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Successful Cure for Plantar Fasciitis

Posted on May 29 2011

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If you’ve read about my treatment of plantar fasciitis, then you already know about my 10 month journey to find a cure for plantar fasciitis. I can finally say, with confidence, that I’ve been successful in finding a way to treat plantar fasciitis at home.

With some stretching and a little help from ActiveWrap, you can learn how to treat plantar fasciitis at home. My cure for plantar fasciitis has been a combination of the following treatments:

Ice: Apply ice twice a day to the area of soreness. For me, this is a very localized point on my heel. Since plantar fasciitis is caused by a pulling or overuse of the fascia or arch tendon, instinct would tell me that I should apply the ice to the arch. However, my orthopedic surgeon advised me to apply it directly to the area of pain. I could definitely feel the difference when I changed the area that I was icing. So, my recommendation would be to ice where the pain is.

I am using an amazing product for icing plantar fasciitis called Active Wrap® Foot/Ankle Heat Ice Wrap. I wish I had one of these years ago. This high quality compression ice wrap for plantar fasciitis and other foot/ankle injuries is an essential for delivering maximum icing to a targeted area. It’s usefulness goes beyond plantar fasciitis and can help with so many sports inflicted injuries. I could go on about how great this product is, or you could head over to my ActiveWrap® Review where I cover all the specifics.

Stretch, stretch, stretch: as many times a day as you can remember, do your calf stretches. I focus mostly on calf stretches, but arch and toe stretches are useful as well. The most popular advise is to apply the stretches for 10 seconds on, 10 seconds off. My favorite calf stretch is the stair calf stretch, although the wall calf stretch is also a well known alternative.

With an ActiveWrap compression wrap for plantar fasciitis and a bit of stretching, you can successfully learn how to treat plantar fasciitis at home.