Plantar Fasciitis
Foot And Ankle Specialists
Heel Home Care:
1. Wear pads / arch supports and recommended shoe gear at all times.
2. Take the medications as prescribed. If you begin to experience any side
effects, with the medication, i.e., (1) nausea / vomiting
(2) dizziness (3) headache (4) fluid retention or (5) an elevation in blood
pressure, please stop taking the medication immediately
and notify the office. While these are rare side-effects they may occur.
3. Limit activity until you are advised otherwise. If you are a sports medicine
patient, please stay with the exercise program you were
advised to follow. 00como Barefoot Or anything equal to going barefoot such as
house slippers, stocking feet, flip flops, sandals, dress flats,
loafer style shoes, and J or boat shoes. In most cases, heel pain has a
mechanical origin and you must constantly provide continued mechanical support
which is the primary method of treating this condition.
6. Stretching exercises ~Two times a day. Achilles Stretch - Hands against wall or counter. Stretch with leg straight
and knee bent (10 second hold with each one) Repeat 10 to 15 times each leg.
B) Stretch ~ Place a rolled towel under ball of foot, hold with resistance
and stretch foot back toward you, hold for 8 to
10 seconds, then stretch foot away from you 8 to 10 seconds. Relax. Alternate to
other foot 10 to 15 times each foot. . [ C~,\KGI:tiB!sRiIl or frozen water
bottle Exercise - Place frozen water bottle under arch of you foot while in a
sitting position.
~ Roll back and forth from the ball of your foot to the fat pad of the heel. 5
to 10 minutes each foot, 2 to ;) times daily.
7. NI T SPLINT: If you are just beginning treatment of Plantar fasciitis and /
or Achilles tendinitis you may not have received a night
splint this time. Therefore, pl~regard number 7 for the moment If after 4 to 6
weeks you have failed to improve wi~
regards to proms. a ni.,.ga~lint may be considered a part of your treatment
program at home. For the frrst2 weeks the night
splint may be .ortable. If you wake in the middle of the night uncomfortable,
remove the night splint and get some rest.
The followin ght p e use the night splint again. It may take a period of 2,to 5
weeks to become use to wearing the llight .splint
through evening. In er to appropriately treat plantar fasciitis and J or
Achilles tendinitis, it may require the use of a night
splin -o-r-?:!!linimUlR,of-tl-to.p, iblyeven 12 months.
Athletic Shoes:
New Balance:
800 series (AllTerrain)
500 series
700 series (Cross Trainer)
600 series XT
800 series XTW
Nike:
Air Max Running Shoe
MaxAirXT
AirXT
Air MaxXT
If you are looking for a black on black shoe, New Balance 606 series. Footlocker
carries this shoe and will order this shoe if your
size is not available.
Casual and/or dress shoes:
For Women:
Clarks
Scauffs
Aerosoles
Thicker soled square toed dress shoes.
For Men:
Rockport ProWaiker
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If you have trouble locating an appropriate shoe, you may want to access
www.newbalance.com on the Internet to order shoes.
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