PLANTAR FASCIITIS TREATMENT
WHAT IS PLANTAR FASCIITIS?
Plantar Fasciitis is a very common heel pain condition, which involves the inflammation of a thick band of tissue called the Plantar Fascia that connects the heel bone to your toes. The inflammation results in a stabbing pain that is often experienced first thing in the morning or after periods of rest. It can settle throughout the day, but sometimes may return after prolonged standing and/or walking. The pain generally occurs after activity as the fascia cools down, but not during exercise.
WHAT CAUSES PLANTAR FASCIITIS?
The Plantar Fascia acts like a shock absorber for your foot and can become less flexible as we age. Our feet evolved to adapt to terrain changes, but in the modern world we have smoothed everything out to generally be flat.
The result is that the Plantar Fascia performs repetitive actions over & over again, which can result in over-tightness of the fascia and sometimes even micro-tears may occur.
While it is sometimes difficult to identify the precise cause of Plantar Fasciitis there are common risk factors. These include -:
- Some forms of exercise including prolonged walking on hard, man-made surfaces, distance running, ballet dancing and aerobics.
- People between the ages of 35 to 70.
- Excess weight.
- Individual foot mechanics. Flat feet, high arches and abnormal walking patterns can all affect weight distribution and putt stress on your Plantar Fascia.
- Workplace occupations that keep workers on their feet can contribute to the onset of Plantar Fasciitis.
- Occupations such as factory workers, nurses and teachers are occupations that can contribute to the condition.
PLANTAR FASCIITIS TREATMENT

If you feel that you have Plantar Fasciitis and could do with a thorough assessment by a Sydney sports podiatry team member, you can either book online on any of our website pages or call on 1300 1 2 FEET (3338).
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