Plantar Fasciitis

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Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis

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Plantar Fasciitis or Something Else? What to Consider When That Heel Pain Doesn’t Improve

If you are one of the estimated 53 million people who run or jog in America (Outdoor Foundation's Outdoor Participation Report), you may have already heard about plantar fasciitis, a painful condition affecting the heel and one of the most common problems among running enthusiasts. Plantar fasciitis is defined as inflammation of the plantar fascia, the thick tissue on the bottom of the foot that connects the heel bone to the toes and creates the arch of the foot (National Library of Medicine).  

While there is a variety of solutions for plantar fasciitis, one of the simplest recommendations is to change shoes because running shoes begin to lose their structural support as the mileage…

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 Plantar Fasciitis or Something Else? What to Consider When That Heel Pain Doesn’t Improve

While there is a variety of solutions for plantar fasciitis, one of the simplest recommendations is to change shoes because running shoes begin to lose their structural support as the mileage accrues.

Plantar Problems

This website is here to help people who suffer from Plantar Fasciitis. It is something I feel strongly about having effected me for so long. The information here is my own opinions about shoes, orthotics and other potential solutions to the Plantar Problem.

The Plantar Fasciitis Survival Guide

The Authority in Plantar Fasciitis Treatment. The ultimate tool for everyday people to fix their heel pain!

FootCareMD

Home exercises to stretch your Achilles tendon and plantar fascia are the mainstay of treatment and reduce the chance of recurrence.

Painful Feet

Welcome to Painful-Feet.com, where we take a non-medical look at foot pains, problems such as Plantar Fasciitis and heel spurs. As a sufferer of plantar pain myself for several years now, I found it hard to get information on the Internet that was not too “technical” or “medical”, hence this website was created to help you, the people with painful feet, get information and impartial reviews of products or treatments that could help you.

OrthoInfo

More than 90% of patients with plantar fasciitis will improve within 10 months of starting simple treatment methods.

RunnersWorld

While it's typical to experience pain in just one foot, massage and stretch both feet. Do it first thing in the morning, and three times during the day.

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