Getting Back on Your Feet: Plantar Fasciitis
If you’re a remotely active person, pain in your feet and heels is the last thing you want to worry about. Plantar fasciitis is a result of the plantar fascia – the ligament that supports the arch of your foot – becoming inflamed, irritated or is strained. This causes pain on the bottom of the foot near the heal bone.
While plantar fasciitis can occur for a number of reasons, the main causes are:
- Extreme arches, either very high or completely flat
- Tight calf muscles
- Sudden increase in high impact exercise/training
- Being overweight/obese
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Age-related degenerative changes
Once inflamed, any activity can irritate an inflamed plantar fascia. The most common symptom is pain in the morning when one gets out of bed and takes his/her first few steps. This pain can be sharp and may limit the ability to put weight on the foot. Characteristically, it will improve over the first few steps and get better throughout the day.
There are several recommended methods of treatment to get you back on your feet, free of pain, including:
- Night splinting, which has been shown in multiple studies to be the most effective. The patient can wear a padded splint that holds the foot in a neutral position while they sleep. Interestingly, sleep can aggravate many orthopaedic conditions! We generally hold our foot in certain positions while we sleep, which can aggravate plantar fasciitis pain. Comfortable plantar fasciitis nighttime splints can be purchased at a local drugstore and ARE the most effective treatment for this condition.
- Anti-inflammatory medicines (i.e., Aleve, Advil, etc.) used regularly for 10-14 days can be very effective.
- Physical therapy, focusing on calf stretching and other muscle strengthening exercises can help alleviate problems with plantar fasciitis long-term.
- Occasionally, a cortisone injection is recommended. This injection can be very helpful, though is often painful and is therefore reserved as a second-line treatment.
If you think you might be suffering from plantar fasciitis call and schedule an appointment with Dr. Matthew T. Boes today and get back on your feet!
Your style is really unique in comparison to other people I’ve read stuff from. Many thanks for posting when you’ve got the opportunity, Guess I’ll just bookmark this blog.
F*ckin’ amazing odpdoss things here. I’m very glad to look your article. Thanks a lot and i’m looking ahead to touch you. Will you please drop me a mail?
Right here is the right blog for anybody who wishes to understand this topic. You understand so much its almost tough to argue with you (not that I personally will need to…HaHa). You certainly put a new spin on a subject that’s been discussed for years. Great stuff, just wonderful!
Mail me this offer on hamzatlemcani1@aol.com
Next time I read a blog, I hope that it does not disappoint me just as much as this particular one. I mean, Yes, it was my choice to read through, nonetheless I genuinely believed you would probably have something interesting to talk about. All I hear is a bunch of complaining about something that you could fix if you were not too busy searching for attention.
I am john email me at hamzatlemcani1@aol.com
Hello pdofkds, i think that i saw you visited my web site thus i came to “return the favor”.I’m attempting to find things to enhance my website!I suppose its ok to use some of your ideas!!
It’s my opinion that fpfodidu a foreclosed can have a significant effect on the client’s life. Foreclosures can have a Several to a decade negative relation to a borrower’s credit report. A new borrower who have applied for a mortgage or just about any loans for example, knows that a worse credit rating will be, the more challenging it is for any decent bank loan. In addition, it may affect any borrower’s capability to find a respectable place to lease or hire, if that becomes the alternative property solution. Great blog post.
You made some decent points there. I looked on the net for additional information about the issue and found most people will go along with your views on this site.
I was more than happy to uncover this site. I need to to thank you for ones time due to this wonderful read!! I definitely enjoyed every little bit of it and i also have you saved to fav to see new stuff in your website.
Very good information. Lucky me I came across your website by accident (stumbleupon). I have saved it for later!
Good post. I learn something totally new and challenging on websites I stumbleupon every day. It will always be interesting to read articles from other writers and practice a little something from other websites.
You are so interesting! I do not believe I’ve read through something like this before. So great to find another person with some genuine thoughts on this subject. Seriously.. thank you for starting this up. This site is one thing that is needed on the web, someone with a bit of originality!
This is the right webpage for everyone who wants to understand this topic. You understand a whole lot its almost hard to argue with you (not that I actually will need to…HaHa). You definitely put a brand new spin on a subject that’s been written about for ages. Great stuff, just excellent!