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Anatomy-Based Analysis of Silicone Heel Pad Efficacy in Treating Plantar Fasciitis

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Yasir Iqbal, Adnan Badar,Salman Yunas, Muhammad Zahir Shah , Sajid Akhtar, Sultan Mahmood
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.7.2024.4091-4097

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Objectives: To evaluated the effect of the silicone heel pad in the management of pain with plantar fasciitis patients. Patients and Methods: This descriptive case series study enrolled 100 patients with symptomatic plantar fasciitis to treatment with silicone heel pad, aged ≥18 years were selected from outdoor orthotics departments of HOPE Rehabilitation Center in Lahore, Pakistan from 1st March 2013 to 31st September 2013. All patients were assessed at 6 months. Patient characteristics, Post operative assessment at one and six month i.e. pain relief (which is measured on both %Max TOTPAR and PID% scale) were recorded, while data was analyzed by using SPSS version 20. P-value ≤ 0.05 was taken as significant.

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