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 generally applicable to other similar cases

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Page 1: Plantar fasciitis phits case study

Treating PLANTAR FASCIITIS with Phits™ Insoles*

www.phitsinsoles.com *suggested possible solution for this specific case – not generallyapplicable to other similar cases

Page 2: Plantar fasciitis phits case study

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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