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Lead
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
With
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Age
18–75
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients will be included if they present for each of the following:
Pain at plantar fascial attachment to calcaneal tubercle and/or pain distal from tubercle along plantar fascial band
Typical post-static dyskinesia. Pain first steps in morning or when getting up after being seated for a period of time
Patients will be ambulatory with an age range of 18-75 with plantar heel pain present for no more than one year.
They will not have previous injection within 6 months or currently use prescription custom foot orthoses.
Patient history, exam, x-rays, and ultrasound will rule out other etiologies of heel pain including proximal or local nerve entrapment, arthritis, bone cyst or tumor, or stress fracture. Since most patients will likely self-treat this condition prior to seeking care, the investigators will allow a washout period (appendix) and acetaminophen rescue analgesia provision.
You may not be if
Proximal musculoskeletal pathology (i.e., knee or hip arthritis, sciatica secondary to back pathology, significant limb length discrepancy.
Use of gait assistive devices (crutches, canes, walkers).
Inability to wear supportive closed toed shoes.
Lack of range motion at the first metatarsophalangeal joint or subtalar joint.
Clareo Health | A Trial of Custom Foot Orthoses for the Treatment of Plantar Heel Pain
