Editing Plantar fasciitis (section)

==Epidemiology==
Plantar fasciitis is the most common type of plantar fascia injury<ref name="Jeswani_2009"/> and is the most common reason for heel pain, responsible for 80% of cases. The condition tends to occur more often in women, military recruits, older athletes, dancers,<ref name="Toronto_2017">{{cite book | vauthors = Kim J, Mukovozov I |title=Toronto Notes 2017: Comprehensive Medical Reference and Review for the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Exam Part I and the United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 2 |year=2017 |publisher=Toronto Notes for Medical Students Incorporated |isbn=978-1-927363-34-8 }}{{page needed|date=August 2020}}</ref> people with obesity, and young male athletes.<ref name="Tahririan_2012"/><ref name="Monto_2013">{{cite journal | vauthors = Monto RR | title = Platelet-rich plasma and plantar fasciitis | journal = Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review | volume = 21 | issue = 4 | pages = 220–224 | date = December 2013 | pmid = 24212370 | doi = 10.1097/JSA.0b013e318297fa8d | s2cid = 5968932 }}</ref><ref name="Orchard_2012"/>

Plantar fasciitis is estimated to affect 1 in 10 people at some point during their lifetime and most commonly affects people between 40 and 60 years of age.<ref name="Rosenbaum_2014"/><ref name="Lareau_2014"/> In the United States alone, more than two million people receive treatment for plantar fasciitis.<ref name="Rosenbaum_2014"/> The cost of treating plantar fasciitis in the United States is estimated to be $284 million each year.<ref name="Rosenbaum_2014"/>

=== Prognosis ===
According to studies following patients with plantar fasciitis over several years, 20% to 75% of individuals no longer have any symptoms within a maximum of one year after the onset of symptoms.<ref name = "Hansen_2018">{{cite journal | vauthors = Hansen L, Krogh TP, Ellingsen T, Bolvig L, Fredberg U | title = Long-Term Prognosis of Plantar Fasciitis: A 5- to 15-Year Follow-up Study of 174 Patients With Ultrasound Examination | journal = Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | volume = 6 | issue = 3 | pages = 2325967118757983 | date = March 2018 | pmid = 29536022 | pmc = 5844527 | doi = 10.1177/2325967118757983 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book  | vauthors = Buchanan BK, Kushner D |title= Plantar Fasciitis |date=2023 |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK431073/ |work=StatPearls |access-date=2023-07-15 |place=Treasure Island (FL) |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |pmid=28613727 }}</ref>

Having a [[Heel Spur|heel spur]] (bony protrusion at the heel) in addition to heel pain does not worsen the prognosis of recovery. Individuals with and without heel spurs recover at the same rate.<ref name = "Hansen_2018" />

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