Plantar Fasciitis is the
most common cause of heel pain & greatly impacts our daily lives and
activities like standing, walking, jogging, running, etc. Plantar fasciitis is
common among Diabetics, however not exclusive.
The hallmark feature is
to experience a sharp shooting pain in the heels while taking a 1st step in
morning, and/or after a period of inactivity.
This pain is due to an internal swelling secondary to micro-tears in the
soft tissues around the heal. This swelling increases during the period of
inactivity like sitting and sleeping and pain disappears after walking for
about 15-20 minutes.
We suggest a few useful
home remedies to help you fight this problem:
1. Give rest to your
feet.
2. Use soft footwear at
all times.
3. Avoid wearing high
heel foot wear.
4. Silicon heel cup
shoe-inserts can be used in official footwear.
5. Roll your feet over
ice bottle or ice pack at least 3 times a day.
6. Stretching exercises
for ankles and toes must be done at least twice a day.
7. Check your blood
sugars, thyroid and Vitamin D & B12 levels.
8. Over the counter
anti-inflammatory gives good relief from pain.
With the regular
implementation of the above methods, in majority of the cases, heel pain
subsides completely. However, in some cases, the healing process takes time
from a few months to a year and need further treatment like:
1. Local steroid
injection.
2. Platelet Rich Plasma
injection.
3. Surgical release of
Plantar Fascia.
To read more please visit
our website url:
Joint Replacement Surgeon
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