By Dakota Surgery Institute / May 1, 2017
Price : $3,080.00
CPT Code: 28060
Plantar fascilitis (PF) is a painful inflammatory process of the plantar fascia, the connective tissue on the sole (bottom surface) of the foot. It is often caused by overuse of the plantar fascia or arch tendon of the foot. It is a very common condition and can be difficult to treat if not looked after properly. Another common term for the affliction is "policeman's heel".
Longstanding cases of plantar fasciitis often demonstrate more degenerative changes than inflammatory changes, in whice case they are termed plantar fasciosis. The suffix "osis" implies a pathology of chronio degeneration without inflamation. Since tendons and ligaments donot contain blood vessls, they do not actually become inflamed. Instead, injury to the tendon is usually the result of an accumulation over time of microscopic tears at the cellular level.
The plantar fascia is a thic fibrous band of connectiive tissue originating on the bottom surface of the calcaneaus (heel bone) and extending along the sole of the foot towards the toes. It has been reported that plantar fascilitis occurs in two million Americans a year and in 10% of the U.S. population over a lifetime. It is commonly associated with long periods of weight bearing. Among non-athletic populations, It is associated with a high body mass index. The pain is usually felt on the uderside of the heel and is often most intense with the first steps of the day. Another symptom is that the sufferer has difficuty bending the foot so that the toes are brought toward the shin (decreased dorsiflexion of the ankle). A symptom commonly recognized among sufferers of plantar fasciitis is an in creased probability of knee pain, especially among runners.