Plantar Fascititis

Doug went to see Dr Robert Taylor, DPM at Stonebriar Foot and Ankle, Thursday afternoon for heel pain, he has had for the past few months. He had xrays and was diagnosed with plantar fascititis. He was treated with a cortisone shot in each heel and orthotic inserts in his shoes. He is NOT supposed to go barefoot around the house, but wear shoes at all times and do stretches of the plantar fascia before he gets out of bed in the morning and also several other times per day.

Plantar fasciitis is a painful inflammatory process of the plantar fascia. The plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band of connective tissue originating on the bottom surface of the calcaneus (heel bone) and extending along the sole of the foot towards the five toes.
It has been reported that plantar fasciitis occurs in two million Americans a year and 10% of the population over a lifetime.
It is commonly associated with long periods of work-related weight bearing.
Among non-athletic populations, it is associated with a high body mass index.

The pain is usually felt on the underside of the heel and is often most intense with the first steps of the day. Another symptom is that the sufferer has difficulty bending the foot so that the toes are brought toward the shin (decreased dorsiflexion of the ankle). A symptom commonly recognized among sufferers of plantar fasciitis is increased probability of knee pains.