Observational studyArthritis care & research2015
Epidemiology of posterior heel pain in the general population: cross-sectional findings from the clinical assessment study of the foot.
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- Prevalence, characteristics, and associated risk factors of plantar heel pain in americans : The cross-sectional NHANES study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Utilization of PROMIS Neuropathic Pain Quality for Detection and Monitoring Neuropathic Pain in Heel Pain Patients.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Double row reconstruction of achilles tendon (speedbridge technique) for haglund syndrome results in early weight bearing.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Safety and efficacy of image-guided retrocalcaneal bursa corticosteroid injection for the treatment of retrocalcaneal bursitis.Skeletal radiology · 2021Article
- Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Self-reported Foot and Ankle Score in patients with foot or ankle pain.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2020Article
- An Anatomical Basis for the Myofascial Trigger Points of the Abductor Hallucis Muscle.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- Calcaneal osteochondroma masquerading as plantar fasciitis: An approach to plantar heel pain - A case report and literature review.World journal of orthopedics · 2019Article
- Acupotomy for calcaneodynia: A systematic review protocol.Medicine · 2018Article
- Relationship Between Anthropometric Findings and Results of Corticosteroid Injections Treatment in Chronic Plantar Heel Pain.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2018Article
- Foot pain and foot health in an educated population of adults: results from the Glasgow Caledonian University Alumni Foot Health Survey.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify the population prevalence of posterior heel pain (HP), related disability, and associated factors.
methodsA total of 9,334 adults ages ≥50 years were mailed a questionnaire. Participants reporting foot pain in the last month shaded the foot pain location on a manikin. The Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index assessed disabling foot pain. Population prevalence of any, bilateral, and disabling posterior HP was estimated using weighted logistic regression accounting for nonresponse. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated between posterior HP and age, sex, neighborhood deprivation, occupational class (professional, intermediate, and manual), body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2) ), physical activity, heel height, and diabetes mellitus.
resultsA total of 5,109 questionnaires were received (adjusted response 56%). Six hundred seventy-five respondents (13%) reported posterior HP, of whom 382 had bilateral symptoms. A total of 398 (8%) reported disabling posterior HP. Posterior HP in either foot was associated with increasing BMI (25.0-29.9 [OR 1.58], 30.0-34.9 [OR 2.13], and ≥35.0 [OR 4.09]) and with manual occupations (OR 1.96, 95% CI 1.47-2.62). Bilateral posterior HP was associated with increasing BMI (25.0-29.9 [OR 1.79], 30.0-34.9 [OR 2.43], and ≥35.0 [OR 5.79]), diabetes mellitus (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.07-2.05), and manual occupations (OR 2.21, 95% CI 1.48-3.30). Disabling posterior HP was associated with increasing BMI (25.0-29.9 [OR 1.44], 30.0-34.9 [OR 2.50], and ≥35.0 [OR 4.69]), age (≥75 years OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.01-1.96), manual occupations (OR 1.97, 95% CI 1.35-2.88), and diabetes mellitus (OR 1.56, 95% CI 1.04-1.95). High physical activity was negatively associated with posterior HP in either heel (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.33-0.56), bilateral posterior HP (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.25-0.49), and disabling posterior HP (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.23-0.46).
conclusionPosterior HP is prevalent and associated with obesity, manual occupations, and physical inactivity. Prospective studies should assess the roles of obesity in causation and weight loss in treatment.
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