Background: Heel pain is getting very common in females. About 80% of heel pain is due to Plantar fasciitis. It is the inflammation of a thick tissue underneath the foot that makes the foot arch. It affects both physically active and sedentary individuals. Plantar fasciitis can subside if risk factors are adjusted and treatment started as early as possible.

Objective: To find the prevalence of Plantar fasciitis and its association with different risk factors and physical activity in females.

Study Design: Analytical/Cross-sectional study using non-probability and convenient sampling.

Methodology: This study was conducted on 189 females of age between 15 to 49 in the Gujrat district. A self-structured questionnaire was developed to find the risk factors among the target population. Godin Leisure Time Questionnaire was used to assess the effect of physical activity on plantar fasciitis. Windlass test was used to diagnose plantar fasciitis. The Chi-square test was applied to find out the p-value for an association between variables.

Results:  The prevalence of planter fascia was 38.62% among females. There was a significant relationship found between plantar fasciitis and BMI(p<0.001), active lifestyle (p=0.03)and shoe wearers without heel pads (p=0.003).In the current study, 49% of sufferers were living an active lifestyle. Collectively 55.40% of women were wearing shoes without heel pads either fairly many times or always.,47% with more than normal BMI (24.9) had acquired plantar fasciitis.

Conclusion: Plantar fasciitis is quite common among females. Being overweight or obese, wearing shoes without heel pads, high level of physical activity on regular basis are the risk factors of plantar fasciitis.

Index Terms-

Plantar fasciitis, Heel pain, BMI, Foot pain, Risk Factors, podiatry