Chiropractic Care for Plantar Fasciitis: How to Get Relief from Foot Pain Fast
Here’s what you need to know.
Plantar Fasciitis Basics
The connective tissue is the plantar fascia, joining the heel bone to the toes. This tissue aids in supporting the foot’s arch and helps with the mechanics of walking. When the tissue becomes irritated or loses its resilience, normal walking, much less running, becomes painful. If no treatment is received, the patient can develop bone spurs accompanied by even more debilitating pain.
Causes of Plantar Fasciitis
There are a number of causes of this inflammation and pain in the fascia:
- An increase in activities like beginning a walking or running program, dancing
- The structure or shape of the foot
- The surfaces on which you stand, walk, dance, or run
- The type of shoes you wear
- Your weight, especially a recent weight gain
- Nerve compression in the foot or in the back
- Stress fracture of the calcaneus
- Reduction of the fatty tissue under the heel
- Medical conditions like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
Chiropractic Care and Plantar Fasciitis
Up to 70% of cases of plantar fasciitis can be helped successfully with chiropractic care, although recovery may take a few months. A treatment plan would involve manipulations to realign the bones and joints of the affected area. This reduces the pain and inflammation and allows the patient to return to normal activity.
Some other techniques a chiropractor may use are:
- Spinal manipulation to realign the spinal column to allow for proper function throughout the body, including the plantar fascia.
- Specific stretches and exercises to help stretch the plantar fascia so that it can handle stress without detaching from the heel bone.
- Orthotic shoe inserts designed to prevent further damage and reduce tension on the fascia.
- Low-Level Laser Therapy, or LLLT, to reduce inflammation and pain; also aids in healing the damaged tissue itself.
- Taping the affected foot to provide support during the day.
- Massage of the foot and ankle.
- Ice therapy.
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