title: Complete remission of plantar fasciitis with a gluten-free diet: relationship or just coincidence?
abstract: We report the case of a 46-year-old woman with no known history for gluten sensitivity who presented severe heel pain, and was successfully managed with a gluten-free diet. Previously she had been unsuccessfully treated with several conservative remedies. The presence of musculoskeletal problems in patients with gluten sensitivity is not rare. To the best of our knowledge, however, this is the first case report mentioning the successful management of plantar fasciitis with a gluten-free diet. The case report highlights the importance of considering gluten sensitivity among other possible differential diagnosis for musculoskeletal pain insensitive to traditional therapies.
authors: Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: marco.paoloni@uniroma1.it.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Paoloni
authors: Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Division, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors: Emanuela
authors: E
authors: Tavernese
authors: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Ioppolo
authors: IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy.
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Fini
authors: Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.
authors: Valter
authors: V
authors: Santilli
mesh_terms: D055050:Diet, Gluten-Free / Q000379:methods*; D036981:Fasciitis, Plantar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods
keywords: Gluten sensitivity; Gluten-free diet; Heel pain; Plantar fasciitis