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What is metatarsalgia?
What is metatarsalgia?
What is the myotatic reflex?
What is the myotatic reflex?
What are common signs and symptoms of plantar fasciitis?
What are common signs and symptoms of plantar fasciitis?
What are common differential diagnoses for metatarsalgia?
What are common differential diagnoses for metatarsalgia?
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What are clinician therapeutic interventions for plantar fasciitis?
What are clinician therapeutic interventions for plantar fasciitis?
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What are patient self-treatment interventions for metatarsalgia?
What are patient self-treatment interventions for metatarsalgia?
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What is the cause of acute metatarsalgia?
What is the cause of acute metatarsalgia?
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What are clinician therapeutic interventions for metatarsalgia?
What are clinician therapeutic interventions for metatarsalgia?
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What is Metatarsalgia?
What is Metatarsalgia?
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What can cause acute metatarsalgia?
What can cause acute metatarsalgia?
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What are common signs and symptoms of Metatarsalgia?
What are common signs and symptoms of Metatarsalgia?
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What are common differential diagnoses of Metatarsalgia?
What are common differential diagnoses of Metatarsalgia?
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What is Plantar Fasciitis?
What is Plantar Fasciitis?
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What can activate the myotatic reflex and reinitiate the inflammatory process in Plantar Fasciitis?
What can activate the myotatic reflex and reinitiate the inflammatory process in Plantar Fasciitis?
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What are common signs and symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis?
What are common signs and symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis?
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What are common differential diagnoses of Plantar Fasciitis?
What are common differential diagnoses of Plantar Fasciitis?
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What is Metatarsalgia?
What is Metatarsalgia?
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What can cause acute Metatarsalgia?
What can cause acute Metatarsalgia?
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What are the common signs and symptoms of Metatarsalgia?
What are the common signs and symptoms of Metatarsalgia?
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What are the common differential diagnoses of Metatarsalgia?
What are the common differential diagnoses of Metatarsalgia?
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What is Plantar Fasciitis?
What is Plantar Fasciitis?
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What can activate the inflammatory process of Plantar Fasciitis?
What can activate the inflammatory process of Plantar Fasciitis?
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What are the common signs and symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis?
What are the common signs and symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis?
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What are the common differential diagnoses of Plantar Fasciitis?
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Study Notes
Common Injury Conditions: Metatarsalgia and Plantar Fasciitis
Metatarsalgia:
- Forefoot pain that results from an overload of plantar foot structures over time from kinetic chain compensation.
- Acute metatarsalgia can result from high-impact activities.
- Clinician must determine and address the causative factors of the condition.
- Common signs and symptoms include pain at and between the metatarsal heads, point tenderness, and decreased ability to bear weight.
- Common differential diagnoses include Morton’s neuroma, sesamoid fracture, metatarsal stress fracture, and Hallucis rigidis.
- Clinician therapeutic interventions include determining the root of the condition, requesting a radiograph or MRI, treating structures in a specific order, strengthening intrinsic foot muscles, and progressing the patient to dynamic physical activity.
- Patient self-treatment interventions include self-release, PNF stretching, self-massage, and ice-massage.
Plantar Fasciitis:
- Irritation of the arch places strain on plantar tissues.
- Engaging the windlass mechanism can activate the myotatic reflex and reinitiate the inflammatory process.
- Common signs and symptoms include pain at the medial heel or within the arch, sharp and burning pain upon landing or pushoff, and pain that subsides with the cessation of weight bearing.
- Common differential diagnoses include heel spur, posterior tarsal tunnel syndrome, and calcaneal fracture.
- Clinician therapeutic interventions include determining the root of the condition, performing a biomechanical analysis, treating structures in a specific order, using KT Tape or arch taping, implementing open- and closed-chain strengthening, and progressing the patient to dynamic physical activity.
- Patient self-treatment interventions include self-release, using a supportive sandal or shoe, PNF stretching, self-massage, and ice-massage.
Common Injury Conditions: Metatarsalgia and Plantar Fasciitis
Metatarsalgia:
- Forefoot pain that results from an overload of plantar foot structures over time from kinetic chain compensation.
- Acute metatarsalgia can result from high-impact activities.
- Clinician must determine and address the causative factors of the condition.
- Common signs and symptoms include pain at and between the metatarsal heads, point tenderness, and decreased ability to bear weight.
- Common differential diagnoses include Morton’s neuroma, sesamoid fracture, metatarsal stress fracture, and Hallucis rigidis.
- Clinician therapeutic interventions include determining the root of the condition, requesting a radiograph or MRI, treating structures in a specific order, strengthening intrinsic foot muscles, and progressing the patient to dynamic physical activity.
- Patient self-treatment interventions include self-release, PNF stretching, self-massage, and ice-massage.
Plantar Fasciitis:
- Irritation of the arch places strain on plantar tissues.
- Engaging the windlass mechanism can activate the myotatic reflex and reinitiate the inflammatory process.
- Common signs and symptoms include pain at the medial heel or within the arch, sharp and burning pain upon landing or pushoff, and pain that subsides with the cessation of weight bearing.
- Common differential diagnoses include heel spur, posterior tarsal tunnel syndrome, and calcaneal fracture.
- Clinician therapeutic interventions include determining the root of the condition, performing a biomechanical analysis, treating structures in a specific order, using KT Tape or arch taping, implementing open- and closed-chain strengthening, and progressing the patient to dynamic physical activity.
- Patient self-treatment interventions include self-release, using a supportive sandal or shoe, PNF stretching, self-massage, and ice-massage.
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Test your knowledge on two common injury conditions, metatarsalgia and plantar fasciitis, with this informative quiz. Learn about the causes, symptoms, differential diagnoses, and therapeutic interventions for each condition, as well as patient self-treatment options. Enhance your understanding of these foot injuries and improve your ability to diagnose and treat them. Keywords: injury, metatarsalgia, plantar fasciitis, causes, symptoms, differential diagnoses, therapeutic interventions, self-treatment.