Plantar Fasciitis and the Windlass Mechanism: A Biomechanical Link to Clinical Practice

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-82

  Bolgla, Lori A ^a,b   Malone, Terry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heel pain; Pronation; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OSTEOPHYTE; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 1842731199     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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