What Are The Standard Treatments For Plantar Fasciitis?

The treatment of plantar fasciitis can include the following measures:

  • Avoid walking bare foot and walking on hard surfaces.
  • Take shorter steps during walking.
  • Avoid jogging and other strenuous exercises.
  • Stretching exercises of the calf muscle.
  • Use of good footwear and Orthotics.
  • Painkillers and anti-inflammatory medications are also used along with foot exercises.
  • Some patients are administered steroid injections for relief of pain but the injection itself can be very painful.

If the above methods of treatment are not satisfactory, then surgical intervention may be necessary to release the tight and inflamed fascia.

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