Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It involves inflammation of a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes (plantar fascia).
Plantar fasciitis commonly causes stabbing pain that usually occurs with your first steps in the morning. As you get up and move, the pain normally decreases, but it might return after long periods of standing or when you stand up after sitting.
You’re at greater risk of plantar fasciitis if you:
- Are female
- Are 40 to 60 years old
- Are obese
- Have flat feet or high arches
- Have tight Achilles tendons, or “heel cords”
- Have an unusual walk or foot position
- Often wear high-heeled shoes
- Spend many hours standing each day
- Wear worn-out shoes with thin soles
Ignoring plantar fasciitis may result in chronic heel pain that hinders your regular activities. Changing the way you walk as a way to relieve this pain might lead to foot, knee, hip or back problems.
At Vivacare Advanced Physiotherapy and Pain Clinic, our physiotherapists will assess the cause of plantar fasciitis in your case and advise you with individualized treatment plan. The clinic provides following therapies to bring you quick and long term relief from pain.
- Matrix Rhythm Therapy
- Manual Therapy
- IFT
- TENS
- Ultrasonic Therapy
- Kinesiology Taping
- Heat and Cold Therapy
- Theraband Stretches
- Posture Therapy
- PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy)
Our therapists will guide you with exercises that can stretch your fascia and Achilles tendon and strengthen your leg muscles, which will make your ankle and heel more stable and prevent the recurrence of the pain.