Plantar Fasciitis Treatment

Plantar Fasciitis Physical Therapy Treatment
Hands-On Techniques. Long-term, Effective Plantar Fasciitis Pain Relief.

Andy Tsui was my physical therapist who helped me rehab from a lower back disc injury. Andy was tremendously helpful in helping me change my movement patterns – can’t say enough about him – awesome experience ( but you’ll obviously need to put in the work 🙂

– Karn

Ashley has been great; she is the first person in years who has managed to help me make some progress with my back pain.

– Jonathan

Whole body wellness has changed both how my injuries feel and my general mindset for strengthening and maintaining my body and mind. I feel like this experience has taught me how to prevent injuries moving forward.

– Colin

What Is Plantar Fasciitis?

One of the most common sources of heel pain that we encounter in physical therapy is plantar fasciitis. The word itself implies inflammation of the plantar fascia, the thick connective tissue that supports the arch of the foot during weight bearing activities. In the PT clinic, we see both acute micro-tearing of the plantar fascia as well as chronic build up of scar tissue from repetitive injury. When the plantar fascia becomes irritated, inflamed, or weakened by injury, every step can be painful.

Physical therapy should be an integral part of the treatment plan for podiatrists, orthopedists, and family medicine doctors that encounter a patient with plantar fasciitis. Physicians often treat plantar fasciitis with orthotics, NSAIDs, and/or corticosteroid injections. These treatments can certainly be helpful for patients but do not directly treat the two biggest risk factors of plantar fasciitis, limited ankle dorsiflexion ROM and a high BMI. Early assessment and conservative intervention is key to avoiding a long term injury and more aggressive treatments like injections or surgery.

Signs & Symptoms

Pain with the first step in the morning
Discomfort in the heel or arch with walking after prolonged sitting
Sensation of a lump or rock in the shoe

Why PT?

Joint mobilization, manual therapy therapy, and myofascial release are common techniques to release or inhibit an active trigger point.
Video run/gait analysis to hone in on specific movement changes to decrease chances of re-injury
Custom exercises in conjunction with heel and quad range of motion are also effective at reducing plantar fasciitis symptoms.

Learn more about physical therapy for plantar fasciitis.

About Therapydia

Better Physical Therapy Experience

At Therapydia, our physical therapists offer one-on-one, hands-on plantar fasciitis treatment. You’ll spend your entire with one of our expert therapists – we won’t hand you off to a PT assistant or aide. We’ll help you understand what’s causing your pain, what you can do to relieve your pain and ways to prevent reoccurring injuries. Best of all, you’re covered. With Direct Access, you can see a physical therapist without a doctor’s prescription and Therapydia works with and provides billing for most PPO insurance groups and Medicare. We also accept cash-based payments.