Physical Examination Variables Predict Response to Conservative Treatment of Nonchronic Plantar Fasciitis: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Footwear Study.

Background: Plantar fasciitis is a common, disabling condition, and the prognosis of conservative treatment is difficult to predict.

Objective: To determine whether initial clinical findings could help predict patient response to conservative treatment that primarily consisted of supportive footwear and stretching.

Setting: Patients were recruited and seen at 2 outpatient podiatric clinics in the Chicago, Illinois, metropolitan area.

Association of footprint measurements with plantar kinetics: a linear regression model.

Background: The use of foot measurements to classify morphology and interpret foot function remains one of the focal concepts of lower-extremity biomechanics. However, only 27% to 55% of midfoot variance in foot pressures has been determined in the most comprehensive models. We investigated whether dynamic walking footprint measurements are associated with inter-individual foot loading variability.

Dynamic footprint measurement collection technique and intrarater reliability: ink mat, paper pedography, and electronic pedography.

Background: Identifying the variability of footprint measurement collection techniques and the reliability of footprint measurements would assist with appropriate clinical foot posture appraisal. We sought to identify relationships between these measures in a healthy population.

Methods: On 30 healthy participants, midgait dynamic footprint measurements were collected using an ink mat, paper pedography, and electronic pedography.

Spondylolysis: a review and treatment approach.

Low back pain, specifically "spondylo" conditions, has traditionally been misunderstood and often times ill-treated. A thorough understanding of the function of pars interarticularis and its relationship to the entire vertebral unit and low back health are essential for successful treatment and rehabilitation outcomes. Lifestyle awareness and controlled progression through the inflammation, stabilization, strength, and functional rehabilitation phases provide primary guidance for patients.