A comparison of two night ankle-foot orthoses used in the treatment of inferior heel pain: A preliminary investigation

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-110

  Attard, J ^a   Singh, D ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFO; Inferior heel pain; Night ankle foot orthosis; Night splint; Plantar fasciitis; Plantar heel pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPLICATION SITE DISCOMFORT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSIFLEX POSITION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORNING STIFFNESS; NIGHT ANTERIOR ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; NIGHT POSTERIOR ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ORTHOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PLANTIGRADE POSITION; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP QUALITY; SPLINT;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; FOOT; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84858733910     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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