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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A 55-year-old overweight woman presents with a three-month history of pain in her right inferior heel. The pain is worse on taking her first steps in the morning. The physical examination is normal except for nonspecific tenderness in the region of the medial calcaneal tubercle. How should the patient be evaluated and treated?

The Clinical Problem

Epidemiologic Features

Plantar fasciitis, reportedly the most common cause of pain . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Pathological Features

Risk Factors

Clinical Course

Strategies and Evidence

Clinical Diagnosis

Imaging

Treatment

            Physical Therapy

            Orthotic Devices

            Splinting and Walking Casts

            Antiinflammatory Agents

            Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy

            Surgery

Prevention

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Conclusions and Recommendations

Source Information

From the Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital; and the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University — both in Melbourne, Vic., Australia.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Buchbinder at Cabrini Medical Centre, Suite 41, 183 Wattletree Rd., Malvern, VIC 3144, Australia, or at rachelle.buchbinder@med.monash.edu.au.

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