Risk factors for plantar fasciitis in assembly plant workers

A recent study published in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation looked at what were the risk for plantar fasciitis in assembly plant workers. Plantar fasciitis was found to be very common in this group of workers and the factors that increased the risk for it were almost all due to increased time spent weightbearing. The factors that increased the risk were: forefoot pronation on physical examination; high metatarsal pressure on the gait assessment; increasing time spent standing on hard

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