Plantar Fasciitis Precaution

Certain precautionary measures need to apply in Plantar Fasciitis, which include

• Walking, standing, running, jumping all the foot activities increase pressure in the plantar fascia. Therefore it is very important to avoid the increasing the pressure on this tendon. Therefore, sufficient rest of the foot is most important precautionary measure in Plantar Fasciitis.
• You should care when you placing or landing your feet for different foot activities. It is very important uniform landing, instead of giving pressure only on the heel or toes. Because during initial landing the pressure in more and if it is not uniformly distributed creates Plantar Fasciitis.
• During walking or running do not drag yourself forward with your lower limbs. Utilize the gravity and upper body part should move forwards along with leg movement. Lean your body slightly from the ankles running. It is also advise maintain short stride, and place feet directly under the center of mass of the body.
• during prolonged sitting or resting position dorsiflex the foot, this will allows starching of the calf and ankle tendon and relaxes the plantar fascia.
• Run or walk on smooth surface
• Avoid using stairs as much as possible.
• Avoid climbing of hills.
• Use soft- cushioned shoes.

Home remedies

Plantar Fasciitis can be treated or controlled by following some simple home remedies, such as

• Fill a tub with ice water and dip your feet till the pain related to Plantar Fasciitis reduced.
• Stretching of plantar fascia, Achilles tendon and calf muscles by performing some home exercise steps is beneficial for reduction of Plantar Fasciitis
• Plantar Fasciitis should avoid sports activities, which require standing, running, or walking activity, prefer to perform low -impact sports like swimming, bicycling etc.
• Replace any ill-fitted or worn out sports shoes with new properly fitted sports shoes.
• Prefer to use night splints to overcome the severe pain symptoms arise at morning in Plantar Fasciitis. Night splints can soothingly stretch the plantar fascia and Achilles tendon. This will help to prevent stiffness in this tendons at the night. Weight management is very important to manage Plantar Fasciitis, so take healthy diet and avoid fat rich food items.

Treatment

Before initiating treatment, the doctor usually orders for X-ray. X-ray images of the affected bone can diagnose any anatomical bone deformity such as protrusion of the heel bone may involve in symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis. This can only rectify by surgical intervention. Negative finding of such problem can be treatable by following ways:

• Taping the foot is an excellent way of instantly relieving the symptoms and pain under the heel. The right application of the Tapping method can allow healing of plantar fascia and reduce the symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis. It is recommended that regularly follow this treatment method till the symptoms totally rid off.
• Several physical therapies including electrotherapy including the application of ultrasound rays to the Plantar Fasciitis affected foot can relieve symptoms. In addition, manual techniques like massage can also provide
• An assistive device like Lumino Cielo All-Day Compression Socks is a specialized compression sock specially designed for Plantar Fasciitis, which is effective to provide ankle support and pain relief.
• Pain killer or analgesic medication can also prescribe to reduce the pain and internal inflammation in the affected foot.
• If above-mentioned therapy does not provide a relaxing effect in Plantar Fasciitis, then the doctor may recommend Gait analysis for detection of biomechanical foot problem. Depending upon the findings insertion of orthotic inserts can be prescribed by the doctor.