Heel Pain Treatment - Chiropodist in Peterborough and Whitby, ON

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Heel Pain  - Chiropodist in Peterborough and Whitby, ON[[posterous-content:pid___0]]

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Chiropodist Peter Guy discusses the symptoms, causes and treatment for heel pain (plantar fasciitis).

Heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis is a very common foot problem.
Pain will occur upon arising in the morning or when standing up after prolonged sitting. The plantar fascia is a strong fibrous band of tissue that originates in the heel and runs toward the ball of the foot. The plantar fascia helps to stabilize the arch. The problem begins when there is stress applied to the plantar fascia due a foot fault or instability. Plantar fasciitis can result from your arch collapsing while you walk as the heel lifts off the ground. This leads to the foot muscles in your arch trying to resist this arch collapse along with the plantar fascia. When the heel lifts off the ground the foot bends and twists in the middle and causes stretching in the plantar fascia. The stretching of the plantar fascia over time can lead to microtears in the plantar fascia. The microtearing can occur anywhere along the length of the plantar fascia. The plantar fascia will be become inflamed as it pulls away from its insertion point located underneath the heel bone or calcaneus. Over time as the plantar fascia pulls away from the heel bone at its attachment site it can cause a bone spur to form on the heel bone. The heel spur is a secondary X ray finding and is not the real problem. If left untreated plantar fasciitis can become chronic and becomes more difficult to treat. It is difficult to rest the foot because every step you take will stretch the plantar fascia and aggravate the problem. This problem can progress rapidly and needs to be addressed as soon as possible before it becomes a chronic problem.

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