What Is The Plantar Fasciitis Cure?

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The cure for plantar fasciitis is very simple. If you are opting for an orthopedic, he will ask you to do the following:

Carry out specific exercises mean to reduce the heel pain and improve the strength of the heel.
Will ask you to wear shoes that fit properly.
Will ask you to wear the night splint so that your are able to stretch your feet at night when you hit the bed. This helps to improve the posture of your feet and offers the required support for dealing with the pain.
And if the pain is too much the orthopedic will prescribe painkillers which are easily available over the counter.
If the pain is still present after all this, the orthopedic will ask you to undergo a surgery. However, before he recommends that he will make sure that you undergo a number of tests and that surgery is the only way out.

What if the heel pain is not that intense and it has just started? What do you do? Well you should still visit an orthopedic and seek his opinion. The current pandemic scenario might prevent you from visiting the orthopedic. In such a situation, try out the following home remedies, they ...
... have proven to be really very effective:

Do not over exert your feet. Remember our feet carry the entire body weight. When you are suffering from heel pain, it becomes all the more difficult for your feet to bear the body weight. Thus it is important to take proper rest so that feet do not suffer.
Do you have an ice cold pack at home? If not then buy one. Use this ice cold pack and place it over the heel. Do this for 10 to 15 minutes several times a day. Soon you will notice that the inflammation in your feet has gone down and you are feeling better.
You can alternately soak your feet in warm water and then in cold water. This shift in water temperature will again help to bring down the inflammation.
Wear proper shoes. The shoes that you wear should have a proper fit and an insole that offers support to the heel. Do not wear ill-fitting shoes.
Wear night splint before going to sleep. This device will help to stretch your feet while you sleep. As a result that pain will be a lot less when you get up in the morning.
You can try out the over the counter painkillers which are quiet effective in dealing with any type of pain. However, do not make this a regular habit. You should take the painkiller only when the pain is unbearable.

All these are easy to follow home remedies that you can try out anytime. Make sure that you do them at frequent intervals so that the pain subsides and you feel better. Heel pain can be a nagging thing that interferes with your daily life. If left unchecked, the condition worsens with the passage of time. Soon you will start to limp and then you will fear getting down from the bed. Heel pain when treated properly is completely curable. There is nothing to worry about. So many people have recovered from this ailment and so will you.



Try out these plantar fasciitis cures at home from today itself. We are sure that within a month your condition will improve significantly. If you still want, you can visit the orthopedic and seek medical assistance. But in the meantime follow the home remedies mentioned above. In case of any queries, feel free to share them in the comments section.



About the Author: This contribution has been made by Dave Woods who has written a number of articles on plantar fasciitis cure and provides fruitful information. To know more, please visit www.theheelpainexpert.com.