OBJECTIVES: We investigated the factors affecting the thickness and elasticity of the heel pad and sought relationship between the heel pad thickness and elasticity and @entity158 . METHODS: Of 182 @entity1 who presented with a complaint of @entity158 over a three year period, 50 @entity1 (38 females, 12 males; mean age 46 years; range 23 to 73 years) met specific criteria for the study. A combined treatment modality was conducted throughout a year which consisted of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, contrast baths, stretching exercises, and changes in footwear design. At the end of a year, the results were assessed according to the criteria proposed by Wolgin et al. Measurements of heel pad thickness were performed according to the technique described by Jorgensen: compressibility index of the heel pad was calculated on anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the heel, loaded and unloaded by body weight. RESULTS: The results were good in 35 @entity1 (70%), fair in 12 @entity1 (35%), and poor in three @entity1 (6%). Four @entity1 (8%) developed recurrences. Increased heel pad thickness, @entity393 , and @entity245 were observed in males, in @entity1 above 40 years of age, in @entity28 @entity1 , in those with a pretreatment symptom duration exceeding 12 months, and in those with a greater subcalcaneal spur. CONCLUSION: The thickness of heel pad increases in relation to age and weight, resulting in @entity393 . In addition, subcalcaneal spur may be involved in @entity158 induction through decreasing heel pad elasticity.

[The relationship between the thickness and elasticity of the heel pad and XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese'] @entity245 :: ('MESH:D002658', 'Disease') :: ['delayed healing'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['heel pain'] @entity393 :: ('MESH:D034381', 'Disease') :: ['decreased elasticity']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['heel pain']
