| You have painful plantar fasciitis, then you are | | | | best pain therapy. Most of the time, plantar fasciitis |
| probably looking a for quick and easy resolution to | | | | therapy can be done in your own home with |
| your pain. Right NOW! You think your alone with this | | | | exercise, rest and relaxation. There are some plantar |
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| for's but are looking for plain and simple answer and | | | | with this. Staying off your feet for a given amount |
| techniques to get rid of your pain. This is the most | | | | of time and rest from weight bearing activities is |
| common cause of foot problems in western society. | | | | recommended. Other times, your Podiatrist may tell |
| This condition is a condition due to an inflammation of | | | | you to apply tape to the bottom of your feet to |
| the flat band of tissue called the plantar fascia. Its | | | | help support your arches and reduce tension off your |
| function is to support the arch of your foot when | | | | plantar fascia. Typically this is located at the heel and |
| walking. Most people describe the pain like a sharp, | | | | just anterior to the insertion of the plantar fascia into |
| stabbing or burning sensation that starts at the heel | | | | the heel bone. This reduces swelling and inflammation |
| and tends to spread forward into the arch of the | | | | o allow the healing process to respond more quickly. |
| foot. hence lots of people are looking for answers, | | | | Strengthening and foot flexibility exercises are |
| treatment and quick results. This condition is | | | | integral and another treatment used to firstly help |
| agonizingly painful, frustrating and life draining and will | | | | with reduction of inflammation and pain reduction and |
| get worse without treatment. | | | | then looking at preventing the condition from |
| Causes | | | | returning. The use and application ice to the area of |
| The first step in order to receive the correct plantar | | | | inflammation for 10 minutes on and 20 minutes off, |
| fasciitis pain treatment is to figure out the cause of | | | | usually in the middle of the day and at the end of |
| the condition. Many different factors cause plantar | | | | the day. This procedure helps to reduce pain and |
| fasciitis, such as, tight calf muscles, injury from | | | | oedema which also speeds up the healing process. |
| running and jumping, arthritis both degenerative and | | | | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs will help alleviate |
| systemic, poorly fitting shoes,systemic disease, poor | | | | some pain. A Podiatrist will suggest specific stretching |
| body posture when running and walking, poor foot | | | | exercises of the plantar fascia, Achilles tendon and |
| posture and foot biomechanics, history of lower back | | | | hamstring and quadriceps muscles as a way of |
| injury and history of lower limb surgery. | | | | treating your plantar fasciitis. Even though plantar |
| Plantar Fasciitis Treatment | | | | fasciitis is frustrating and slow to heal, a visit to a |
| Your Podiatrist can help you diagnose your condition | | | | foot specialist called a Podiatrist can greatly reduce |
| and then outline a plan of action to treat it. After | | | | healing times and get you back into life quickly and |
| your diagnosis has occurred and prognosis | | | | easily. |
| determined, your Podiatrist will advise you on the | | | | |