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==Signs and symptoms== When plantar fasciitis occurs, the pain is typically sharp<ref name="Jeswani_2009">{{cite journal | vauthors = Jeswani T, Morlese J, McNally EG | title = Getting to the heel of the problem: plantar fascia lesions | journal = Clinical Radiology | volume = 64 | issue = 9 | pages = 931β939 | date = September 2009 | pmid = 19664484 | doi = 10.1016/j.crad.2009.02.020 }}</ref> and usually unilateral (70% of cases).<ref name="Tahririan_2012"/> Bearing weight on the heel after long periods of rest worsens heel pain in affected individuals.<ref name="Molloy_2012"/> Individuals with plantar fasciitis often report their symptoms are most intense during their first steps after getting out of bed or after prolonged periods of sitting.<ref name="Goff_2011"/> Symptoms typically improve with continued walking.<ref name="Goff_2011"/><ref name="Tu_2011"/><ref name="Jeswani_2009"/> Rare, but reported, symptoms include [[Hypoesthesia|numbness]], [[paresthesia|tingling]], [[Edema|swelling]], and radiating pain.<ref name="Monto_2013"/> Typically there are no [[fever]]s or night sweats.<ref name="Rosenbaum_2014">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rosenbaum AJ, DiPreta JA, Misener D | title = Plantar heel pain | journal = The Medical Clinics of North America | volume = 98 | issue = 2 | pages = 339β352 | date = March 2014 | pmid = 24559879 | doi = 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.10.009 }}</ref> If the [[plantar fascia]] is overused in the setting of plantar fasciitis, the plantar fascia can rupture. Typical signs and symptoms of plantar fascia rupture include a clicking or snapping sound, significant local swelling, and acute pain in the bottom of the foot.<ref name="Jeswani_2009"/>
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