Plantar Fasciitis
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Recently, my mother found herself in the uncomfortable predicament of plantar fasciitis. In short, this is a very painful problem to have (check out my fellow blogger Chris’s blog, About Plantar Fasciitis, for more in depth coverage). It makes walking difficult much less any type of running or aerobic activity. Luckily, her daughter pointed her[More]
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The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) published a report of new medical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of heel pain. In our stores the most common heel pain is diagnosed as plantar fasciitis. Roughly two million Americans are affected by it each year, and 10% of people experience chronic heel pain[More]
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Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition affecting people of all ages. Recently, there has been some discussion by the medical community about this condition’s name. By ending in “-itis”, you would think that this would be an inflammation of the “plantar fascia”, the thick connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot. Being inflammation,[More]
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