Ból palców
Rokowania, prognozy i postęp choroby

Ból palców stóp jest powszechnym problemem klinicznym, którego rokowanie zależy od wielu czynników, w tym płci (kobiety są bardziej narażone), wieku (większe ryzyko u młodszych kobiet), wskaźnika masy ciała (BMI), pronacji stopy (wysokie wartości FPI prawej stopy) oraz subiektywnej oceny stanu zdrowia i problemów z mobilnością. Podobne czynniki prognostyczne występują w bólu pięty podeszwowej (PHP), gdzie ryzyko utrzymywania się dolegliwości wynosi 97,1% po 3 miesiącach, 80,8% po 6 miesiącach i 52,5% po roku. W PHP istotne są także obustronny ból, dłuższy czas trwania objawów, gorszy stan zdrowia stóp oraz negatywne przekonania pacjenta, które pogarszają rokowanie. W przypadku turf toe rokowanie jest korzystne przy odpowiednim leczeniu, natomiast nieleczony uraz może prowadzić do poważnych powikłań, takich jak zapalenie stawów czy zwichnięcie. Hallux limitus ma zmienne rokowanie zależne od etiologii i leczenia, z możliwością progresji do hallux rigidus przy zapaleniu stawów.

Ból palców u stóp – Rokowanie (prognoza wyników leczenia)

Ból palców stóp stanowi powszechny problem zdrowotny, którego rokowanie zależy od wielu czynników. Badania wskazują, że prognostyka w przypadku bólu palców stóp ma istotne znaczenie dla praktyki klinicznej, ponieważ pozwala na ocenę prawdopodobieństwa ustąpienia dolegliwości lub rozwoju przewlekłego stanu.12 Wczesna identyfikacja czynników prognostycznych umożliwia ukierunkowanie leczenia i lepsze przewidywanie wyniku terapii.

Czynniki prognostyczne w bólu palców stóp

Badania wykazały, że najważniejsze czynniki predykcyjne dla bólu palców stóp w populacji dorosłych obejmują:34

  • Płeć – kobiety są bardziej narażone na rozwój przewlekłego bólu palców stóp
  • Wiek – szczególnie młodsze kobiety wykazują większe ryzyko wystąpienia dolegliwości
  • Wskaźnik masy ciała (BMI) – wyższe wartości BMI korelują z większym prawdopodobieństwem występowania bólu
  • Pronacja stopy – wyższe wartości FPI (Foot Posture Index) stopy prawej wskazują na większe ryzyko dolegliwości bólowych
  • Subiektywna ocena stanu zdrowia – gorsze postrzeganie ogólnego stanu zdrowia zwiększa prawdopodobieństwo doświadczania bólu palców
  • Problemy z mobilnością – trudności z chodzeniem zwiększają ryzyko wystąpienia bólu palców stóp

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Rokowanie w bólu pięty podeszwowej a ból palców

Ból pięty podeszwowej (PHP) stanowi powiązany stan kliniczny, którego czynniki prognostyczne mogą mieć zastosowanie również w ocenie rokowania w bólu palców stóp. Badania wskazują, że PHP nie jest stanem samoograniczającym się, jak wcześniej twierdzono.7 Analiza przeżycia wykazała, że ryzyko utrzymywania się PHP wynosi 97,1% po 3 miesiącach, 80,8% po 6 miesiącach i 52,5% po roku od rozpoczęcia badania, co sugeruje, że podobne tendencje mogą występować w przypadku bólu palców stóp.8

Czynniki biomedyczne przewidujące niekorzystne rokowanie w PHP, które mogą mieć znaczenie również dla bólu palców stóp, obejmują:910

  • Płeć żeńska – istnieją niskie dowody na mały efekt, że bycie kobietą jest predyktorem niekorzystnego wyniku w długim okresie
  • Obustronny ból – występowanie obustronnych dolegliwości wiąże się z gorszym rokowaniem długoterminowym
  • Czas trwania objawów – dłuższy czas trwania objawów wiąże się z gorszym rokowaniem
  • Stan zdrowia stóp – gorszy stan zdrowia stóp wpływa negatywnie na prognozę
  • Negatywne przekonania dotyczące przyszłości – pesymistyczne nastawienie pacjenta wpływa na gorsze rokowanie

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Rokowanie w specyficznych schorzeniach palców stóp

Turf toe (uraz palucha)

W przypadku turf toe (urazu palucha), rokowanie jest zazwyczaj dobre, jeśli pacjent otrzyma odpowiednie leczenie. Większość osób z tym schorzeniem nie doświadcza długotrwałych problemów po wyleczeniu urazu.13 Jednak nieleczony turf toe może prowadzić do:14

  • Ekstremalnego bólu
  • Długotrwałej sztywności w stawie
  • Utraty zdolności do skakania lub biegania
  • Rozwoju zapalenia stawów
  • Tworzenia się ostrogi kostnej wokół stawu
  • Zwichnięcia stawu w ciężkich przypadkach

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Hallux limitus (ograniczona ruchomość palucha)

Rokowanie w przypadku hallux limitus (ograniczonej ruchomości palucha) zależy od przyczyny i wybranego leczenia:16

  • Hallux limitus spowodowany urazem może się całkowicie wyleczyć
  • Hallux limitus wywołany zapaleniem stawów może nie ustąpić i może postępować do hallux rigidus (sztywności palucha)
  • Leczenie nieoperacyjne może złagodzić objawy, ale ból może powrócić lub się nasilić
  • Leczenie chirurgiczne może zapewnić trwałe rozwiązanie w przypadku bólu i sztywności, szczególnie przy hallux rigidus

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Czas rekonwalescencji po leczeniu hallux limitus zależy od przyczyny schorzenia i zastosowanego leczenia. W przypadku interwencji chirurgicznej gojenie może trwać tygodnie, a powrót do zwykłych aktywności może zająć kilka miesięcy, w zależności od rodzaju przeprowadzonej operacji i stanu stawu palucha.18

Znaczenie wczesnej interwencji dla rokowania

Wczesna identyfikacja problemu i rozpoczęcie leczenia ma kluczowe znaczenie dla poprawy rokowania w przypadku bólu palców stóp. Zauważenie pierwszych oznak bólu i dyskomfortu w palcach stóp i szybkie zgłoszenie się do specjalisty zwiększa szansę na zapobieganie dalszym uszkodzeniom.19 Ponadto strategie zaprojektowane w celu zapobiegania chroniczności mogą zoptymalizować rokowanie.20

Potrzeba dalszych badań

Badacze podkreślają potrzebę wysokiej jakości, szczegółowych i odpowiednio zaplanowanych prospektywnych badań nad czynnikami prognostycznymi w bólu palców stóp.21 Szczególnie istotne jest badanie roli czynników psychospołecznych, które mogą wpływać na rokowanie.2223 Brak badań dotyczących roli czynników psychospołecznych w prognozie dla osób z bólem pięty podeszwowej i palców stóp stanowi obszar wymagający dalszych badań.

Implikacje kliniczne dla rokowania

Zrozumienie czynników prognostycznych bólu palców stóp ma istotne implikacje kliniczne. Wskaźnik VIF (Variance Inflation Factor) służy jako miara, która pomaga lekarzom w ocenie prawdopodobieństwa wystąpienia bólu stóp u pacjentów.24 Klinicyści powinni zwracać szczególną uwagę na pacjentów z obustronnym bólem oraz na pacjentki płci żeńskiej ze względu na zwiększone ryzyko niekorzystnego wyniku.25

Zidentyfikowano również modyfikowalne i mierzalne czynniki, takie jak stan bólu oraz różne parametry kinematyki stawu skokowego i biodra, jako potencjalne czynniki prognozujące powodzenie leczenia, takich jak terapia falą uderzeniową, taśmowanie przeciw pronacji oraz wkładki ortopedyczne.26

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Materiały źródłowe

  • #1 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10176769/
    Plantar Heel Pain (PHP) is a common disorder with many treatment pathways and is not self-limiting, hence prognostic information concerning recovery or recalcitrance is needed to guide practice. […] A limited number of biomedical factors predict favourable or unfavourable PHP outcomes. High quality, adequately powered, prospective studies are required to better understand PHP recovery and should evaluate the prognostic value of a wide range of variables, including psychosocial factors. […] The review included five studies which evaluated 98 variables in 811 participants. Prognostic factors could be categorised as demographics, pain, physical and activity-related. […] Three factors including sex and bilateral symptoms were associated with a poor outcome in a single cohort study. […] Heel spur, ankle plantar-flexor strength and response to taping were the strongest factors predicting medium-term improvement.
  • #2 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors | Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Full Text
    https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-023-00626-y
    Plantar Heel Pain (PHP) is a common disorder with many treatment pathways and is not self-limiting, hence prognostic information concerning recovery or recalcitrance is needed to guide practice. […] Three factors including sex and bilateral symptoms (HR: 0.49[0.300.80], 0.33[0.150.72], respectively) were associated with a poor outcome in a single cohort study. […] A limited number of biomedical factors predict favourable or unfavourable PHP outcomes. […] High quality, adequately powered, prospective studies are required to better understand PHP recovery and should evaluate the prognostic value of a wide range of variables, including psychosocial factors. […] The single cohort study by Hansen et al., (2018) revealed that having bilateral heel pain and being female were predictive of a negative prognosis.
  • #3 Predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10785436/
    Foot pain has been associated to factors like: fat, body mass index, age increased, female gender and the presence of pathologies. Although evidence is limited. The purpose is to determine the predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population. […] Predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population include gender, age, Body Mass Index, FPI on the right foot, perceived health and mobility. Clinical implication, the presented measure aids physicians in assessing their patients foot pain likelihood. […] The logistic regression model, in which the predictors considered were the variables found to have a significant association with FFI-pain 45 points, showed that younger women, with a higher BMI, higher values of right FPI (pronation), poorer overall perceived health and with problems in walking were more likely to experience foot pain.
  • #4 Predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Full Text
    https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-023-07144-9
    Predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population include gender, age, Body Mass Index, FPI on the right foot, perceived health and mobility. […] The logistic regression model, in which the predictors considered were the variables found to have a significant association with FFI-pain 45 points, showed that younger women, with a higher BMI, higher values of right FPI (pronation), poorer overall perceived health and with problems in walking were more likely to experience foot pain. […] Our findings showed the following predictive factors for foot pain (FFI-pain 45 points): gender (specifically female), age, BMI, right FPI (high values for pronation), perceived general health and mobility (difficulty in walking). […] The present study has important clinical implications, as the VIF serves as a measure that aids physicians in assessing the likelihood of their patients suffering foot pain.
  • #5 Predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10785436/
    The findings showed the most significant predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population which include female gender, age (younger women), BMI (higher BMI), right foot FPI (higher values of pronation), perceived health, and mobility (poorer overall perceived health and with problems in walking).
  • #6 Predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Full Text
    https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-023-07144-9
    Predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population include gender, age, Body Mass Index, FPI on the right foot, perceived health and mobility. […] The logistic regression model, in which the predictors considered were the variables found to have a significant association with FFI-pain 45 points, showed that younger women, with a higher BMI, higher values of right FPI (pronation), poorer overall perceived health and with problems in walking were more likely to experience foot pain. […] Our findings showed the following predictive factors for foot pain (FFI-pain 45 points): gender (specifically female), age, BMI, right FPI (high values for pronation), perceived general health and mobility (difficulty in walking). […] The present study has important clinical implications, as the VIF serves as a measure that aids physicians in assessing the likelihood of their patients suffering foot pain.
  • #7 193 Can we predict the outcome for recovery of plantar heel pain? An international prospective cohort study | BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
    https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/8/Suppl_1/A15
    Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a debilitating musculoskeletal condition from which only 6575% recover within a year. […] The survival analyses revealed that risk of having PHP was 97.1% after 3 months, 80.8% after 6 months and 52.5% 1 year from study entry. […] The model provided accurate prediction of overall recovery (C-statistic 0.68; 95% CI 0.660.79) for PHP with acceptable discrimination and calibration. […] Patients with long duration symptoms who have poor foot health and negative future beliefs have a poorer prognosis, irrespective of demographic variables. […] Importantly, PHP is not a self-limiting condition as previously claimed. Strategies designed to prevent chronicity may optimise prognosis. This is the first study to provide robust prognostic evidence about biopsychosocial factors for PHP.
  • #8 193 Can we predict the outcome for recovery of plantar heel pain? An international prospective cohort study | BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
    https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/8/Suppl_1/A15
    Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a debilitating musculoskeletal condition from which only 6575% recover within a year. […] The survival analyses revealed that risk of having PHP was 97.1% after 3 months, 80.8% after 6 months and 52.5% 1 year from study entry. […] The model provided accurate prediction of overall recovery (C-statistic 0.68; 95% CI 0.660.79) for PHP with acceptable discrimination and calibration. […] Patients with long duration symptoms who have poor foot health and negative future beliefs have a poorer prognosis, irrespective of demographic variables. […] Importantly, PHP is not a self-limiting condition as previously claimed. Strategies designed to prevent chronicity may optimise prognosis. This is the first study to provide robust prognostic evidence about biopsychosocial factors for PHP.
  • #9 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10176769/
    There was low evidence of a small effect that a patient being female was a predictor of an unfavourable outcome in the long term. […] There was low evidence of a small effect that having bilateral heel pain was a predictor of an unfavourable outcome in the long term of PHP. […] There is very low evidence of small effect that the number of painful sites in the lower back and the lower extremity region were a predictor of success for anti-pronation taping intervention in the short term. […] There was very low evidence of small effect that a shorter history of symptoms and average pain intensity predicted a favourable outcome following an ESWT intervention in the medium term. […] The absence of research on prognosis related to the role of psychosocial factors for people with PHP is an area where further research is needed.
  • #10 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors | Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Full Text
    https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-023-00626-y
    Plantar Heel Pain (PHP) is a common disorder with many treatment pathways and is not self-limiting, hence prognostic information concerning recovery or recalcitrance is needed to guide practice. […] Three factors including sex and bilateral symptoms (HR: 0.49[0.300.80], 0.33[0.150.72], respectively) were associated with a poor outcome in a single cohort study. […] A limited number of biomedical factors predict favourable or unfavourable PHP outcomes. […] High quality, adequately powered, prospective studies are required to better understand PHP recovery and should evaluate the prognostic value of a wide range of variables, including psychosocial factors. […] The single cohort study by Hansen et al., (2018) revealed that having bilateral heel pain and being female were predictive of a negative prognosis.
  • #11 193 Can we predict the outcome for recovery of plantar heel pain? An international prospective cohort study | BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
    https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/8/Suppl_1/A15
    Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a debilitating musculoskeletal condition from which only 6575% recover within a year. […] The survival analyses revealed that risk of having PHP was 97.1% after 3 months, 80.8% after 6 months and 52.5% 1 year from study entry. […] The model provided accurate prediction of overall recovery (C-statistic 0.68; 95% CI 0.660.79) for PHP with acceptable discrimination and calibration. […] Patients with long duration symptoms who have poor foot health and negative future beliefs have a poorer prognosis, irrespective of demographic variables. […] Importantly, PHP is not a self-limiting condition as previously claimed. Strategies designed to prevent chronicity may optimise prognosis. This is the first study to provide robust prognostic evidence about biopsychosocial factors for PHP.
  • #12 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors | Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Full Text
    https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-023-00626-y
    There is a major need for high quality, detailed, adequately powered prospective studies of prognostic factors. […] Having bilateral pain and being female should alert clinicians to an increased risk of a poor outcome. […] We identified modifiable and measurable factors such as pain status and a variety of ankle and hip kinematics, as being potential factors that predict the success of treatments such as shockwave therapy, anti-pronation taping and foot orthoses.
  • #13 Turf Toe: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17590-turf-toe
    Many people with turf toe don’t have long-term problems after recovering from the injury. […] If you don’t treat turf toe, it can lead to extreme pain and long-term stiffness in the joint. In addition, you could lose your ability to jump or run. Severe cases can cause arthritis and bone spurs to develop around the joint or dislocation.
  • #14 Turf Toe: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17590-turf-toe
    Many people with turf toe don’t have long-term problems after recovering from the injury. […] If you don’t treat turf toe, it can lead to extreme pain and long-term stiffness in the joint. In addition, you could lose your ability to jump or run. Severe cases can cause arthritis and bone spurs to develop around the joint or dislocation.
  • #15 Turf Toe: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17590-turf-toe
    Many people with turf toe don’t have long-term problems after recovering from the injury. […] If you don’t treat turf toe, it can lead to extreme pain and long-term stiffness in the joint. In addition, you could lose your ability to jump or run. Severe cases can cause arthritis and bone spurs to develop around the joint or dislocation.
  • #16 Hallux Limitus: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25161-hallux-limitus
    You can improve your chance of preventing further damage to your big toe if you see your healthcare provider as soon as you notice pain and discomfort in your big toe or your feet. Identifying hallux limitus early allows for treatment to begin early. […] It depends on the cause and the treatment selected. Hallux limitus due to an injury can heal. On the other hand, hallux limitus due to arthritis may not go away and may progress to hallux rigidus. […] Nonsurgical treatment can relieve your symptoms, but the pain might come back or get worse. Surgery may provide a permanent solution to pain and stiffness if you have hallux rigidus. […] The cause of hallux limitus and treatment determine the length of your recovery. […] If you had surgery, healing can take weeks and your return to usual activities can take a few months. Your provider will tell you specifically how long your recovery may take depending on the type of surgery you had and the condition of your big toe joint.
  • #17 Hallux Limitus: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25161-hallux-limitus
    You can improve your chance of preventing further damage to your big toe if you see your healthcare provider as soon as you notice pain and discomfort in your big toe or your feet. Identifying hallux limitus early allows for treatment to begin early. […] It depends on the cause and the treatment selected. Hallux limitus due to an injury can heal. On the other hand, hallux limitus due to arthritis may not go away and may progress to hallux rigidus. […] Nonsurgical treatment can relieve your symptoms, but the pain might come back or get worse. Surgery may provide a permanent solution to pain and stiffness if you have hallux rigidus. […] The cause of hallux limitus and treatment determine the length of your recovery. […] If you had surgery, healing can take weeks and your return to usual activities can take a few months. Your provider will tell you specifically how long your recovery may take depending on the type of surgery you had and the condition of your big toe joint.
  • #18 Hallux Limitus: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25161-hallux-limitus
    You can improve your chance of preventing further damage to your big toe if you see your healthcare provider as soon as you notice pain and discomfort in your big toe or your feet. Identifying hallux limitus early allows for treatment to begin early. […] It depends on the cause and the treatment selected. Hallux limitus due to an injury can heal. On the other hand, hallux limitus due to arthritis may not go away and may progress to hallux rigidus. […] Nonsurgical treatment can relieve your symptoms, but the pain might come back or get worse. Surgery may provide a permanent solution to pain and stiffness if you have hallux rigidus. […] The cause of hallux limitus and treatment determine the length of your recovery. […] If you had surgery, healing can take weeks and your return to usual activities can take a few months. Your provider will tell you specifically how long your recovery may take depending on the type of surgery you had and the condition of your big toe joint.
  • #19 Hallux Limitus: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25161-hallux-limitus
    You can improve your chance of preventing further damage to your big toe if you see your healthcare provider as soon as you notice pain and discomfort in your big toe or your feet. Identifying hallux limitus early allows for treatment to begin early. […] It depends on the cause and the treatment selected. Hallux limitus due to an injury can heal. On the other hand, hallux limitus due to arthritis may not go away and may progress to hallux rigidus. […] Nonsurgical treatment can relieve your symptoms, but the pain might come back or get worse. Surgery may provide a permanent solution to pain and stiffness if you have hallux rigidus. […] The cause of hallux limitus and treatment determine the length of your recovery. […] If you had surgery, healing can take weeks and your return to usual activities can take a few months. Your provider will tell you specifically how long your recovery may take depending on the type of surgery you had and the condition of your big toe joint.
  • #20 193 Can we predict the outcome for recovery of plantar heel pain? An international prospective cohort study | BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
    https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/8/Suppl_1/A15
    Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a debilitating musculoskeletal condition from which only 6575% recover within a year. […] The survival analyses revealed that risk of having PHP was 97.1% after 3 months, 80.8% after 6 months and 52.5% 1 year from study entry. […] The model provided accurate prediction of overall recovery (C-statistic 0.68; 95% CI 0.660.79) for PHP with acceptable discrimination and calibration. […] Patients with long duration symptoms who have poor foot health and negative future beliefs have a poorer prognosis, irrespective of demographic variables. […] Importantly, PHP is not a self-limiting condition as previously claimed. Strategies designed to prevent chronicity may optimise prognosis. This is the first study to provide robust prognostic evidence about biopsychosocial factors for PHP.
  • #21 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors | Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Full Text
    https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-023-00626-y
    There is a major need for high quality, detailed, adequately powered prospective studies of prognostic factors. […] Having bilateral pain and being female should alert clinicians to an increased risk of a poor outcome. […] We identified modifiable and measurable factors such as pain status and a variety of ankle and hip kinematics, as being potential factors that predict the success of treatments such as shockwave therapy, anti-pronation taping and foot orthoses.
  • #22 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10176769/
    There was low evidence of a small effect that a patient being female was a predictor of an unfavourable outcome in the long term. […] There was low evidence of a small effect that having bilateral heel pain was a predictor of an unfavourable outcome in the long term of PHP. […] There is very low evidence of small effect that the number of painful sites in the lower back and the lower extremity region were a predictor of success for anti-pronation taping intervention in the short term. […] There was very low evidence of small effect that a shorter history of symptoms and average pain intensity predicted a favourable outcome following an ESWT intervention in the medium term. […] The absence of research on prognosis related to the role of psychosocial factors for people with PHP is an area where further research is needed.
  • #23 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors | Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Full Text
    https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-023-00626-y
    Plantar Heel Pain (PHP) is a common disorder with many treatment pathways and is not self-limiting, hence prognostic information concerning recovery or recalcitrance is needed to guide practice. […] Three factors including sex and bilateral symptoms (HR: 0.49[0.300.80], 0.33[0.150.72], respectively) were associated with a poor outcome in a single cohort study. […] A limited number of biomedical factors predict favourable or unfavourable PHP outcomes. […] High quality, adequately powered, prospective studies are required to better understand PHP recovery and should evaluate the prognostic value of a wide range of variables, including psychosocial factors. […] The single cohort study by Hansen et al., (2018) revealed that having bilateral heel pain and being female were predictive of a negative prognosis.
  • #24 Predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Full Text
    https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-023-07144-9
    Predictive factors for foot pain in the adult population include gender, age, Body Mass Index, FPI on the right foot, perceived health and mobility. […] The logistic regression model, in which the predictors considered were the variables found to have a significant association with FFI-pain 45 points, showed that younger women, with a higher BMI, higher values of right FPI (pronation), poorer overall perceived health and with problems in walking were more likely to experience foot pain. […] Our findings showed the following predictive factors for foot pain (FFI-pain 45 points): gender (specifically female), age, BMI, right FPI (high values for pronation), perceived general health and mobility (difficulty in walking). […] The present study has important clinical implications, as the VIF serves as a measure that aids physicians in assessing the likelihood of their patients suffering foot pain.
  • #25 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors | Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Full Text
    https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-023-00626-y
    There is a major need for high quality, detailed, adequately powered prospective studies of prognostic factors. […] Having bilateral pain and being female should alert clinicians to an increased risk of a poor outcome. […] We identified modifiable and measurable factors such as pain status and a variety of ankle and hip kinematics, as being potential factors that predict the success of treatments such as shockwave therapy, anti-pronation taping and foot orthoses.
  • #26 Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors | Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Full Text
    https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-023-00626-y
    There is a major need for high quality, detailed, adequately powered prospective studies of prognostic factors. […] Having bilateral pain and being female should alert clinicians to an increased risk of a poor outcome. […] We identified modifiable and measurable factors such as pain status and a variety of ankle and hip kinematics, as being potential factors that predict the success of treatments such as shockwave therapy, anti-pronation taping and foot orthoses.