Frequency of Neuropathic Pain in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for the Evaluation of Pain and Fatigue For this evaluation, the patient is asked to mark his/her severity of pain and fatigue on a horizontal 10-cm line with number 0 on one end representing "no pain or no fatigue" and number 10 on the other end indicating "very severe pain or very severe fatigue". Foot Function Index (FFI): Sub-parameters of FFI; pain, disability and activity limitation and is a scale consisting of a total of 23 items. The pain subscale includes nine items and measures the severity of foot pain in different situations. The disability subscale includes 9 items and evaluates the severity of the person's difficulty in performing functional activities due to foot problems. The activity limitation subscale includes 5 items and measures the person's activity limitations due to foot problems. People answer the questions with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), taking into account their foot conditions a week ago. A higher score indicates more pain, disability, and activity limitation. Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Yalıman et al. in 2014. Pain-DETECT: The survey consists of 9 questions, with a score range of 1-38. Scores of 12 and below are considered as 'NA component is unlikely', scores between 13-18 are considered as 'NA component is uncertain', and scores of 19 and above are considered as 'NA component is possible'. Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Alkan et al in 2013. Central Sensitization Scale (CSI): The survey consists of 25 questions. Each question is scored between 0 and 4 (0=never, 4=always). A score of forty and above 31 indicates the presence of CS with 81% sensitivity and 75% specificity. SS severity is defined as 0-29 subclinical, 30-39 mild, 40-49 moderate, 50-59 severe, 60 and above very severe. Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Keleş et al in 2021.