Plantar Fasciitis in Spanish

What it means

Plantar fasciitis is swelling or inflammation of the plantar fascia, the thick tissue on the bottom of the foot that connects the heel bone to the toes and creates the arch of the foot. According to MedlinePlus, swelling occurs when this thick band of tissue is overstretched or overused, which can be painful and make walking more difficult. The most common symptom is pain and stiffness in the bottom of the heel, and the pain is often worse in the morning when you take your first steps. MedlinePlus describes plantar fasciitis as one of the most common orthopedic foot complaints. A health care provider will perform a physical exam, and x-rays may be taken to check for other problems. In Spanish the term is fascitis plantar.

Spanish term: Fascitis Plantar
Gender and article: feminine: la fascitis plantar
Pronunciation: fah-SEE-tees plahn-TAR

Other Spanish terms	Where it is used	Note
fasciitis	General	Spelling with a double i that MedlinePlus en español uses on its heel page for the general word, next to tendinitis and bursitis.

Fascitis plantar is the title of the MedlinePlus en español encyclopedia article, and it is feminine: la fascitis plantar. The encyclopedia spells fascitis with a single i, while the MedlinePlus en español page on heel problems writes fasciitis for the general word. The tissue itself is la fascia plantar, which the encyclopedia describes as the thick tissue on the sole of the foot.

Words the encyclopedia uses alongside it are talón (heel), calcáneo (heel bone), planta del pie (bottom of the foot), arco del pie (arch of the foot), tendón de Aquiles (Achilles tendon), pie plano (flat feet), espolón en el talón (heel spur) and férulas nocturnas (night splints). In English, MedlinePlus lists plantar fasciosis, plantar fasciopathy and jogger's heel, which it marks as a common name, among the alternative names.

Phrases for an appointment

What a patient or a clinician might say, in English and Spanish:

Who	English	Spanish
Patient	My heel hurts a lot when I take my first steps in the morning.	Me duele mucho el talón cuando doy los primeros pasos en la mañana.
Clinician	Is the pain on the bottom of your heel? Is it dull or sharp?	¿El dolor está en la parte inferior del talón? ¿Es sordo o agudo?
Patient	It is sharp, and the bottom of my foot burns after I stand for a while.	Es agudo, y me arde la planta del pie después de estar de pie por un rato.
Clinician	Do you run long distances, or have you changed your activity level recently?	¿Corre largas distancias, o ha cambiado su nivel de actividad recientemente?
Patient	Another doctor told me I have plantar fasciitis in my right foot.	Otro médico me dijo que tengo fascitis plantar en el pie derecho.
Clinician	I am going to press along the sole of your foot. Tell me where it hurts.	Voy a presionar a lo largo de la planta del pie. Dígame dónde le duele.
Clinician	We may take an x-ray to check for other problems.	Es posible que le tomemos una radiografía para verificar si hay otros problemas.
Patient	Does physical therapy include stretching exercises for the heel and the foot?	¿La fisioterapia incluye ejercicios de estiramiento del talón y del pie?

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Plantar Fasciitis
Spanish (Español)	Fascitis Plantar
Chinese (中文)	足底筋膜炎
Korean (한국어)	족저근막염
Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)	Viêm cân gan bàn chân
Filipino (Tagalog)	Plantar Fasciitis
Portuguese (Português)	Fascite Plantar
Thai (ภาษาไทย)	โรคพังผืดใต้ฝ่าเท้าอักเสบ
Japanese (日本語)	足底筋膜炎

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Related ICD-10-CM category

ICD-10-CM code: M72 → Fibroblastic disorders

Related terms

Your right to an interpreter in the United States

If English is not your primary language and you have difficulty communicating in English, you may need an interpreter or a translated document when you visit a doctor or dentist, go to the emergency room or pick up a prescription. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights states that two federal laws, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, require programs that receive its funding to provide language access services free of charge.

You can ask when you make the appointment or at the front desk: "I need an interpreter, please." «Necesito un intérprete, por favor.»

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Sources

This page is a language reference. It is not medical advice.