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Plantar Fasciitis

What is Plantar fasciitis Stages

Plantar Fasciitis, a heel condition that is affecting a large ligament structure that runs through the arch of your foot and attaches to the base of your heel. Plantar fascia may become inflamed and thick caused by the irritation at the heel’s base. Pain is often worse in the morning and after prolonged sitting. The day to day strain on the inflamed fascia causes irritation which in turn prevents or slows down the healing. Therefore, in order to treat this condition, it is important to reduce the strain until it has healed.
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Plantar fasciitis Stages

Recent Onset
Patients feel a sort of pain in the heel’s base or may also feel some slight pull in plantar fascia that can be described as foot’s sole tightness. Another symptom in the earlier stages is the feeling like the patient is stepping on a stone. Early treatment and intervention is best to prevent chronic heel pain.
Chronic
The symptoms are acute when the condition has fully developed. It is more of a pain instead of just a stiffness or pulling. The pain is consistent. Patients take longer to walk in the mornings due to the extreme pain. Once the pain subsides most patients find walking not painful at all the whole day. However, after a number of steps, fatigue on foot and heel pain can return later in the afternoon or sometimes evening.
Severe
If plantar fasciitis is left untreated it can become severe. Patients can feel pain majority on that day. Even sitting and laying down the pain can described as throbbing. Most patient who have severe plantar fasciitis stopped activities and struggle walking daily movements. Other patients with plantar fascia that is severe developed deeper surface or fascia laminar tears.

What Is The Best Treatment For Plantar Fasciitis?

Depending on the severity of the condition will depend on the treatment.

  • Rigid sports tape (Recent onset)
  • Orthotics (Ongoing pain on a daily basis)
  • Immobilisation (Extreme pain or torn fascia)
  • Shockwave therapy (Ongoing pain on a daily basis)

 

Who Suffers

Plantar fasciitis condition may affect both women and men. Most are over 30 years old, while most of the other patients over 60 years old.

Plantar Fasciitis Causes

There is no single cause of plantar fasciitis. Poor footwear, high arches, flat feet, increased physical activity, over stretching and body weight can all be contributing factors.

How to treat plantar fasciitis?

Firm sole shoes as they reduce flexion in the foot and hence reduces plantar fascia’s strain. Avoid lightweight, flat shoe types.

Stretching the calf muscle as this releases the heel.

Shockwave therapy, at weekly or fortnightly intervals.

Ice packs as they should be applied the affected heel/arch area for 20-30 minutes every evening. (At least once)

Orthotics

Try to avoid bare feet (even around the house), pulling the toes back, beach walking, heel raises or running.

Avoid activities that load the forefoot or put the foot into a flexed position (hill, stairs, squats, and ladders), quick movement sports such as tennis, squash, netball, Zumba.

Avoid yoga poses that stress or lengthen the sole of the foot (downward dog in particular)

DO NOT roll your foot on a bottle or ball, hang your feet off a step or stretch the sole of your foot.

Welcome to Footmech Podiatry

We are dedicated to provide the most up to date approaches in functional foot care foot available for residents in Reigate and the surrounding Surrey towns.

Services we offer at Footmech

Footmech has a wide scope of practice that encompass all aspects of footcare. The main areas of focus are functional bio-mechanics which encompasses assessing and treating Musculoskeletal conditions that manifest in the foot, ankles, legs, knees, hips and back.

Other areas of focus are nail and skin conditions such as in-growing toe nails, fungal nail infections, verrucae, corns and calluses. 

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Some Kind Words!

"I went to Iain following a sports injury that damaged my tendons and caused my arch to drop, resulting in excruciating pain when walking. Iain made a thorough biomechanical assessment and after just a few weeks of physiotherapy, I’m now able to walk comfortably again. His treatment was so thorough that through manipulation of specific points near my clavicle he even managed to free up my neck which had been locked rigid for months.

Totally recommend him."
Lisa Carey
"Iain has worked wonders! My problem was of continual bands of pain on the heels of both my feet which i tried to ignore for a long time , the pain started to affect my whole posture. The treatment that Iain gave me has meant that i can walk pain free. He has also giving me a series of exercises going forward."
Brian Woods
“Iain has been great throughout - he carefully considered my situation, came up with an effective plan and was honest about what treatments would work best.”
J. Cz
Iain uses his expert knowledge and experience to treat all leg and foot injuries or problems.

He gives you a thorough assessment ,fully explains how he would like to treat you and gives a cost estimate. The amount paid varies depending on how you respond to treatment and if you do your exercises!

For me I went to him hardly able to walk at the end of the day ,to being able to happily do a six mile walk with the dogs over rough terrain."
Tina Friedman
Tina FriedmanFreelance
"I highly recommend Iain for his excellent knowledge and understanding of the musculoskeletal conditions. He truly cares about the body mechanics difficulties and worked absolute miracles on my lower back issues through fascia manipulation. He also gave me manageable exercises to complete in between our sessions and really focused on my recovery. Can’t recommend him enough!!"
Isabelle CordierFreelancer
"I went because I thought I had plantar fasciitis.

Iain reviewed me, explained clearly how he would treat me, and roughly what it would cost. I have gone from having aching legs every day and struggling to walk at the end of the day to be able to do daily five-mile walks.

Thank you, Iain, you are amazing."
Susan Garner
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