Heel pain: A systematic review.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the role of massage as part of conservative nonsurgical therapy for heel pain conditions.
Results Summary
The study suggests that massage, along with rest, ice, correct exercise, and proper footwear, plays an important role in recovering from heel pain, though it emphasizes that suitable shoes are the most critical factor.
Population
Individuals suffering from heel pain conditions such as plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, and Achilles tendinopathy.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rest | decrease | heel pain condition | patients with heel pain | - | play important part in helping to recover | #1 |
ice | decrease | heel pain condition | patients with heel pain | - | play important part in helping to recover | #2 |
massage | decrease | heel pain condition | patients with heel pain | - | play important part in helping to recover | #3 |
use of correct exercise | decrease | heel pain condition | patients with heel pain | - | play important part in helping to recover | #4 |
complying with a doctor's advice | decrease | heel pain condition | patients with heel pain | - | play important part in helping to recover | #5 |
getting good quality, suitable shoes with the appropriate amount of support for the whole foot | decrease | heel pain condition | patients with heel pain | - | is the most important | #6 |
Heel pain is a very common foot disease. Varieties of names such as plantar fasciitis, jogger's heel, tennis heal, policeman's heel are used to describe it. Mechanical factors are the most common etiology of heel pain. Common causes of hell pain includes: Plantar Fasciitis, Heel Spur, Sever's Disease, Heel bump, Achilles Tendinopathy, Heel neuritis, Heel bursitis. The diagnosis is mostly based on clinical examination. Normally, the location of the pain and the absence of associated symptoms indicating a systemic disease strongly suggest the diagnosis. Several therapies exist including rest, physical therapy, stretching, and change in footwear, arch supports, orthotics, night splints, anti-inflammatory agents, and surgery. Almost all patients respond to conservative nonsurgical therapy. Surgery is the last treatment option if all other treatments had failed. Rest, ice, massage, the use of correct exercise and complying with a doctor's advice all play important part in helping to recover from this hell pain condition, but getting good quality, suitable shoes with the appropriate amount of support for the whole foot is the most important.