QUANTIFY: Quantitative Understanding of Advanced Novel Techniques for Imaging Fasciitis and Yielding Biomarkers
This study is to create a test that can accurately find and measure the problem areas in muscle and fascia tissue, also known as myofascial pain. The hypothesis is that a combination of imaging findings will be able to detect when myofascial pain is present. The goal is to improve management of myofascial pain by making better tools to find changes in the muscle and fascia tissues for a more personalized treatment. This project was funded by the HEAL initiative (https://heal.nih.gov/).
• Clinical diagnosis of plantar fasciitis
• Duration of plantar fasciitis pain greater than or equal to 3 months
• Severity of plantar fasciitis pain greater than or equal to 3/10
• Clinical diagnosis of insertional Achilles tendinopathy:
• Duration of Achilles tendinopathy pain greater than or equal to 3 months
• Severity of Achilles tendon pain greater than or equal to 3/10
⁃ Control group:
⁃ • Similar age, sex, and BMI as plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy groups