Plantar Fasciitis and Its Homoeopathic Management

Abstract

Plantar fasciitis is one of the common orthopedic condition and a most common cause of heel pain which makes walking difficulties in adults of age between 40 and 60 years with a lifetime incidence of about 10% and recently increasing number of teenagers also being affected and more commonly seen in women than in men. The pain felt at the bottom of foot worse when first few steps after sleep or other periods of inactivity. The exact etiology is not known and is probably associated with multifactor. plantar fasciitis is commonly seen in athletes, women and obese / sedentary adults. A diagnosis is totally based on patient’s history, risk factors and physical examination.