How Can Chiropractor Help with Plantar Fasciitis?

Posted by Active Family Chiropractic on July 12th, 2019

Plantar fasciitis is a swelling of the plantar fascia (the ligament under your foot) from overuse, improper footwear, and/or being overweight. The fascia becomes inflamed due to microfibers of the ligament tearing eventually. These tears create scar tissue which prevents the fibers from appropriately expanding and contracting adding to the pain.

Plantar fasciitis treatment time can diverge from people to people. Healing time for this problem can vary anywhere from 6 months to a year. Treating the problem for the long term effect is the best way to get rid of the issue and preventing it from coming back. Below, are some sorts of treatment options available for those with plantar fasciitis and how chiropractors deal with plantar fasciitis.

1) Ice and rest

2) Chiropractic care via Graston and ART

3) Heel splint

4) Prescription medication

You may be questioning how Plantar fasciitis treatment chiropractic can help you. Well, chiropractors who focus on sports injuries treat these problems all the time. In most cases, they are tremendously successful and have long-lasting results. Sports chiropractors treat the problem with skill such as Active Release Technique (ART) where they free up the ligament fibers from their adhesions. Also, this technique helps free the ligaments from its adhesions and speed up the healing process. Along with these methods, chiropractors concentrate on other muscles affected by the injury such as the calf, hamstrings, and anterior tibialis. This is the proper method to go about dealing with this issue and have long term effects naturally.

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