What is plantar fasciitis?

Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the thick tissue on the bottom of the foot (plantar fascia) causing heel pain.

How do members experience plantar fasciitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with plantar fasciitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for plantar fasciitis*

Who has plantar fasciitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 16
30s 79
40s 201
50s 372
60s 295
70+ 139

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 203
Female 893

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What is plantar fasciitis?

Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the thick tissue on the bottom of the foot (plantar fascia) causing heel pain.



Common symptoms reported by people with plantar fasciitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for plantar fasciitis

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Compare treatments taken by people with plantar fasciitis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have plantar fasciitis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with plantar fasciitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has plantar fasciitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 4 new patients joined this month
  • 242 say plantar fasciitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 16
30s 79
40s 201
50s 372
60s 295
70+ 139
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 20
20-29 years 91
30-39 years 147
40-49 years 146
50-59 years 88
60-69 years 21
70+ years 10

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 203
Female 893

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 652
Not Diagnosed 46

These charts show data from plantar fasciitis patients who have completed their condition history
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