{"id":161,"date":"2016-05-03T12:47:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T02:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footsmart.net.au\/?page_id=161"},"modified":"2024-04-08T16:16:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T06:16:08","slug":"heel-arch-pain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/footsmart.net.au\/heel-arch-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Plantar Fasciitis – Heel & Arch Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Do you experience severe pain in the heel and arch upon standing after periods of rest, for instance your first steps in the morning? Feelings of having a bruised heel? Does the pain often settle once you start moving only to return throughout the day? You may have plantar fasciitis!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common sporting injuries. And with the exception of trauma, it is the most frequent cause of chronic pain felt in the heel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plantar fascia is a strong connective tissue that attaches the heel to the ball of the foot and performs a vital supporting role in retaining the arch structure. As such, plantar fasciitis is when these ligaments that connect the heel to your toes become inflamed, causing heel and arch pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along with faulty biomechanics, the plantar fascia and heel bone can be overloaded by poorly constructed footwear, being overweight, or a change in activity levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inflammation is only rarely observed and so the condition should probably just be called \u201cplantar heel pain\u201d, because \u201citis\u201d denotes the presence of inflammation. In this regard, anti-inlammatory agents (eg. Ibuprofen) will not help the condition. The absolute key to treatment is to seek the earliest possible expert help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Our podiatrists will assess your postural, walking and running gait closely to determine why the damage has occurred, then prescribe an appropriate treatment plan to rectify the cause and relieve the symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shockwave therapy is our newest and effective treatment used to treat the following conditions including heel pain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each appointment will take around 10 to 20 minutes and on average, six to eight treatment sessions are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shockwave therapy is performed in just a few simple steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to learn more <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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