Plantar Fasciitis: Evidence-Based Management

Plantar Fasciitis: Management Pearls

• Allow an adequate trial of rest and stretching before instituting more aggressive or invasive therapies.
  
  

• Corticosteroids increase the risk of rupture of the plantar fascia and provide only short-term relief in most cases.
  
  

• The evidence for use of non-custom-made orthotics, night splints, or heel pads is minimal.
  
  

• ESWT may be considered prior to resorting to a surgical approach. Its use is controversial, and there are conflicting reports in the literature.
  
  

• Consider surgery as the last option for patients who fail to respond to conservative measures.

American Academy of Emergency Medicine © 2007 American Academy of Emergency Medicine

Cite this: Plantar Fasciitis: Evidence-Based Management - Medscape - Oct 11, 2007.