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It has been suggested to me that plantarfasciitis is in fact likely to be flexor hallucis longus tendinitis, in many cases.
The FHL tendon does not come close to be anatomically located near to the most common place of plantar fasciitis symptoms, so whoever told you that is wrong.
Look up your anatomy textbooks and look at the location and depth of the plantar fascia on the medial side of the foot, and compare it to the course of the FH tendon. The plantar fascia is very superficial to the FH tendon in the medial arch.
Pathology in either area is easily to separately identify by palpation and or muscle testing - even distally near the 1st MTP joint.
Has anyone encountered a diagnosis of Flexor Hallucis Longus tendonitis with symptoms presenting on the plantar aspect of the foot - with or without plantarfasciitis?
Has anyone encountered a diagnosis of Flexor Hallucis Longus tendonitis with symptoms presenting on the plantar aspect of the foot - with or without plantarfasciitis?
The following paper describes a clinical association of plantar midfoot pain and FHL tenosynovitis.
James Michelson and Laura Dunn. Tenosynovitis of the FHL: A clinical study of the spectrum of presentation and treatment. Foot and Ankle International 2005 Vol26/4 291-303.
Plantarfasciitis vs FHL tendinitis
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