title: Persistent foot pain.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Hawthorn Football Club, Melbourne, Victoria. peter.baquie@bigpond.com
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baquie
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Quigley
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baquie
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blackney
mesh_terms: 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