Kinesitherapy Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis : Undergraduate Thesis

Glavni cilj ovog završnog rada je definirati uzroke nastanka plantarnog fascitisa, zatim opisati rehabilitacijske postupke uz primjenu kineziterapijskih tretmana i programa prevencije kao i daljnje progresije boli. Kineziterapijski postupak kod liječenja plantarnog fascitisa sadrži kratkoročni i dugoročni plan i program. Preventivne mjere koje bi trebalo primjenjivati su smanjenje BMI, bavljenje aktivnostima koje su primjerene svakom individualno s obzirom na godine i stil života, kao i nošenje adekvatne i kvalitetne ortopedske obuće. Plantarna fascija je gusta aponeuroza koja podupire longitudinalni svod stopala i štiti osjetljive strukture kao što su mišići, tetive i živci. Plantarni fascitis najčešće nastaje zbog ponavljajuće traume u kojoj su noge konstantno opterećene ili zbog degenerativnih promjena koje se javljaju u vidu motoričkih simptoma. Plantarni fascitis se javlja kao bol u peti pa je zbog te karakteristike dobio naziv „petni trn“. Veliki broj ljudi svih dobnih skupina i oba spola ima dijagnosticiran plantarni fascitis koji kod svakoga ima individualni uzrok nastanka. Najčešće se javlja zbog same specifičnosti sporta kojim se bave, dok se kod druge skupine javlja zbog posla kojim se bave. Kod upalnih stanja plantarne fascije bitno je pravovremeno liječiti i zaustaviti progresiju boli, jer se zakašnjelim liječenjem limitiraju učinci tretmanaThe main goal of this final exam is to define the causes of plantar fasciitis, and then to describe the rehabilitation procedures with the use of kinesitherapy treatments and prevention programs, as well as showing ways to prevent further progression of pain. The kinesitherapy treatment of plantar fasciitis contains a short-term and long-term plan and program. The preventive measures that should be applied are the reduction of BMI, the activities that suits each and every individual in terms of age and lifestyle, as well as wearing adequate and quality orthopedic footwear. Plantar fascia is a dense aponeurosis that supports the longitudinal arch of the foot and protects sensitive structures such as muscles, tendons and nerves. Plantar fasciitis is most commonly caused by recurrent trauma in which the legs are constantly burdened or due to degenerative changes occurring in the form of motor symptoms. Plantar fasciitis occurs as a pain in the heel, and because of that characteristic it was named "painful heel". A large number of people of all ages and both sexes have a diagnosed plantar fascitis which has an individual cause of occurrence, most often due to the specificity of the sport they deal with, while the other experience this kind of pain because of the nature of their work. In the inflammatory conditions of plantar fasciitis, it is essential to set the treatment at early stages and stop the progression of the pain, as delayed treatment limits the effect of the treatment