Talk:Plantar fasciitis
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Article needs a picture or diagram to help. DyslexicEditor 09:41, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
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The article on the foot already carries this picture, but this does not show the plantar facia itself (immediately under the skin and sub-dermal layer), nor where the pain is usually experienced along it (namely at its attachment over the front edge of the heal bone). So I'm not sure if this would help further this article or not - what do others think ? David Ruben Talk 12:22, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
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- Hmmm... I think it needs a diagram then. The foot article has many pictures of feet, but their best diagram Image:Foot.png is lacking. This picture of a skeleton Image:Foot-bones.jpg, if it was photoeditted to be labbelled might be good--I don't know if it is okay to edit a GFDL with labels and upload it, though. DyslexicEditor 12:40, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ultrasound
The article currently says:
- Therapeutic ultrasound, with or without iontophoresis, and more recently, extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) have been used with some success in patients with symptoms lasting more than 6 months.
However, the title of the article referenced seems to indicate that it's only about ESWT. I've added a reference to a controlled study that showed that ordinary therapeutic ultrasound was not effective, and changed the text appropriately.--75.83.140.254 21:05, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Reebok DMX Shoes
While Reebok DMX shoes are not a cure, they provided me instant relief from the pain of plantar fasciitis.
I had plantar fasciitis a few years ago from too much standing on a ladder without using steel shanked boots while remodelling a home for 5 years. My podiatrist prescribed me anti-pronating inserts, stretches, Reebok DMX shoes and steel shanked boots for times when I would be on a ladder in the future. I went straight from her office to get the Reeboks and even without the inserts, the shoes allowed me to instantly walk normally again. I just found out a co-worker was suffering from this affliction and encouraged him to find some of these shoes. This also reminded me to share my experience here. What makes these shoes so soft is they contain two air bladders connected by a small straw. One bladder is at the front of the shoe and one is at the back. As you walk, air is forced through the resistance of the small straw, giving a very soft landing on each step. As far as I know, only the Reebok DMX shoes are constructed in this way.
See also The American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine http://www.aapsm.org/walkingshoes.html for a longer list of shoes approved by this organization.
Laughingskeptic 18:44, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
