PLANTAR MYOFASCITIS

FOOT PAIN

Plantar myofascitis is a term that refers to pain on the sole of the foot. Do you have it? Frustrated? Chiropractic can help you.

What is the Plantar Fascia?

It is a condition that tends to respond poorly to traditional treatment. The pain and muscular dysfunction can seriously affect the normal life of an individual, but in an athlete it’s a disaster in both training and racing performance.

Conventional therapy (without surgery) usually requires six weeks to three months. In contrast, with the appropriate chiropractic treatment it often resolves within a few weeks. If it's chronic, then an occasional regular treatment may be necessary.

What causes this painful condition on the sole of the foot?

• Improper warm-up by athletes and hikers alike,

• fixations in one or more foot joints (especially the calcaneus and cuboid),

• over-pronation,

• a tight Achilles tendon,

• a high-arched foot,

• flat feet and

• an imbalance in the pelvis, (sacroiliac joint anatomy)
  
  
• a short leg (Leg length Inequality)
  
  
• sacroiliac joint treatment
  
  
• a sudden increase in training mileage all may cause plantar fascitis.

There are also certainly other causes in the knee, hip and lower leg. There is no substitute for a thorough examination to discover the cause. Another, your weight? Consider then our Free weight loss programs. Long distance walking, running and cycling, or just standing can overwork these muscles. As they are chronically over-worked, they start to shorten causing plantar myofascitis.

When a muscle shortens, it is less resilient and is more easily damaged, and becomes painful. This applies for example to the Rotator Cuff syndrome in the shoulder, just as it would in the foot. Rotator Cuff Syndrome.

It may also develop years after a poorly managed ankle sprain that permanently changed your gait - the way you walk. The body compensates by trying to strengthen the attachment for muscles now undergoing undue stress. For more about the chiropractic ankle sprain treatment, click here. Ankle Joint pain ....

CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT

Chiropractors interested in the foot excel in the treatment of this problem because they look at the whole kinematic chain – the sacro-iliac joints, the hips, the knees, the feet …

While it is not adequately researched, there is a suggestion that a night splint which stretches the plantar fascia may help. Ankle exercises and stretches of the calf muscles and the arch of the foot are extremely important. These must be done on a regular basis, especially first thing in the morning for your plantar myofascitis. Best barefoot, with a cushion, carpet under the heel.

Reduced training may be important for an athlete in the acute phase. Icing of the sole is much safer than anti-inflammatory pills. Use an ice-block directly over the painful area, and follow it with moist heat. Do it, repeating several times, in the bath.

Weight loss may be appropriate. Smoking aggravates the healing of all such conditions - it reduces the oxygen in the blood, vital for healing.

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