Purpose: If the pain persists for a long time in the treatment of plantar fasciitis (PF) or if there is no response to treatment, central sensitization (CS) may develop and the pain may transform into nociplastic pain (NP). This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of CS and NP in patients with PF.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was undertaken between November 2023 and March 2024. The Foot Function Index (FFI) scale, which evaluates the foot's functionality, was applied to the patient group. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS), which evaluates pain intensity; the Pain-DETECT scale, which evaluates NP; and the Central Sensitization Scale (CSI), which evaluates CS, were applied to patient and control groups.
Results: A total of 206 people were included in the study; 106 were in the patient group with PF, and 100 constituted the control group. While we detected NP in 67 (63.2%) patients according to Pain-DETECT and CS was detected in 91 (85.8%) patients according to CSI among 106 patients with chronic PF; we detected NP in seven (7%) patients according to Pain-DETECT and CS in 44 (44.0%) patients according to CSI among 100 control patients. VAS-score and FFI-pain are moderately and positively correlated with pain-DETECT scores and fairly and positively correlated with CSI scores in the PF group. The pain-DETECT score is moderately and positively correlated with the CSI score in the two groups.
Conclusions: This is the first study to evaluate the presence of CS and NP in PF patients. We found NP and CS to be common in patients with chronic PF. Effective pain management in patients with PF before it becomes chronic can prevent the development of CS and NP.
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