The Role of Hamstring Tightness in Plantar Fasciitis

Foot & Ankle Specialist

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 141-144

  Labovitz, Jonathan M ^a   yu, Jenny ^a   Kim, Chul ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index (BMI); hamstrings; heel spur; plantar fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; TENDON;

FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TENDONS;

EID: 80155212132     PISSN: 19386400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938640010397341     Document Type: Article

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