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PLANTAR FASCIITIS IS THE NUMBER ONE FOOT PROBLEM IN AMERICA. IT CAN STRIKE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE FIRST FEW STEPS IN THE MORNING CAN BE VERY PAINFUL AND FORCE YOU TO CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE IN DEALING WITH THE PAIN.

IN MOST CASES, PLANTAR FASCIITIS IS CAUSED BY A STRETCHING OF THE BAND OF TISSUE CALLED THE PLANTAR FASCIA THAT RESULTS IN BRUISING AND TEARING CAUSING SEVERE PAIN.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO TREAT THE PROBLEM AND NOT JUST THE SYMPTOM. STEROID INJECTIONS AND SURGERY TREAT THE SYMPTOM BUT NOT THE PROBLEM'

WHEN THE FOOT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE STRAIN ON THE PLANTAR FASCIA. BY REALIGNING THE FOOT IN THE CORRECTED POSITION AND INCREASING THE HEIGHT OF THE ARCH, THE STRESS IS TAKEN OFF THE PLANTAR FASCIA ALLOWING THE HEALING PHASE TO TAKE PLACE AND GET RID OF THE INFLAMMATION. THE EASIEST WAY TO SEE IF YOUR FEET ARE OUT ALIGNMENT IS TO EXAMINE YOUR SHOES.  MOST PEOPLE WITH PLANTAR FASCIITIS HAVE OUTSIDE HEEL WEAR ON AN OLD PAIR OF SHOES ALTHOUGH MAY NOT SHOW UP ON A RECENTLY PURCHASED PAIR.

​As a Podiatrist specializing in Plantar Fasciitis, I have found the best way to get rapid relief is to hold the foot in the ideal position and cast the foot and have an orthotic made to hold the feet in that corrected position. For my out of town patients, I send a foam kit and an arch band to hold the foot in the corrected position.