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Professional diversity can lead to varied practice and treatment choices. Understanding PHP management can aid clinical benchmarking, inform knowledge mobilisation strategies, and may support shared decision making between patients and referrers. This study explored the management of plantar heel pain by United Kingdom (UK) registered healthcare professionals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional, online survey using the Jisc Online Surveys platform. 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Treatments employed by podiatrists and physiotherapists were similar. Advice on nonsteroidal anti\u2010inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (226; 83%), and simple analgesics (e.g., paracetamol) (221; 81%) to manage pain was commonly provided. Only 6.4% frequently performed steroid injections. Patient information was commonly provided (359; 88%); however, most practitioners (297; 83%) lacked resources in languages other than English.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Healthcare professionals in the UK favour exercise and prefabricated orthoses when managing PHP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jfa2.70087","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,11]],"date-time":"2025-10-11T17:44:52Z","timestamp":1760204692000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Plantar Heel Pain Management: A Survey of UK Registered Healthcare Professionals"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7596-6334","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chris","family":"Drake","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine University of Leeds  Leeds UK"},{"name":"Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust  Wakefield UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lara","family":"Chapman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine University of Leeds  Leeds UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carole","family":"Burnett","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre  Leeds UK"},{"name":"Research and Innovation Department Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust  Leeds UK"},{"name":"Leeds Institute of Medical Research University of Leeds  Leeds UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jill","family":"Halstead","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust  Leeds UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anthony","family":"Redmond","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine University of Leeds  Leeds UK"},{"name":"NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre  Leeds UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Edward","family":"Roddy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Musculoskeletal Health Research School of Medicine Keele University  Keele Staffordshire UK"},{"name":"Haywood Academic Rheumatology Centre Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust  Burslem Staffordshire UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Richard","family":"Wilkins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine University of Leeds  Leeds UK"},{"name":"Podiatry Department Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust  Leeds UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anne\u2010Maree","family":"Keenan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre  Leeds UK"},{"name":"School of Healthcare University of Leeds  Leeds UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_15_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2519\/jospt.2023.0303"},{"key":"e_1_2_15_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12891\u2010019\u20102718\u20106"},{"key":"e_1_2_15_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2325967118757983"},{"key":"e_1_2_15_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s13047\u2010023\u201000620\u20104"},{"key":"e_1_2_15_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598\u2010022\u201019588\u20105"},{"key":"e_1_2_15_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s13047\u2010020\u20100377\u20103"},{"key":"e_1_2_15_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports\u20102017\u2010098998"},{"key":"e_1_2_15_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports\u20102019\u2010101970"},{"issue":"5","key":"e_1_2_15_10_1","first-page":"227","article-title":"Economic Burden of Plantar Fasciitis Treatment in the United States","volume":"39","author":"Tong K. 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