Introduction
tenderness, contracture, chronic plantar fasciitis, pain
PLANTAR FASCIITIS
Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition characterized by soreness or tenderness of the plantar surface of the heel.We have previously demonstrated that patients with chronic plantar fasciitis and an isolated gastrocnemius contracture (IGC) treated with proximal medial gastrocnemius recession (PMGR) and stretching have less pain and have better function at 1-year follow-up, compared to patients performing stretching alone.