Online Course: New Protocol for Plantar Heel Pain Syndrome Programme
Using an evidence-based approach to assess and manage patients with plantar heel pain
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Bernice Saban
An experienced physiotherapist working with musculoskeletal problems, specialising in heel pain syndrome and trigger finger
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Introduction
Plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS) causes suffering and functional impairment in patients. There is, however, quite a bit of confusion and frustration for professionals in their efforts to find a successful therapeutic approach for this syndrome. This programme will introduce you to a new approach for assessment and therapy to achieve positive outcomes in your treatment of patients with PHPS. This protocol is evidence-based, easily applied, and utilises recognised physiotherapy techniques.
Aims
The aims of this programme are for the therapist to:
- consider the evidence in the assessment and management of PHPS
- acquire knowledge and skills in the application of the assessment tool
- acquire knowledge and skills to implement the treatment protocol
- learn the specific exercises for patients with PHPS
- develop expertise in building a personal care plan for each patient
- gain an understanding of the anatomical features involved
Outline
This programme will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to Plantar Heel Pain Syndrome
- Risk Factors in Plantar Heel Pain - A Literature Review
- Assessment of Plantar Heel Pain - A Literature Review
- Treatments for Plantar Heel Pain - A Literature Review
- A New Protocol for Plantar Heel Pain
- Anatomy and Relevant Structures in Plantar Heel Pain
- Other courses in development...
Target audience
This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.
Practicalities
Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 14-16 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.
Types of Activities - Reading Physiopedia pages, journal articles, book chapters. Watching videos. Attempting quizzes. Participating in an international discussion forum.
Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 14.3 Physioplus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.
Requirements to complete this course
In order to complete this programme of courses and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:
- Respect the Physioplus Community Culture.
- Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
- Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
- Complete each of the required courses
- Submit a written assignment that meets that passes the assessment criteria.
- Complete a course evaluation form.
Keywords: assessment, evidence, Fascia, heel pain, heel spurs, PHP, PHPS, plantar, plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, plantar heel pain syndrome, treatment
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Programme courses
This programme involves the following 9 courses:
Plantar Heel Pain Syndrome Overview
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is one of the most common foot pain conditions treated by clinicians. A range of terms have been used over the last 300 years to describe pain experienced under the plantar aspect of the heel. These terms all focus on specific pathologies even though the underlying pathology of PHP remains largely unknown. In this course, the first in a series of courses on Plantar Heel Pain Syndrome, Bernice Saban discusses the various terms used to describe PHP before exploring the prevalence, location and behaviour of PHP.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
calcaneal spur, heel, heel pain, heel spur, plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, Plantar heel pain, plantar heel pain syndrome
0.8 points
0 percent complete
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Plantar Heel Pain Syndrome Overview
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is one of the most common foot pain conditions treated by clinicians. A range of terms have been used over the last 300 years to describe pain experienced under the plantar aspect of the heel. These terms all focus on specific pathologies even though the underlying pathology of PHP remains largely unknown. In this course, the first in a series of courses on Plantar Heel Pain Syndrome, Bernice Saban discusses the various terms used to describe PHP before exploring the prevalence, location and behaviour of PHP.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
0.8 points
0 percent complete
Risk Factors in Plantar Heel Pain – A Literature Review
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a complex, multifaceted condition, which affects numerous adults globally. Despite its prevalence and debilitating impact, its aetiology is still not well understood. Numerous risk factors for PHP have been proposed. However, studies are often of poor quality and yield conflicting results, which hampers effective, evidence-based management of PHP.
This course is the second in a series on plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS). The literature regarding PHP will be reviewed in three parts as three separate courses: 1) Risk Factors; 2) Assessment; and 3) Treatment. In this first literature review course, Bernice Saban evaluates the available evidence to determine which factors are associated with the development of PHPS. Watch out for the next course, which assesses the literature about assessment techniques for PHPS.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
calcaneal spur, calcaneus, heel, heel pad, heel pain, heel spur, plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, Plantar heel pain, plantar heel pain syndrome
1.3 points
0 percent complete
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Risk Factors in Plantar Heel Pain – A Literature Review
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a complex, multifaceted condition, which affects numerous adults globally. Despite its prevalence and debilitating impact, its aetiology is still not well understood. Numerous risk factors for PHP have been proposed. However, studies are often of poor quality and yield conflicting results, which hampers effective, evidence-based management of PHP.
This course is the second in a series on plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS). The literature regarding PHP will be reviewed in three parts as three separate courses: 1) Risk Factors; 2) Assessment; and 3) Treatment. In this first literature review course, Bernice Saban evaluates the available evidence to determine which factors are associated with the development of PHPS. Watch out for the next course, which assesses the literature about assessment techniques for PHPS.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
1.3 points
0 percent complete
Assessment of Plantar Heel Pain – A Literature Review
The diagnosis of plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS) is mainly based on a patient's symptoms and manual palpation of the painful heel. Validation of this diagnosis through a reliable clinical test is, however, still elusive. Although various tests have been proposed for the assessment and diagnosis of PHPS, no test has been accepted as the “gold standard”. A thorough analysis of the available research regarding the assessment tools for PHPS is, therefore, warranted to identify tests that could accurately establish the status of the patient and measure changes in their symptoms following treatment. This course is the second of three literature review courses on PHPS. The final literature review course will focus on interventions for PHPS.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
foot function index, heel, heel pain, patient reported, physical assessment, plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, Plantar heel pain, plantar heel pain syndrome, PRO, windlass test
0.8 points
0 percent complete
More info.
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Assessment of Plantar Heel Pain – A Literature Review
The diagnosis of plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS) is mainly based on a patient's symptoms and manual palpation of the painful heel. Validation of this diagnosis through a reliable clinical test is, however, still elusive. Although various tests have been proposed for the assessment and diagnosis of PHPS, no test has been accepted as the “gold standard”. A thorough analysis of the available research regarding the assessment tools for PHPS is, therefore, warranted to identify tests that could accurately establish the status of the patient and measure changes in their symptoms following treatment. This course is the second of three literature review courses on PHPS. The final literature review course will focus on interventions for PHPS.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
0.8 points
0 percent complete
Treatments for Plantar Heel Pain – A Literature Review
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is generally considered a self-limiting condition for most individuals. However, up to 20 percent of individuals continue to experience PHP for more than a year. Because the aetiology of PHP is still not well understood, there is uncertainty about how to manage this condition effectively. Various interventions have been proposed for PHP, but they lack the support of high-quality evidence. Clinicians are, therefore, left with a variety of treatment options, but no clear guidance on the optimal management of plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS). This course is the final literature review in the series on PHPS, and it discusses the evidence for various PHPS treatments.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
evidence, evidence-based, heel pain, literature, plantar fasciitis, Plantar heel pain, plantar heel pain syndrome, treatment
1.1 points
0 percent complete
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Treatments for Plantar Heel Pain – A Literature Review
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is generally considered a self-limiting condition for most individuals. However, up to 20 percent of individuals continue to experience PHP for more than a year. Because the aetiology of PHP is still not well understood, there is uncertainty about how to manage this condition effectively. Various interventions have been proposed for PHP, but they lack the support of high-quality evidence. Clinicians are, therefore, left with a variety of treatment options, but no clear guidance on the optimal management of plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS). This course is the final literature review in the series on PHPS, and it discusses the evidence for various PHPS treatments.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
1.1 points
0 percent complete
A New Protocol for Plantar Heel Pain
There is a lack of evidence for any of the commonly used evaluation and treatment tools for plantar heel pain (PHP). However, in this course, Bernice Saban uses supporting evidence to discuss a new protocol for the optimal assessment and management of PHP. This course follows on from the literature review series about the risk factors, assessment tools and treatment options for PHP.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
calf muscle, calf stretches, gastroc, heel, heel pad, heel pain, massage, physical assessment, physiotherapy assessment, plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, Plantar heel pain, plantar heel pain syndrome, treatment, Ultrasound
1 points
0 percent complete
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A New Protocol for Plantar Heel Pain
There is a lack of evidence for any of the commonly used evaluation and treatment tools for plantar heel pain (PHP). However, in this course, Bernice Saban uses supporting evidence to discuss a new protocol for the optimal assessment and management of PHP. This course follows on from the literature review series about the risk factors, assessment tools and treatment options for PHP.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
1 points
0 percent complete
Anatomy and Relevant Structures in Plantar Heel Pain
Plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS) is a poorly understood, complex condition. In order to optimally manage PHPS, it is necessary to examine the underlying anatomical structures and establish the relationship between plantar heel pain (PHP) and the tissues involved. This lecture will explore the muscular, nervous and fascial structures underlying the foot and ankle in relation to the most common theories on PHPS (including plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spurs) and the “new protocol” for the management of PHPS introduced in the previous course.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
calcaneal spur, calcaneus, heel pain, heel spur, medial calcaneal nerve, plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, Plantar heel pain, plantar heel pain syndrome, plantar nerve, tibial nerve
1.2 points
0 percent complete
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Anatomy and Relevant Structures in Plantar Heel Pain
Plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS) is a poorly understood, complex condition. In order to optimally manage PHPS, it is necessary to examine the underlying anatomical structures and establish the relationship between plantar heel pain (PHP) and the tissues involved. This lecture will explore the muscular, nervous and fascial structures underlying the foot and ankle in relation to the most common theories on PHPS (including plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spurs) and the “new protocol” for the management of PHPS introduced in the previous course.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
1.2 points
0 percent complete
The Theory and Practice of Massage and Exercise for Plantar Heel Pain
Manual therapy is commonly used by physiotherapists to improve mobility and reduce pain. Myofascial restrictions of the posterior calf muscles have been implicated in the development of plantar heel pain (PHP) as they interfere with both the extensibility and the contractibility of the muscles and fascia, thus impeding optimal functioning. This course investigates manual therapy - the practical component of the treatment of plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS) - as described in the “new protocol” for the management of PHPS. Manual therapy in the “new protocol” refers to deep friction massage therapy techniques, which are based on the teachings of Dr James Cyriax. After applying these manual techniques, exercises are prescribed to restore the optimal functioning of the muscle. This course follows the lecture on the “Anatomy and Relevant Structures in PHP”. The next course in this series is the “Application of the New Protocol for PHP”.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
Cyriax, deep tissue massage, exercise, exercise rehabilitation, heel pain, massage, medial calcaneal nerve, neurodynamic testing, plantar fascia, Plantar heel pain, plantar heel pain syndrome, plantar nerve, tibial nerve
1 points
0 percent complete
More info.
More info.
The Theory and Practice of Massage and Exercise for Plantar Heel Pain
Manual therapy is commonly used by physiotherapists to improve mobility and reduce pain. Myofascial restrictions of the posterior calf muscles have been implicated in the development of plantar heel pain (PHP) as they interfere with both the extensibility and the contractibility of the muscles and fascia, thus impeding optimal functioning. This course investigates manual therapy - the practical component of the treatment of plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS) - as described in the “new protocol” for the management of PHPS. Manual therapy in the “new protocol” refers to deep friction massage therapy techniques, which are based on the teachings of Dr James Cyriax. After applying these manual techniques, exercises are prescribed to restore the optimal functioning of the muscle. This course follows the lecture on the “Anatomy and Relevant Structures in PHP”. The next course in this series is the “Application of the New Protocol for PHP”.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
1 points
0 percent complete
Application of the New Protocol for Plantar Heel Pain
Enhancing your management of patients with plantar heel pain starts with an understanding of the “new protocol” for Plantar Heel Pain Syndrome (PHPS). This course explains how to put this knowledge into practice with a step-by-step approach to the assessment and treatment of the patient. The initial focus is on the interview and physical examination to ensure that the important information is gathered from the patient. Following this, the planning of the initial session, as well as the treatment series as a whole, are discussed, thus providing a framework for the optimal management of patients with PHPS.
Differential Diagnosis, Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
assessment, heel, heel pain, interview, physical assessment, plantar fasciitis, Plantar heel pain, plantar heel pain syndrome, subjective assessment
1.1 points
0 percent complete
More info.
More info.
Application of the New Protocol for Plantar Heel Pain
Enhancing your management of patients with plantar heel pain starts with an understanding of the “new protocol” for Plantar Heel Pain Syndrome (PHPS). This course explains how to put this knowledge into practice with a step-by-step approach to the assessment and treatment of the patient. The initial focus is on the interview and physical examination to ensure that the important information is gathered from the patient. Following this, the planning of the initial session, as well as the treatment series as a whole, are discussed, thus providing a framework for the optimal management of patients with PHPS.
Differential Diagnosis, Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
1.1 points
0 percent complete
Plantar Heel Pain Summary and Practical Demonstrations
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a complex and multifactorial condition with many factors proposed to be associated with it. With the aetiology of PHP still poorly understood, it is shrouded in uncertainty regarding its optimal management. Subsequently, many questions arose during this series on PHP, which can now be answered based on the literature discussed during this series. This final course in the programme on PHP will answer the questions raised while also providing practical demonstrations on the assessment and treatment techniques described in the “new protocol”.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
calf muscle, calf stretches, deep tissue massage, heel pain, massage, plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, Plantar heel pain, plantar heel pain syndrome
1 points
0 percent complete
More info.
More info.
Plantar Heel Pain Summary and Practical Demonstrations
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a complex and multifactorial condition with many factors proposed to be associated with it. With the aetiology of PHP still poorly understood, it is shrouded in uncertainty regarding its optimal management. Subsequently, many questions arose during this series on PHP, which can now be answered based on the literature discussed during this series. This final course in the programme on PHP will answer the questions raised while also providing practical demonstrations on the assessment and treatment techniques described in the “new protocol”.
Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal - Lower Limb
1 points
0 percent complete