Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 1 , Pages 95-97 , July 2002

Plantar fasciitis: a new experimental approach to treatment

  • B.S Dmitri Luke

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dmitri Luke, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, 4 Park Place, North Caldwell, NJ 07006. Tel.: +973-837-9159

Received 30 May 2001 ,Accepted 31 October 2001.

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Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 1 , Pages 95-97 , July 2002