Plantar Fasciitis

Get out of bed in the morning, heel appeared severe tingling! ? Plantar fascia is a fibrous connective tissue a strip extending from the heel to the forefoot, arch formed. Hiking or running during this fascia can help support the foot stable. When standing, showing flat arch; the start, the heel rises, the plantar fascia also followed contraction, bending arch, toes giving strong propulsion force. But overuse is easy to cause plantar fasciitis. Some of the fibers plantar fascia over-extension, even when the tear, it will inflammation, and thus lead to bone spurs.

Get out of bed in the morning, heel appeared severe tingling! ? How to say? Because the rest of the fascia tissue injuries began to heal, and to take the pace of the fascia will suddenly tightening. Pain and stiffness suddenly a sense of “touch” that is made!

Common following three conditions:

PLANTAR FASCIA AND THE MEDIAL CALCANEAL INTERSECTION PAIN:
Mostly found in patients with valgus, medial fascia by pronation and has long been pulled. Patients often complain wake up or feel uncomfortable sedentary immediately got up to walk, after about five minutes after the symptoms disappear. In addition, prolonged standing on hard ground will feel a sharp pain.

PLANTAR FASCIA AND HEEL INTERSECTION IN THE MIDDLE AND THE OUTER PARTS OF THE PAIN:
Landing on the heel (heel strike) over the outside of the foot to the ground, it will cause too much ground to give the foot reaction force injuries to the lateral side of the fascia, outside of shoes such patients often have excessive wear.

PARTIAL PLANTAR FASCIA NEAR THE ARCH PAIN:
Common in patients with high arches, high arches arch cushioning ability is poor, can not effectively disperse from the weight of the body, leading to repeated fascia under pressure and damage.

Common treatments which will be given:

TAKING PAINKILLERS
To soothe the pain.

PHYSIOTHERAPY
Rest and physical therapy to improve heel pain, including FM, electrotherapy.

CHINESE MEDICINE TREATMENT
In traditional Chinese medicine heel muscle table to stimulate nerve endings, dilate blood vessels, promote blood circulation, improve the surrounding tissue nutrition, to swelling, the purpose of the anti-inflammatory and analgesic.

COMMON HOT FOOT BATH CAN RELIEVE PAIN.

IN SEVERE CASES, SURGERY IS REQUIRED TO EXECUTE PLANTAR FASCIA.