Plantar Fasciitis is a cause of heel pain or pain in the bottom of the foot. It is caused by the swelling in Plantar Fascia which is a ligament (a flat band of tissue) present in your foot to connect your toes with heel bone. It can be cured with the help of different kinds of foot exercises or, in worst cases, through steroids.
Plantar Fasciitis is common in middle-aged people as they use to walk and work in standing position more than older ones. Sales persons, sportsmen, over the counter sales executive, waiters, watchman, guards, soldiers and different kind of professionals who spent longer duration on standing position feel heel pain which can be controlled through some relaxing movements.
Causes
Plantar Fasciitis is caused by pulling and damaging a ligament called plantar fascia that works as a support to your arch of the foot. As you stand for longer duration giving less time to your feet to relax, the plantar fascia gets weak and tiny tears start to occur in it. You can observe the arch of your foot getting swollen and when you stand, walk or run, your foot hurts.
Continuous stretching and pulling can cause inflammation, which may be lethal. Plantar Fasciitis can occur in both feet or only in one foot. Mostly, people find it in one foot due to putting weight on one foot for a longer duration than the other one.
According to Family Wellness Chiropractic Clinic Whitby, Plantar Fasciitis mostly occurs in following cases:
- When you are having flat feet or high arches,
- If you are overweight,
- When, while walking, your feet are rolled inward,
- When you have hard surfaces to walk, stand or run for a longer period,
- When you wear tight or hard to fit shoes,
How to Treat Plantar Fasciitis
To cure Plantar Fasciitis, there are different kinds of physical treatments, including, specific feet exercises, relaxing, wearing suitable pair of shoes and refraining from excessive physical work which involves standing and walking for a longer duration.
- The chiropractic professional will observe your feet by making you stand and walk.
- You will be asked questions about prior disabilities, past health issues, injuries and illness. Your doctor at Family Wellness Clinic would ask about the location of pain and the time of day when you feel excruciating pain.
- You have to tell your doctor about your physical activities and your present physical condition.
- An X-ray will be taken to identify the problem after which you be recommended with proper treatment. In most of the cases above mentioned treatments successfully reduce the pain to negligible limit however, in extreme cases when pain remains after a year, doctors recommend stints, steroids or other treatments.
How to Avoid Plantar Fasciitis
Avoiding Plantar Fasciitis can be easy if you follow certain guidelines:
- Foot massage; including, toes, heels and calves; always works well to avoid any kind of foot pain. You can take services of registered massage therapy clinic in your area.
- You can take organic supplements with high proteins to keep your tissue healthy.
- If you are a runner, always make sure to take calculated risk with your feet.
- Do not ignore your shoes. If you find them little uncomfortable, replace them with comfortable ones.
- Toe stretches, towel stretches and calf stretches are helpful to strengthen your muscles and tissues.