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C. Fat Pad Syndrome (3) Treatment: Modify training or activity to decrease trauma Appropriate shoewear Heel cup for protection and lift effect Basket-weaving taping program to maintain heel pad height NSAIDS Therapy with modalities Injection with anaesthetic only--steroid use may cause further atrophy Surgery will most likely result in scarring and therefore even less elasticity Previous slide Next slide Back to first slide View graphic version