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More Plantar Facts: The plantar fascia supports the arch of the foot in carrying the weight of the body. Approximately 90% of women and 40% of men with plantar fasciitis are overweight. It frequently affects athletes, people who are on their feet all day and those over 40 years of age. Among professional athletes, plantar fasciitis is one of the 5 most common foot and ankle injuries. If left untreated the condition could become chronic and can lead to a host of other issues. Most sufferers are able to overcome the pain with non-invasive therapy. Night splints prevent contraction and stretch your plantar fascia while you sleep to help with pain. Treatment includes avoiding the activity, icing the inflammation, gently stretching and warming the area. Ultrasound can speed plantar fasciitis recovery significantly. |
Chronic Tendonitis (or chronic tendinitis)Occurs when a tendon near a joint becomes inflamed, usually because of repetitive overuse. The condition will typically affects patients in the shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle and foot areas, as these are the most active and stressed joints.   Close to 4 million people in the United States seek treatment each year for symptoms of tennis elbow alone! This one of the most common locations for chronic tendonitis and is quite common among athletes. Swinging a golf club or a tennis racquet repetitively can wear on a person's tendons and cause them to become inflamed. Until recently, treatment options for patients with chronic tendonitis have been limited to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, and stretching exercises, but that is changing due to new treatment methods such as ultrasonic therapy and shockwave vibration therapies. Ultrasound treatment is quickly becoming very popular for treating this problem, as results have been very positive as long as the patient (1) keeps the area inactive throughout the healing process and (2) sticks to the treatment properly until healing has completed. The Ultrasound is great for tendonitis because the patient can treat themselves continuously without delay, as would happen if they went to a therapist for all their ultrasound treatments.  Patients with chronic tendonitis are instructed to avoid activities that aggravate the condition, as the tendon will not heal properly if it is constantly stressed through overuse. Occasionally, physicians performed surgery on patients or gave them injections of corticosteroids, but this is invasive and is a method of last resort.
| Plantar Fasciitis Facts: Plantar Fasciitis is the inflammation of the ligament that runs along the arch of the foot. This condition affects over 2 million Americans. Sufferers experience an intense stabbing pain in the heel. Heel spurs can be caused by plantar fasciitis. 50% of people with plantar fasciitis have heel spurs. The pain is most severe in the morning after the tissue has contracted during sleep.           | ||||
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