Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis

Are you having pain in your heal?  Is it interfering with your lifestyle?  Are you avoiding doing things because it’s painful to walk? You may have plantar fasciitis.

Plantar fasciitis is inflammation on the bottom of the foot. It occurs when the thick band of tissue on the bottom of the foot is overstretched or overused. It can be painful and make walking more difficult. It can feel like you are standing and walking on a nail. It is the most common complaint of foot problems.

The most common complaint is pain and stiffness in the bottom of the heel. The heel pain may be dull or sharp. The bottom of the foot may also ache or burn. The pain may develop slowly over time, or suddenly after intense activity.

The pain is usually worse:

• In the morning when you take your first steps
• After standing or sitting for a while
• When climbing stairs
• After intense activity

Treatments

Your doctor will usually first recommend the following:

• Tylenol or Advil or Motrin to reduce pain and inflammation
• Heel stretching exercises
• Resting as much as possible for at least a week
• Wearing shoes with good support and cushions
• Apply ice to the painful area. Do this at least twice a day for 10 - 15 minutes, more often in the first couple of days.
• Try wearing a heel cup, felt pads in the heel area, or shoe inserts.
• Use night splints to stretch the injured fascia and allow it to heal.

If these treatments do not work, your doctor may recommend:

• Wearing a boot cast, which looks like a ski boot, for 3-6 weeks. It can be removed for bathing.
• Custom-made shoe inserts (orthotics)
• Steroid shots or injections into the heel

If the nonsurgical options don’t work your doctor may recommend surgery. Surgery is painful, not a lot of fun and has a lot of down time. Also, surgery has risks to a lot of complications.

The above treatments do not look fun or enjoyable. Fitworks Corrective Therapy is an alternative option to relieve the pain of planter fasciitis. Fitworks Corrective Therapy has an innovative and proven program that helps you find immediate relief.  In as few as 12 one hour sessions you can have permanent relief of plantar fasciitis.  How do you spell “Relief?” Fitworks Corrective Therapy. 

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks CorrectiveTherapy
www.fitworksutah.com