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Effectiveness of Foot Orthoses to Treat Plantar Fasciitis
Author(s) -
Karl B. Landorf,
AnneMaree Keenan,
Rob Herbert
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.12.1305
Subject(s) - plantar fasciitis , confidence interval , foot orthoses , medicine , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , foot (prosody) , orthotics , fasciitis , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , term (time) , heel , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , anatomy
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common foot complaints. It is often treated with foot orthoses; however, studies of the effects of orthoses are generally of poor quality, and to our knowledge, no trials have investigated long-term effectiveness. The aim of this trial was to evaluate the short- and long-term effectiveness of foot orthoses in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.

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