Management of plantar fasciitis in the outpatient setting

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 168-171

  Lim, Ang Tee ^a   How, Choon How ^a   Tan, Benedict ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Pain; Plantar; Primary care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MASSAGE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCULOSKELETAL PROCEDURE; ORTHOTICS; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SPLINT; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; INJECTION; KINESIOTHERAPY; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WALKING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; OUTPATIENTS; WALKING;

EID: 84964012398     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2016069     Document Type: Article

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