Management of plantar heel pain: a best practice guide informed by a systematic review, expert clinical reasoning and patient values.

"Competing interests: Three authors (MC, BV, MSR) each conducted a randomised controlled trial that was evaluated in this review."

"Funding: DM was a recipient of funding from the PPEF for this study, and was part-funded by the NIHR/HEE Senior Clinical Lecturer scheme. This article presents independent research part-funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) CAT SCL-2013-04-003. CJB is supported by an MRFF TRIP Fellowship (APP1150439)"

"The systematic review element was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42018102227), without any deviation from the published protocol. Funding was received from the Private Physiotherapy Education Fund, in the UK, who took no part in the design, conduct or reporting of the research. The review adhered to the guidelines for good reporting of a mixed-methods study () and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement for systematic reviews."