plantar fasciopathy

Effectiveness of Lower Limb Exercise in Chronic Heel Pain: A Critical Narrative Review of Stretching, Progressive Loading and Regional Strengthening

Aishwarya Gandhi & Taruna Kumawat · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Chronic heel pain is among the most frequent musculoskeletal complaints presenting to primary care, podiatry and physiotherapy services, and a substantial minority of those affected remain symptomatic for years. Exercise directed at the lower limb is recommended almost universall...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91433

Effectiveness of Dry Needling, Dynamic Cupping and Instrument-assisted Soft-tissue Mobilisation in Plantar Fasciitis: A Critical Narrative Review of Individual and Combined Use

Rahil Iqbal & Kanika Jain · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Plantar fasciitis, more broadly described as plantar heel pain or plantar fasciopathy, is commonly treated with exercise, stretching, education and load modification, yet clinicians frequently add dry needling, cupping or instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilisation when symptoms...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71402