Association of Chronic Plantar Heel Pain with Foot Posture and Functional Limitation - A Correlation Study.

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between foot posture and chronic plantar heel pain leading to functional disability. A total of 45 patients both males and females with unilateral or bilateral pain were selected as subjects. All the subjects were examined for foot posture using Foot Posture Index (FPI) and disability using Foot Function Index (FFI). The results procured demonstrated the positive correlation between pain and functional disability (p 0.05). It was concluded that foot posture do not influence the functional limitation in chronic plantar heel pain.