What Causes Plantar Fasciitis? What Changes Once Heel Pain Becomes Chronic?
In 2012, a colleague and I - with some help from Dr. Michael Wong - conducted a research study on individuals with chronic heel pain.
We found no differences between involved and uninvolved feet in plantar fascia thickness and no difference in dorsiflexion or great toe extension.
We did find, however, a significant difference in tactile acuity...
What do these findings tell you?
Here's an article all about Plantar Fasciitis: risk factors and treatment options. Plus some more info on chronic heel pain and how we can better educate our patients...