Plantar Fasciitis Pain Relief
Non-surgical pain relief treatment in Columbia, MD
Medical Name
- Plantar Fasciitis
The Condition
- Heel and Foot Pain
How Plantar Fasciitis Develops
- There are multiple reasons you can get plantar fasciitis. Overuse, repetitive trauma (running, etc), pronation, and prolonged standing can lead to microtrauma and scar tissue formation.
What is Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- How we handle Plantar Fasciitis:
- Advanced soft tissue tx
- Dry needling
- Specific exercises to strengthen the foot/ankle/arch complex
Common Causes of Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis is not an uncommon injury. The heel can undergo 60 tons of stress for every mile walked, not including the stress of high-impact activities.
You may develop Plantar Fasciitis pain from an injury, an old injury that never healed correctly, overuse, overworking an injury, or repetitive motions of high impact or stress on the area.
Patients may also be seeking heel and foot pain treatment due to Achilles tendonitis, stone bruises, heel spurs, stress fractures, and tarsal tunnel syndrome.
Plantar Fasciitis Relief at Home
If you are feeling heel and foot pain, you want to begin the treatment process at home ASAP to prevent the injury from worsening. We recommend patients rest their heel if they feel pain, alternate ice and heat therapies, use over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications as recommended, and change footwear to reduce impact.
It is important to always see a professional for heel and foot pain relief in Columbia, MD to get the right recommendations for your injury. At Elite Integrated Health, we will use our in-office heel and foot pain relief therapies to help reduce the stress on the area and advise on at-home methods to continue treatment.
Remember, do not continue to stress or overwork the area. Heel and foot pain can worsen into chronic conditions. Relax the area and schedule a consult ASAP to treat the cause before it worsens.
Dr. Josh Bross’ Take
Why do we want to stretch the calf so much? The injury usually happened because it was stretched too much. Makes no sense to me! We should concentrate on removing scar tissue, decreasing inflammation, and strengthening the arch.