subject: Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Explained [print this page] Those most prone to suffering with plantar fasciitis are runners and joggers, people with weight issues, those with fallen or high arches and people whose day to day jobs mean that they spend a long time on their feet. More often than not, surgery is not needed to treat the problem. It's difficult to say how long one may need plantar fasciitis treatment for and what sort will work best as this can change fom patient to patient. Some may experience an effective cure within four weeks whilst others could be waiting for six months or more.
As soon as the sufferer is diagnosed with the condition, treatment should take place as soon as possible. By doing this there is a higher probability that it can be cured quickly. If the sufferer delays treatment then the likeliehood is that the problem will require a significant time to heal.
If the problem is diagnosed early enough, treatments include applying ice packs, rest, stretching excercises and pain relief medicines such as anti-inflammatory pills. Another helpful method is to wear night splints which help to stretch the affected area. The wearing of these will help the patient first thing in the morning.
It is sometimes necessary for some to wear orthotics, which is a type of insert for the shoe, in a bid to eleviate the pain. In order for the orthotics to work properly, It is vital for them to provide sufficient support of the orthoses. If none of the aforementioned treatments seem to work then doctors have the option of using cortisone injections to provide pain relief. It is, however, quite rare for doctors to prescribe these injections due to the associated side effects in some patients.
If the pain persists after months of conventional treatments, then invasive surgery may be recommended. Whilst a lot of patients do report that surgery does help the pain associated with plantar fasciitis, the success rate is somewhere between 40 & 60%. As with all surgical procedures, there is a risk involved and it is because of the possible complications that surgery is seen as a last resort.
The thing is, most of the conventional treatments listed above only offer the sufferer temporary pain relief. There is, though, a more in-depth and permanent plantar fasciitis treatment available. Assuming you're serious about ridding yourself of this affliction that is.
Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Explained
By: Cliff Truss
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