Does your foot hurt? Specifically, is the pain in your heel, especially those first few steps in the morning? If so, you could be suffering from plantar fasciitis. We recommend seeking chiropractic care for this for several reasons. Although chiropractic care for foot and heel pain may seem misaligned from the traditional medical paradigm, a chiropractor is going to look at how everything is connected to both diagnose the problem and determine the underlying factors. That is, we pride ourselves in determining ‘the why’ in why you have what you have. When it comes to plantar fasciitis, one of the most important keys is to get treatment very early on before the entire region becomes constantly irritated, inflamed, and angry. When seen in the first few days, it is often a very easy fix with some precise muscle work and restoration of joint motion and biomechanics. Some of the more challenging cases are in those that have been dealing with the pain for several months before seeking care. It is not to say that we cannot help those cases. We certainly both see them and help them; however, sometimes it can take a bit longer to fully resolve the issue. What are we going to do? We are going to take a look at how your foot, knee, and hip are moving. We are going to evaluate muscle tension looking at both muscles that are tight and those overstretched. That’s right. Overstretched is a thing and very commonly overlooked. Our goal is to get the aforementioned joints moving correctly, getting the right amount of muscle tension where it is supposed to be and give you the right set of home recommendations. Like most complaints we see, the homework is key to achieving gains even when you’re not in the office. All of this in addition to tweaks in body habits can make a substantial difference in the severity and duration of injury.
