Plantar fasciopathy treated with dynamic splinting: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 161-165

  Sheridan, Larry ^a   Lopez, Angel ^b   Perez, Andres ^c   John, Mathew M ^d   Willis, F Buck ^e,f   Shanmugam, Ramalingam ^g  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Lopez Podiatry   (United States)

^c Orlando Foot and Ankle Clinic   (United States)

^d Ankle Foot Centers   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   (United States)

^f Clinical Research   (United States)

^g TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957738055     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/1000161     Document Type: Article

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