Podiatry UK

A recent study from the University of Michagan looked at the risk factors for plantar fasciitis in asembly plant workers. They found that plantar fasciitis was common in this group of workers and the factors that increased the risk for it were:

• forefoot pronation on physical examination
• high metatarsal pressure on the gait assessment
• increasing time spent standing on hard surfaces
• increased time spent walking
• medium tenure at the plant
• an increased number of times getting in and out of the vehicle (for the truck/forklift drivers)

The key seems to be weight bearing on a hard surface, so it appears that one of the best strategies to prevent this in workers would be way to reduce time spent weight bearing.

For the latest on plantar fasciitis, see Podiatry Arena, with an interesting dialogue on plantar fasciitis.

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