Self-treatment for plantar fasciitis is usually involves rest, icing, massage and stretching. Ice massage with a can of frozen juice combines two of these. Grooved rollers are available or try a rolling pin. Applying pressure to the deep spaces and specific muscles is effectively done by stepping on a golf ball or Knobble (see my […]
The feet are the base support of our posture and gait. When they are off, the joints and structures above them can suffer as well as the feet themselves. Plantar fasciitis pain is the most common foot complaint I treat in my Boston area Neuromuscular Therapy center. It helps to simplify this complex base of […]
With either true plantar fasciitis (inflammation of the fascia) or an underlying problem with the muscles, I treat pain in the bottom of the feet in basically the same way in my Boston area Neuromuscular Therapy center. 1) Warm-up the feet with manual work to get the blood circulating and soften the connective tissue. Fascia […]
Elsie was referred to my Neuromuscular Therapy center in Metro-West Boston for treatment of plantar fasciitis by a long-time patient whose foot pain I had treated successfully within the previous few months. She had such typical symptoms that I thought it would be instructive to review her case. Elsie’s symptoms started after a party when […]
People with foot pain usually think of the condition called plantar fasciitis, but there is another source that is easier and less painful to treat. It’s caused by Trigger Points in the calf muscles. Two of those muscles, the gastrocnemius and the soleus have referred pain patterns into the foot, one to the underside of […]