If you suffer from plantar fasciitis pain, you know how miserable it can be to just try and get through each day. Just walking to your car or to the water cooler at work can be a very painful experience. And although many doctors recommend painful and expensive surgery, statistics show that surgery only has a 30-60 percent success rate. That's the bad news. THE GOOD NEWS IS THIS...There is a very simple way TO GET RELIEF!! This natural technique takes less than 5 minutes to do and you only need to do it 3 times a week. This method is so effective that you will feel a reduction in pain and BEGIN HEALING WITHIN 72 hours or less! This is a simple, inexpensive and PERMANENT SOLUTION that that will solve your plantar fasciitis problem once and for all!! But first, we need to delve a little deeper into the issues involving this very painful condition....So let's get started!
*(NOTE: It would be a good idea to see a doctor to make sure why you are experiencing pain in your foot and/or feet.)
The first thing you have to realize is that plantar fasciitis pain happens when your plantar fascia ligament, which runs across the bottom of your foot is not stretching properly when you walk. This can be caused by being overweight or having flat feet or high arches or a combination of conditions that compromise the structual integrity of your feet. Wearing the wrong size shoes or shoes without proper support can be a factor. Especially if you overexercise in them. (For example: Run a marathon.) When the ligament gets too tight, it causes little tears and inflammation in that area of your foot.
That is why you feel pain in the heel and a general tightness in your foot and calf muscles particularly, when you wake up in the morning.
So, one very important thing you need to do as soon as you wake up is..
Because the pain is due to tightness of the plantar fascia ligament, you need to make it a daily habit of properly stretching your arches, calf muscles and all your leg muscles in general. Doing this every day is ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO HEALING AND PREVENTION!!!!
There are a few things you need to know about doing stretching exercises before you start. DO NOT BOUNCE! This is not proper stretching and can cause more damage. YOU SHOULD STRETCH SLOWLY AND GENTLY AND HOLD EACH STRETCH FOR ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS.
You also need to do it throughout the day. Doing a few stretches in the morning only, will not get it done. You should try to take a minute or two, every few hours throughout the day, to stretch out your feet and legs to help keep your plantar fascia ligament from getting tighter.
Here is a very common stretch for your arch and calf. You can do it before you get out of bed.
While sitting up in bed, take a towel or belt and hold one end with your left hand and the other end with your right hand. Put the middle of the belt or towel on the ball of your foot and straighten your leg. Now, gently and slowly, pull back with your arms until you feel a good, but, comfortable stretch in your arch and calf. Hold this for 15-20 seconds. Don't over stretch! Do both feet and repeat. You can also do this exercise on the floor.
Another good stretch, which you can do anywhere, is this one:
Stand about two feet away from the wall, facing it. Now put one foot forward and leave one foot back at about two feet, Put your hands against the wall. lean in towards the wall, bending your arms and keeping your back foot completely flat on the floor. You should feel a stretch in your calf muscle. Hold this stretch for 15-20 seconds. DO NOT BOUNCE OR OVERSTRETCH!! Now do the other leg. Repeat both legs.
Another stretching technique that doctors usually recommend is: putting a tennis ball on the floor and rolling your arch over it, back and forth, to loosen and stretch the plantar tendon.
There are also many other leg stretches that you can do to help keep your legs and plantar fascia tendon stretched out. Just make sure you do them every day and consistently throughout the day to get real results.
JUST REMEMBER....DO NOT BOUNCE AND DO NOT OVERSTRETCH!
Another way to relieve pain is.....
You should make it a habit to ice the area that hurts every few hours throughout the day. Most people ice their whole foot instead of just the heel. THIS IS IMPORTANT: it's better to only ice the part that feels inflamed. The reason is this: Ice stiffens your muscles and tendons. Plantar fasciitis is caused by tightness in your tendon. You are kind of defeating the purpose of the stretching exercises if you freeze up your whole foot and calf and retighten all your muscles and tendons. Just ice what feels hot and inflamed, which is your heal where the tendon has torn. MAKE SENSE?
There is another thing you can do to prevent future injuries. You may need to....
....Be Honest With Yourself!
This part is for those of you who may be overweight. It is a fact that people who are overweight are far more likely to suffer from plantar fasciitis than those who are at the right weight for their age and height. If you know you need to lose weight, then, this is another good reason to begin watching what you eat and avoiding fatty foods and empty calories. If you are struggling with your weight and would like help losing a few pounds, I recommend the following books and C.D.s. Please feel free to check them out.
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There is also another important way to HELP REDUCE YOUR PLANTAR FASCIITIS PAIN!!!!!
Natural Anti-Inflammatories:
If you are looking for natural anti-inflammatories to relieve the inflammation of plantar fasciitis without the side-effects of prescription drugs, you may want to try:
* Make sure to eat more foods high in Omega 3 fatty acids, which have anti-inflammatory properties. Not only will you help relieve your foot pain, but, you will help keep your joints and your heart healthy. Foods high in Omega 3's would include such things as: flax seeds and flax seed oil, walnuts, salmon, halibut, drinking fresh mint and/or ginger teas, mustard seeds, canola oil, sardines, lake trout, oregano and cabbage.
Now for the ULTIMATE way to relieve PLANTAR FASCIITIS pain QUICKLY and PERMANENTLY!!
What you need to know is that there is a lot of misinformation about Plantar Fasciitis out there. Many popular strategies to heal plantar fasciitis actually cause more damage than good. Many people continue to suffer terrible pain even though they have been to a doctor or podiatrist, take pain medication for their condition, do the prescribed foot exercises, wear uncomfortable night splints and use shoe inserts everyday. It can be very frustrating to continue to shell out lots of money to doctors without any real relief.
Well, it doesn't have to be that way! There is an all natural, simple method that works almost immediately without the need to wear any night splints, take pain medication, use foot inserts and can help you avoid very expensive, painful surgeries that only have a 30-60% success rate.
Here is the best part:
* This method is very simple to do!
* It's easy to learn!
* You don't need to buy any special equipment!
* You will start to feel relief in about 72 hours or less!
* You will be COMPLETELY CURED within 30 days...GUARANTEED!
* It only takes 5 minutes a day!
* You will never have to shell out another dime for any other treatment again!
* You can start right away!
* You can have your life back and start enjoying your favorite activities again!
* And you can get the complete treatment program for a fraction of what just one trip to the physio, doctor or podiatrist would cost you...
You don't have to suffer anymore! you don't have to sit on the sidelines and miss out on life! And you don't have to continue to shell out your hard-earned money for "treatments" that just don't work and may cause even more damage. All you need is the
Permanent Plantar Fasciitis cure!
Learn 30 Ways To Releive Plantar Fasciitis Pain:
* INJURY AFOOT: Shows you 30 Things You Can Do to Relieve Heel Pain and Speed the Healing of Plantar Fasciitis.