Regional variations in plantar fascia elasticity and their association with pain in plantar fasciitis: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 30568 - 10
• Main Authors: Zhou, Jiping, Lin, Yuyi, Zhang, Jiehong, Pan, Weiyi, Liu, Chunlong, Zhang, Zhijie, Wang, Yulong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 20.08.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/1647; 692/308; Asymptomatic; Biomechanics; Calcaneus; Elastic modulus; Elastography; Fascia; Fasciitis; Humanities and Social Sciences; Measurement techniques; Mechanical properties; multidisciplinary; Pain; Pain threshold; Patients; Plantar fasciitis; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Ultrasonic imaging; France; Plantar fasciitis; Elastic modulus; Pain; Elastography; Pain threshold

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between plantar fascia (PF) elasticity, pain, visual analog scale (VAS) score, and plantar fascia thickness (PFT) in adults with plantar fasciitis (PFis). PF elasticity and PFT were measured in 40 subjects by ultrasonic shear wave elastography (...