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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 October 22, 2020Foam rolling is one thing that’s been becoming more popular with professional athletes and gym fans as a additive for their workout sessions. These kinds of cyndrical tube shaped foams of different densities and types are used and the muscles are rolled over them. Foam rolling is a kind of self myofascial release treatment. The Continue reading →
Staff September 26, 2014Plantar fasciitis is a common problem, probably the most common skeletal problem seen by Podiatrists with many different approaches to its management. A new study just published compared stretching to strengthening in people with plantar fasciitis and found the strengthening group did better. There is some detail here on the strengthening exercises used, however all Continue reading →
Staff November 30, 2012Platelet-rich plasma or PRP is blood plasma that has been enriched with the addition of more platelets. It contains a number of different growth factors that naturally stimulate the healing of bone and soft tissue injuries. They are being more widely used to treat soft tissue injuries in the foot and lower limb, especially in Continue reading →