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January 23, 2025Night splints are a common treatment for plantar fasciitis and are designed to keep the foot in a dorsiflexed position overnight. This helps stretch the plantar fascia, Achilles tendon, and calf muscles, which can reduce morning pain and promote healing. Choosing the Right Night Splint Types of Splints: Boot-style splints: Cover the entire foot and Continue reading →
Staff August 21, 2020The most prevalent reason for heel pain in adults is a condition known as plantar fasciitis that make as much as 90% of the reasons. When considering kids, plantar fasciitis is actually rather unusual and the most frequent source of pain in the heel in kids being a problem generally known as Sever’s Disease. This Continue reading →
Staff November 10, 2019The PediRoller is a massage device developed by a podiatrist which you move the feet back and forwards over. It may also be frozen, so if it is cold, then you can use it instead of ice for foot discomfort. The rhythmic moving of the feet over the massage roller may help those with such Continue reading →
Staff November 19, 2015The heel has a fat pad beneath it to help absorb shock and provide cushioning while walking and running. To achieve that there has to be some good integrity of the tissues. Sometimes there can be an atrophy of that fat pad with a loss of those shock absorbing and cushioning properties which then become Continue reading →