plantar fasciitis phits case study
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Treating PLANTAR FASCIITIS with Phits™ Insoles*
www.phitsinsoles.com *suggested possible solution for this specific case – not generallyapplicable to other similar cases
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Case subject
• Male
• 40 years old
• Office worker
• Chronical bilateral plantar fasciitis (left > right)
• Shortened calf muscles
• Pain during and afterrunning excercise
Earlier treatments
Physical Therapy
Exercice program
Custom foot orthoses
Shockwave therapy
Injections
Subject’s earlier foot orthoses
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Dynamic scan results
• High medial arch
• Deviant Center of Gravity(white line)
• Quick into forefoot flat position
• Little use of medial forefoot(Metatarsal 1 - left > right)
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Forces appliedon subject’s feet
• High forces on lateral forefoot(left)
• Small difference in forces onmedial vs. lateral heel
• Asymmetrical forces left/right
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Risk analysis
• Low risk in general…
• However: 3 risk zones
• Combined with information from subject’s intake
Very usefulto decide on corrections
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Customfoot orthosesdesign
• Guiding towards pronation
• Support medial arch
• Extra forefoot support throughmetatarsal pad
• Heel wedge
• Forefoot correction
• Plantar Fasciitis modification
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