PLANTAR FASCITIS

This study looked at whether adding specific foot exercises to a common steroid injection can better relieve pain and improve walking in people with plantar fasciitis, a leading cause of heel pain. Forty adults with heel pain for at least a month took part. Researchers measured p…

This study tested a procedure that combines a needle to break up scar tissue with an injection of platelet-rich plasma (a concentrate from the patient's own blood) to treat stubborn heel pain from plantar fasciitis. Nineteen adults who had not improved with standard treatments li…

This study tested two manual therapy techniques—Active Release Technique and Strain-Counterstrain—in 20 adults with chronic plantar fasciitis. Over four weeks, researchers measured pain and foot function to see which approach works better. The goal is to find a simple, non-drug w…

This study tested a procedure called transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) in 12 people with long-lasting elbow or foot pain that didn't get better with usual treatments like physical therapy or medication. The goal was to see if blocking certain blood vessels could reduce pa…