Yes, they do tend to help. However, there is a bit of a but here. Plantar fasciitis is a common, yet somewhat complex condition. There is not really one cure for everyone and the different responses of individuals to different treatments can vary...
The Fasciitis Fighter is a commercially available device to help with exercises for plantar fasciitis. It is based on the technique of doing heel or calf muscle raises with a towel rolled up under the toes. As rolling up a towel can be somewhat...
Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain in adults. The most common and typical symptom of plantar fasciitis is first step pain. This is pain under the heel that is worse when putting the foot on the ground after resting and improves...
The plantar fascia is a strong flat ligament on the bottom of the foot that connects the heel bone to the ball of the foot and is responsible for supporting the arch of the foot. Plantar fasciitis is a painful conditions in which the plantar fascia...
Sever’s disease is a common problem at the back of the heel bone in children that is typically self limiting but can be quite painful, so certainly needs to be looked after to allow the child to continue to be active and play sport. Treatment...
Policeman’s heel is an old name that used to be used to refer to the heel pain that was common in the police when they used to spend so many hours on the beat walking around doing police things. Any activity done to excessive amounts will...
When you first get out of bed in the morning or get up from rest after a while and there is pain under the heel that can be severe for the first few steps before easing off is a symptom known as poststatic dyskinesia. The word...
Pain in the foot does seem to be more common after menopause. This research on a group of women looked at the foot-related quality of life issues surrounding menopause and found that there is a poorer quality of life-related to foot pain after...
Heel fat pad atrophy occurs when the fat pad that is normally under the heel bone atrophies or wastes away. This naturally happens as we get older, but does occur earlier in some people and some people have a naturally reduced amount of fat there...
Heel fat pad atrophy is a condition that is characterized by the thinning or degeneration of the fat pad located in the heel area of the foot. The fat pad acts as a natural cushioning and shock-absorbing structure, protecting the heel bone and...