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Persistent foot pain
Peter Baquie1, Nicola Quigley, Laura Baquie
1Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Hawthorn Football Club, Melbourne, Victoria. peter.baquie@bigpond.com
Background:
Persistent foot pain can present difficulties in both diagnosis and management.
Objective:
This article aims to describe an approach to diagnosis and management based on the location of the pain, the patient's age, and the type of activity being undertaken.
Discussion:
Accurate diagnosis is important for persistent foot pain, as the investigation and management varies significantly between conditions. As a background to understanding common conditions encountered, this article reviews the age related changes in foot structure, foot loading and pathologies. A more detailed discussion of commonly encountered conditions follows.
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