Persistent foot pain.
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Baquie
Peter
P
Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Hawthorn Football Club, Melbourne, Victoria. peter.baquie@bigpond.com
Quigley
Nicola
N
Baquie
Laura
L
Blackney
Mark
M
D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010808:Physical Examination