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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Heel Pain via Ultrasound-Guided Injection

After reading this continuing education article, the podiatric physician will:

1. Recognize ultrasound images of medial, central and lateral plantar fascia bands.
2. Identify ultrasound imagesof normal anatomic medial, central and lateral plantar fascia bands.
3. Identify abnormal anatomicultrasound images of medial, central and lateral plantar fascia bands.
4. Identify painful areas ofplantar fascia using ultrasound imaging techniques.
5. Explain how to guide diagnostic and therapeutic injection of painful plantar fascia using ultrasound imaging techniques.
6. Define ultrasound terminology: hypoechoic, hyperechoic.