Pain Med 2022 Jan 28. Epub 2022 Jan 28.
Department of Department of Nursing, Pharmacology and Physical Therapy, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.
Objective: To assess the potential relationship between demographic (age, gender, body mass index, height, weight), clinical (affected side, duration of symptoms, health-related quality of life), psychological (depressive levels) or neuro-physiological (pressure pain sensitivity and number of trigger points -TrP-) outcomes with foot function and pain intensity in patients with unilateral plantar heel pain (PHP).
Methods: Fifty-four patients with PHP (48% females) were recruited. Demographic data, months with pain, time in standing position, depression, pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), number of TrPs, health-related quality of life, function and pain intensity were collected. Read More