Plantar Fasciitis needs those Orthotics
October 3, 2008 by: ToddieMParticularly, as it applies to plantar fasciitis and heelpain, Best Website Review Blog does a great job at explaining why orthotics are so vital when foot pain rears its ugly head.
It also shows how common and wide spread the problem of plantar fasciitis really is.
I often tell my patients that you would never go to the grocery store, and buy off the rack one of those reading glasses. In much the same way, why would you buy an arch support when you can get a custom made orthotic? Every foot is different, and thus, requires its own prescription.
Lucky that your foot prescription isn’t known to change as rapidly as your eyes do!
Orthotics are a huge part of the treatment regiment that I give to my patients. Plantar fasciitis is essentially a structural defect; and as such, requires structural bracing. Orthotics go a long way toward relieving the stress that is causing the inflammation and pain often associated with plantar fasciitis.
October 18th, 2008 at 10:55 am
As mentioned in several articles, stretching, is one of the most effective treatment options for plantar fasciitis. Of course I’m sure combining stretches with some form of arch support insole would be very effective. What are your thoughts?
October 18th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Stretching is absolutely critical, Mark, I agree with that.
Depending on the severity of the inflammation, some might be able to get by with only that.
Usually people by the time they see me are in pretty severe pain and require a more extensive treatment regiment
January 4th, 2009 at 10:08 am
yo…
disagree…