TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Corticosteroids and Corticosteroid Antagonists A1 - Jobst, Erin E. A1 - Panus, Peter C. A1 - Kruidering-Hall, Marieke PY - 2020 T2 - Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e AB - CASE STUDYThe patient is a 20-year-old cross-country runner in her junior year of college with complaints of right heel pain for the past few months. The team physician diagnosed her with plantar fasciitis. He prescribed meloxicam, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), to take on an “as needed” basis to decrease pain and inflammation and referred her to physical therapy. The patient has no other significant medical problems. Upon examination, the physical therapist noted that the patient had pain with palpation of the right calcaneal plantar fascia insertion, decreased active and passive talocrural joint dorsiflexion, and decreased passive ankle dorsiflexion with the knee extended (indicating decreased flexibility of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex). Finally, the therapist noted that the patient’s running shoes provided little pronation support and were worn beyond their functional life span. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/12 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1192817177 ER -