ALMOST-INSTANT CURE FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS THAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT
Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, a flat tendon stretched on the base of your foot, from your heel to the base of your toes.
RISK FACTORS OF PLANTAR FASCIITIS
Although we don’t know the exact and universal cause of plantar fasciitis, several contributing factors were confirmed over the years.
High-impact sports:
Putting too much strain on your foot is a great risk factor for all sorts of foot traumas and conditions, that s why plantar fasciitis is so common among athletes. Dancers are also at risk, especially ballerinas since many of their dancing positions are quite strenuous to the plantar fascia.
Overweight:
Excess weight is another way of putting too much strain on your feet: the more the body weight, the more the risk of developing plantar fasciitis. Losing weight decreases the severity of plantar fasciitis symptoms in many cases.
Excessive standing:
Certain professions have a higher risk of developing plantar fasciitis since most of the time is spent standing.
Posture and gait problems:
Back problems like scoliosis, or even a slight difference in leg length, are some other contributing factors to the development of plantar fasciitis. They lead to an uneven distribution of your body weight between your feet, making one foot more likely to suffer from plantar fasciitis.
Flat feet:
Flat feet are another independent risk factor for plantar fasciitis
Injury:
Traumas to the heel and/or to your toes can also increase your risk of getting plantar fasciitis
Inflammatory conditions:
Local inflammatory processes like rheumatoid arthritis or gout can eventually damage the plantar fascia and thus start plantar fasciitis.
Gender and age:
Statistically, women are more likely to get plantar fasciitis, and age after 40 is another contributing risk factor (possibly due to age-related changes in the tendons).
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF PLANTAR FASCIITIS
As a rule, the main symptom of plantar fasciitis is acute pain, often described as stabbing. In many cases, this is the only symptom of plantar fasciitis, and it always follows a consistent pattern:
It’s worse immediately after rest. For example, plantar fasciitis sufferers experience a sharp episode of pain during their first steps in the morning or immediately after getting up from sitting for a long time.
After the initial episode, 10–15 minutes of walking usually make the pain less severe.
In 70% of the cases, the pain is unilateral (in one foot).
In rare cases, the pain can be accompanied by swelling, numbness, or a tingling sensation in the foot but this is rare and should be examined separately since it may indicate damage to the local nerves.
NATURAL TREATMENTS OF PLANTAR FASCIITIS THAT WORK
Since you are reading this, chances are you have decided that you do not wish to take harmful drugs and injections as treatments for the pain you’re experiencing.
Most of the information on the internet about plantar fasciitis is the repetition of the same remedies, many of which may not have worked for you. General practitioners are not prepared to treat plantar fasciitis, and often resort to prescribing anti-inflammatories or painkillers.
Here are some recommendations and steps that you can take. All of these have been beneficial for those who tried:
1. Rest Your Feet
Firstly, take time off from the repetitive movements that cause the condition in the first place. If your daily occupation requires you to stand for hours on end, day after day, then take a rest. It will do you no good to continue aggravating the pain in your feet.
2. Eat Better
Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the base of your foot. So, it makes sense to stop eating foods that cause or aggravate inflammation.
Instead, eat whole and natural foods that are rich in anti-inflammatory properties.
This pineapple smoothie is an excellent beverage that helps to reduce inflammation. Bromelain in pineapple is a natural painkiller.
3. Walk Barefoot
Wearing the wrong type of shoes for long periods can, over time, make the feet muscles weak and unable to support the arch of the foot, leading to plantar fasciitis. So, it makes sense to shed footwear whenever possible to regain a strong foot core.
If you have pain, slowly easing into walking barefoot may help. First, try walking on a smooth floor at home or in your office.
Walking barefoot on a wet sandy beach, where the seawater comes in, is one of the most healing activities you can do if you have plantar fasciitis.
4. The Instant Cure For Plantar Fasciitis
This should be one of the first things you try if you have plantar fasciitis. The stretching exercises most practitioners teach take too long to heal.
5. Foot Reflexology
Reflexology is a massage technique used on various points on the top, bottom, sides, and toes of the feet to relieve tension, improve circulation and heal the body. The technique is quite amazing for relaxing the flow of subtle energy through the meridian points.
In our body, a system of nerves runs vertically down the front and up the back of the body. They are the reflex channels that connect all the organs, glands, and tissues of the human body.
Some of the channels turn around at the feet, which is why the action of pressing in this area stimulates and moves along ultramicroscopic energy through the entire length of the body.
When an area of the foot is hard and tender, it usually needs a gentle but firm massage to rub away the pain. Massaging for 2–3 minutes each time, no more than three times a day is usually helpful for relief. Always use blunt reflexology tools, never sharp objects.
A foot roller is a useful tool that you can use without having to depend on a reflexologist. Place it on your foot, simply roll and apply enough pressure.
This Teraflop Foot Massager Roller is designed to target trigger points in the foot arch, and heels for firm kneading that stimulates and relaxes.
6. Compression Foot Sleeves
After massaging with a foot massager roller, put on a snug pair of compression foot sleeves. Users have reported immediate relief and making the pain more bearable.
Foot sleeves can be worn during the day and even while sleeping. The pressure from these sleeves pushes your lymph fluid up the leg and helps your blood to flow better from the legs to the heart.
It helps your muscles relax, improves blood flow, and reduces swelling and pain. With better blood flow, inflammation can be reduced, allowing your feet to recover faster from pain.
7. Epsom Salt Foot Soak
A foot bath soak is very useful and easy for relieving foot pain. It not only helps relax the muscles in your feet, but also the fascia tissue.
BOTTOM LINE
I come across many people who suffer from plantar fasciitis for an unnecessarily long time before they find any relief or healing. Most of them have many sessions of physiotherapy yet do not find much improvement.
By resting your feet as appropriate, eating better, and applying a few of the above methods, I trust that you will soon find relief and even stop the pain completely.