Hard surfaces can be to blame for PF as well, if you start running ld on hard surfaces ld which can

Did you know that 1 in every 10 people will suffer from Plantar fasciitis at some point in their lives that shows just how common ld this condition really is. And it is not very nice condition to have.. as it is quite painful and can really put the stoppers on your busy life while you wait for it to heal (or should you put your feet up and rest with PF? In this article we will be looking at what causes PF and exactly what you should do if you have it)!
Plantar fasciitis is the product of being fit and healthy or not… ld Confused? Well join the party as this is a rather confusing condition that effects many different people for many very different reasons. ld On one hand you got plantar fasciiits effecting the most healthiest and athletic of people and on the opposite side you have plantar fasciiits hitting people who are inactive and who are overweight and do not do much physical activity.
It is a inflammatory condition ld brought on by over usage of the arch of your foot… athletes often will use the arches in their feet when running, ld jumping and whatever else you can think of, the arch of the foot is designed to pass weight onto the toes even though athletes can have quite strong supportive tissue around the arch sometimes or if they do not properly warm up before exercise they may pull the tissue ld making up (Known as the plantar fascia) from over use of their arches, whereby the arches simply can no longer take the strain and become inflamed, people with fallen arches which is when someone has flat feet or those with high arches will tend to have a much high risk of developing PF because ld their arches designed less efficient and thus less able to cope under pressures and and tighten much quicker under much less pressure and tension than people ld with “normal” feet.
Hard surfaces can be to blame for PF as well, if you start running ld on hard surfaces ld which can result in the shock impact when your feet hit the ground to travel mostly up into your feet can cause all sorts of problems and can inflame the arch if you are not used to this.
Those who are overweight or do not do physical activity involving ld their feet much will also have a greater chance of PF because the muscles ld in their feet will be much less strong than others and if they are overweight this weight also adds greater pressure on top of the the arches. This extra weight can also cause more build up of pressure under the heels of the feet as well causing heel pain.
As we age our joints,muscles, tissues will all weaken and this includes the plantar fascia making it “not what it used to be”, less flexible, less strong and therefore cannot hold and support as much weight and pressure so you have to look after your body and especially ld your feet as you get older much more!
Avoid walking ld or running on hard surfaces as the shock will further damage the plantar fascia. Do not wear tight fitting shoes! To stop further damage to the feet tissues your feet will often swell up and in some cases heel spurs will develop a growth, ld these symptoms will usually go away as your feet repair themselves, but do bring the issue that usually your shoes then become to tight and this can cause further problems such as even more pressure which can escalate ld the situation so you must take this into consideration when you have plantar ld fasciitis.
Sometimes if you are suffering from PF you may find your self putting your feet up, not getting out much because ld it is just too painful to walk but you do not have to sit still! You may think that resting your feet to help them recover would be a good idea to help them recover quickly but in some cases this doesn’t really help much at all as plantar fasciiits causes swelling of the foot if you are not moving and using your feet the swelling will take a lot longer to go down because the fluid in the foot will not be pumped out of the foot so keeping active during recovery of plantar fasciiits is rather important but at the same time hard because how are you meant to walk on a foot that is effected by PF, is swollen, inflamed and sore? Putting ld weight on it when it is weak and still in the healing process can be bad for recovery but doing light foot stretching exercises which encourage blood flow helping with the healing process as your body quickly regenerates damaged cells. Stretching exercises will also help to re-strengthen the effected tissues can be done. A tight Achilles tendon can resort ld to a tightness of the plantar fascia and a tight plantar fascia is more easily damaged ld and more easily pulled because the plantar fascia ld connects the Achilles tendon to the toes on your feet doing Achilles stretches and exercises is one way to help. Those who do not do much exercises like running will usually have a much tighter ld Achilles ld tendons ld and thus higher chances of a tighter plantar fascia as a effect.
Insoles can also take much of the strain from off your arches and can