A recent study published in the
Scandanvian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports found that the
following simple strength-training exercise provides more relief than
traditional stretching of the #plantarfascia:
Stand barefoot with your sore foot on a step, a box or even a thick book, with a rolled-up towel placed under your toes and your heel hanging over the step’s back edge. Lift your other leg off the floor, bent slightly at the knee. Slowly raise your sore heel, count 3 seconds, pause for 2, then lower for 3 seconds. Do three sets of 8 to 12 repetitions every other day. http://ow.ly/HE8AJ |
The goal of my blog is to educate Canadians about their foot health. I have been a chiropodist for the past 38 years. Over the next ten years the percentage of Canadians over the age of 55 will become larger. Foot pain can get in the way of an active healthy lifestyle. The foot care provided by a chiropodist/podiatrist will help to keep Canadians walking without foot pain. Our foot clinic is located in downtown Whitby, Ontario and Peterborough, ON
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
New exercise for #plantarfasciitis
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Thanks for sharing these exercises, Peter! It sounds like modified calf raises are the exercise you are describing. Is the towel to help encourage a greater stretch in the muscles? Maybe I will talk to a chiropodist about getting some additional treatment. http://www.lakeshorefootclinic.ca/en/services.html
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