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There plantar fasciitis it’s a’inflammation which interests precisely the plantar area of the foot, a pain that from the base of the toes it reaches the heel, also causing heelitis and it is the consequence of an excessive and repeated overload on the feet. To be subjects in particular they are the sportsmen, strong people overweight and women in an advanced state pregnancy.
But hiring one is also causing it incorrect posture, which does not help distribute weight evenly on the foot, structural problems that directly involve the foot, and also using the wrong shoes because they are too big, too small or with too high heels. Let’s find out together how to learn to recognize it, treat it and fight it.
Plantar fasciitis how to recognize it
Knowing how to recognize it is only a first step to intervene and therefore cure it in time, before it risks turning into chronic pain.
Here are some maneuvers that may come in handy.
First you have to exert pressure with your thumb on heel while the foot is in dorsiflexion, or when the weight is all on the heels. In the presence of fasciitis, a very severe pain more or less towards half of the sole of the foot. To remove any doubts, however, you can contact an expert.
How to recognize plantar fasciitis: treatments
Once we have learned to recognize it, treating plantar fasciitis will be easier.
It will be necessary first of all correct posture with the help of lifts, orthotics, bandages or splints depending on the severity. We will then proceed with a massage therapy treatment practiced by a physiotherapist or massage therapist.
Between more specific treatments there are also the PRP and the shock wave therapy. In the first case it is a platelet gel which is obtained through the blood collection of the patient, to regenerate the tissues.
In the second case it is the transmission of low frequency pulses for improve blood circulation and thus trigger the regeneration of damaged tissue.
How to recognize plantar fasciitis: exercises to do at home
They can also be combined with therapy some activities to do at home in total autonomy. For example the exercises with a bottle of cold water to roll under the foot for about ten minutes, to relax the area.
Also there gym and it stretching can come in handy for rstrengthen the leg muscles, which will help correct posture and consequently a distribute the weight evenly on the foot.
Tips to prevent it
The secret to to prevent plantar fasciitis is learn how to choose the most suitable shoes for our feet and above all to understand which ones to wear based on the activity to be carried out. Also take thehabit of attending a postural gymnastics course it can be a great way to prevent foot pain and keep fit at the same time.
In the case of severely overweight people instead, it may be helpful to contact a dietician to educate oneself to ahealthier and more correct nutrition, which will help them lose a few kg on the scale and therefore weigh less on the foot.
