Target audience

The webinar will be suitable for physiotherapists, podiatrists and other healthcare professionals who see patients with plantar heel pain or who have a special interest in the area.

Purpose of the webinar

Plantar heel pain is a highly prevalent condition in both non-athletic and athletic populations. Despite its prevalence, little is known about the pathology, risk factors, prognosis, and the best possible treatment. The purpose of the webinar is to give a state of the art update within plantar heel pain management and to give participants even more tools to aid them treating patients in the clinic.

Topics covered

• Diagnosing
• Risk factors
• Prognosis
• Tailoring treatment
  • Orthoses
  • Load management
  • Stretching
  • Heavy-slow resistance training
  • Corticosteroid injection
  • Shockwave
  • Percutaneous needle electrolysis
  • Surgery