Endocrine Abstracts

Plantar heel pain (PHP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders of the foot, yet its etiology is poorly understood. Although obesity is the most common cause of PHP, there is little information available about the prevalence and associated factors in obese patient with PHP. The aim was to determine prevalence of various co-morbidities in obese patients with PHP and assess associations. A hundred and fourthy nine obese and overweight participants (29 males, 120 fema...