Plantar fasciitis

American Physical Therapy Association diagnostic criteria[9]Koc TA Jr, Bise CG, Neville C, et al. Heel pain - plantar fasciitis: revision 2023. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2023 Dec;53(12):CPG1-39. https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2023.0303 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38037331?tool=bestpractice.com ​​

The American Physical Therapy Association recommends that physical therapists should diagnose plantar fasciitis using the following history and physical exam findings (it does not specify if all of the criteria need to be present for diagnosis, however):

• Plantar medial heel pain: most noticeable with initial steps after a period of inactivity but also worse following prolonged weight bearing

• Heel pain precipitated by a recent increase in weight-bearing activity

• Pain with palpation of the proximal insertion of the plantar fascia

• Positive windlass test

• Negative tarsal tunnel tests

• Limited active and passive talocrural joint dorsiflexion range of motion

• Abnormal foot posture index (FPI-6) score (based on six criteria to assess foot posture in individuals with chronic plantar heel pain)

• High body mass index in nonathletic individuals