Plantar Faciitis
Are you struggling to play your favourite sports, or even to walk without pain?
Have the painkillers and anti-inflammatories failed you are you just hobbling around the house especially first thing in the morning does this pain really get you down.
Your foot contains 26 bones which are divided into tarsals (hind foot and mid foot)metatarsal (mid foot) and (forefoot )and phalanges’s toes - these bones work with many joints /muscles and tendons to provide balance support and movement making up about a quarter of all the bones in your body -it is easy to see why structural imbalances may occur causing pain.
This condition occurs much more commonly in women than men and much of it has to do with the changing environment of different shoes providing different structural support, including your time on feet and activity levels.
Doctors once thought this type of pain was caused by bony growths called heel spurs. Now doctors believe believe that heel spurs are the result — not the cause — of pain from Plantar Fasciitis.
A number of things can contribute to plantar fasciitis. While men can get plantar fasciitis, it’s more common in women. You’re also more likely to suffer from this condition as you age or if you’re overweight or on your feet for several hours a day.
Your risk also increases if you:
- Safety boots, wellingtons, flip-flops/sliders
- Have flat feet or a very high arch
- Often wear high-heeled shoes
- Tight Achilles or calves
- Have an unusual walk or foot position
Plantar Fasciitis Is a Stubborn Injury to Heal
Firstly the blood supply in this Zone is quite low which exacerbates the problem.
Secondly we walk all day adding insult to injury.
Thirdly it’s easy to feel you are over the worst of it and begin your normal routine again only for it to return with vengeance.
How can we help?
We have a proven track record in successfully treating Plantar Fasciitis through our unique Infra Red Sauna and hydrotherapy/hands on approach. We have found that this type of treatment provides better results than just hands on treatment alone and will assist in speeding up your recover time greatly.
In addition we often use bespoke orthotics and we use a pressure plate device in order to gather the information scientifically (both static and dynamic with 3 D recognition )and are able to therefore look at the ground reaction forces resulting in our ability to build you a bespoke Orthotic that will control the ground reaction forces for you and get you moving much better pain free.
A unique approach tailored to your Plantar Faciitis condition will over time bring about a lasting solution to this painful and annoying injury getting you back into the activities you wish to participate in ASAP.