Relationship of Prevalence of Plantar Fasciitis to the Type of Flooring

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Relationship of Prevalence of Plantar Fasciitis to the Type of Flooring - A Community Based Observational Study
G Binu M, Iesa Mohammed, C Vinodini, A Nizar
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development Year : 2013, Volume : 4, Issue : 2

Aim
To evaluate the relationship of plantar fasciitis with the type of flooring

Setting
A rural tertiary care centre.

Materials and method
100 patients with physician diagnosed plantar fasciitis formed the cases and an equal number of people who never had plantar pain syndrome formed the control. Both groups were given a questionnaire and they were grouped according to the type of flooring.

Results
Among the plantar fasciitis group maximum number of people lived in cement or mosaic floored houses followed by marble floored houses and vitrified tile or marbonite floored houses. However on analysis of both patients and controls maximum prevalence of plantar fasciitis was noted among people living in marble floor houses. Least incidence was seen with wooden floored houses and old fashioned cow-dung floored houses.

Conclusions
Type of flooring does influence development of plantar fasciitis. Maximum incidence of plantar fasciitis was noted with people living in marble floored houses.
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David Wedemeyer · May 21, 2013

Conclusions
Type of flooring does influence development of plantar fasciitis. Maximum incidence of plantar fasciitis was noted with people living in marble floored houses.

Where they were undoubtedly barefoot...

Paul Bowles · May 21, 2013

Plantar fasciitis - the disease of affluence and Roman politicians!

davidh · May 21, 2013

Marble - hard and flat - not what we were designed to stand on or ambulate on.

Of course that's not the whole story. Footwear, weight, activity level and foot-type also need factored in, but I'm happy to see hard and flat in the mix too.

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