figure 3);48 52 two remaining studies found a positive association between PF and obesity (BMI >30)4 26 while in the same study no significant association was found for overweight status (BMI 25–30) 4. No significant association was found in self-reported weight gain between patients with PF and control participants 36…”

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Higher body mass index is associated with plantar fasciopathy/‘plantar fasciitis’: systematic review and meta-analysis of various clinical and imaging risk factors

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We found a consistent clinical association between higher BMI and plantar fasciopathy. This association may differ between athletic and non-athletic subgroups. While consistent evidence supports a range of bone and soft tissue abnormalities, there is lack of evidence for the dogma of clinical and mechanical measures of foot and ankle function. Clinicians can use this information in shared decision-making.

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“…Of the remaining 21 studies, BMI was measured as a continuous variable in 19 studies and as dichotomous variable in 2 studies 4 52. A significantly higher BMI was found in the PF group compared to the control group (pooled MD 2.3 kg/m2 (95% CI 1.3 to 3.2)) (figure 2).…”

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Higher body mass index is associated with plantar fasciopathy/‘plantar fasciitis’: systematic review and meta-analysis of various clinical and imaging risk factors

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“…However, a comparison of asymptomatic and symptomatic heel spur groups shows a strong association between chronic heel pain and the presence of subcalcaneal spurs [7]. Researchers have also found that variations in spur length (longer spurs may be more symptomatic) and concurrent fat pad abnormalities may significantly influence the occurrence of pain [16][17][18]. One study showed a strong association of subcalcaneal spur formation and pain beneath the heel [7].…”

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Effects of extracorporal shock wave therapy on symptomatic heel spurs: a correlation between clinical outcome and radiologic changes

Yalçın

Akça²,

Selçuk

et al. 2010

Rheumatol Int

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Plantar heel pain, a chronic and disabling foot alignment, occurs in the adult population. Extracorporal shock wave therapy (ESWT) offers a nonsurgical option in addition to stretching exercises, heel cups, NSAI, and corticosteroid injections. This study aimed to investigate the effects of ESWT on calcaneal bone spurs and the correlation between clinical outcomes and radiologic changes. The study involved 108 patients with heel pain and radiologically diagnosed heel spurs. All patients underwent ESWT once a week for 5 weeks at the clinic. Each patient received 2,000 impulses of shock waves, starting with 0.05 mJ/mm2 (1.8 bar) and increasing to 0.4 mJ/mm2 (4.0 bar). Standard radiographies of the affected heels were obtained before and after the therapy. Clinical results demonstrated excellent (no pain) in 66.7% of the cases, good (50% of pain reduced) in 15.7% of the cases, and unsatisfactory (no reduction in pain) in 17.6%. After five ESWT treatments, no patients who received shock wave applications had significant spur reductions, but 19 patients (17.6%) had a decrease in the angle of the spur, 23 patients (21.3%) had a decrease in the dimensions of the spur, and one patient had a broken spur. Therefore, results showed no correlation between clinical outcome and radiologic changes. The present study supports the finding that even with no radiologic change after ESWT therapy, the therapy produces significant effects in reducing patients' complaints about heel spurs.

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“…Turgut et al 6 measured heel pad thickness and HPCI in healthy individuals and patients with heel pain in various age and weight groups using radiography. 6 They found that the mean UHPT, LHPT, and HPCI were 18.6 6 2.2 mm, 7.9 6 1.7 mm, and 0.41 6 0.09 mm, respectively, in healthy individuals younger than 40 years with normal weight. Heel pad thickness and HPCI were not significantly different in patients with plantar heel pain than in healthy subjects matched for age and weight.…”

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“…[4][5][6] Weight-bearing heel pad thickness can be measured reliably with high-resolution sonography in the feet of healthy individuals.…”

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Heel pad thickness and athletic activity in healthy young adults: A sonographic study

Üzel

Cetinus

Ekerbiçer

et al. 2006

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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The Relationship of Heel Pad Elasticity and Plantar Heel Pain

Cited by 34 publications

References 11 publications

Higher body mass index is associated with plantar fasciopathy/‘plantar fasciitis’: systematic review and meta-analysis of various clinical and imaging risk factors

Higher body mass index is associated with plantar fasciopathy/‘plantar fasciitis’: systematic review and meta-analysis of various clinical and imaging risk factors

Effects of extracorporal shock wave therapy on symptomatic heel spurs: a correlation between clinical outcome and radiologic changes

Heel pad thickness and athletic activity in healthy young adults: A sonographic study

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