{"id":5727,"date":"2016-03-08T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.personaltrainersindallas.com\/?p=5727"},"modified":"2016-03-08T10:32:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T16:32:00","slug":"plantar-fasciitis-pain-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/plantar-fasciitis-pain-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Plantar Fasciitis Pain Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Julie Donnelly, Guest Author
\nof Dr. Stephen Chaney
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You Can Enjoy Pain Free Living From Home\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"PlantarPlantar Fasciitis can be a real nuisance. It can interfere with your workouts or your favorite sports activities. It can make it difficult just to get around. Is there anything you can do to relieve the pain of plantar fasciitis?<\/p>\n

Recently a woman came in to see me who was suffering from severe plantar fasciitis pain, her arch hurt so much she could barely walk.\u00a0 She’d been to several specialists and has so far bought three pair of orthotics (at $400 each!)<\/p>\n

Plantar fasciitis is getting to be a commonplace condition in my office.\u00a0 I love working with athletes, but I’m finding this isn’t only a problem for athletes.<\/p>\n

Because of driving a car for long distances her right foot was worse than her left, which makes sense since the muscles that enable you to press down on the gas and brake pedals, are the same ones that are the cause of plantar fasciitis.<\/p>\n

Why Muscles Cause Plantar Fasciitis Pain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Muscles are seldom considered when searching for the answer to plantar fasciitis pain. Instead the foot is considered to be the problem, instead of the symptom, and orthotics are commonly recommended.\u00a0 In many cases, when muscles are the cause of the plantar fasciitis symptoms, the orthotics will cause more pain.

The analogy I always use is, if you pull your hair at the end, your scalp will hurt. But you don’t need to massage your scalp, you don’t need to take pain-killers for the headache, and you don’t need brain surgery — you just need to let go of your hair!\u00a0 It’s the same with joint pain.<\/p>\n

Muscles pull on tendons, and the tendons insert into a joint. When the muscle is tight you will feel the pain at the joint. But you don’t need to rub the joint, or take pain-killers, or have surgery—you need to release the spasms in the muscle fibers.

In the case of plantar fasciitis, the muscles are in your lower leg, and the insertion of the tendon is in your arch – so when the muscles are tight your arch will hurt.

The two muscles are the tibialis anterior and the peroneal.\u00a0 The tibialis anterior runs along the entire length of the shin bone and then the tendon inserts onto the first metatarsal (the long bone that is on the inside of your arch and goes up to your big toe), while the peroneal runs along the entire outside of your lower leg, goes behind your ankle, and the tendon inserts on the fifth metatarsal (the bone on the outside of your foot) and also on the first metatarsal at the same point as the insertion of your tibialis anterior.<\/p>\n

This is important to visualize so you can see how the tendons pulling on the bones will put pressure your arch and cause the arch muscles to be strained — causing plantar fasciitis pain in the bottom of your foot.<\/p>\n

Self-Treatment For Plantar Fasciitis Pain<\/strong>
\nT\"Plantarhere are several muscles that all impact your arch and cause the pain of plantar fasciitis.\u00a0 This picture is doing the treatment for the muscle that runs down the outside of your lower leg, called peroneal.<\/p>\n

The peroneal is neglected by most therapists when searching for an answer to foot pain, yet it is often one of the key muscles that needs to be treated to get relief.

Sit as shown in the picture and use either the Julstro Perfect Ball or a new tennis ball, and press the outside of your leg directly into the ball.\u00a0 You\u2019ll find a very tender point at the same level as shown in this picture. \u00a0

When you find it, hold the pressure steady, and then slightly move your leg so the ball rolls up and down the outside of your leg.\u00a0 Use your hand as shown, to press down on your leg to increase the pressure.

You’ll be thrilled when you see how quickly you’ll feel relief!\u00a0 You’ll be able to go back out and enjoy your life pain-free!<\/p>\n

Wishing you well,
\nJulie Donnelly<\/p>\n

This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.<\/em><\/p>\n

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About Dr. Chaney’s Guest Author<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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\"JulieJulie Donnelly is a Deep Muscle Massage Therapist with 20 years of experience specializing in the treatment of chronic joint pain and sports injuries. She has worked extensively with elite athletes and patients who have been unsuccessful at finding relief through the more conventional therapies. She has been widely published, both on- and off-line, in magazines, newsletters, and newspapers around the country. She is also often chosen to speak at national conventions, medical schools, and health facilities nationwide.<\/div>\n

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About The Author<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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\"Dr.<\/b><\/b>Dr. Chaney has a BS in Chemistry from Duke University and a PhD in Biochemistry from UCLA. He is Professor Emeritus from the University of North Carolina where he taught biochemistry and nutrition to medical and dental students for 40 years. Dr. Chaney won numerous teaching awards at UNC, including the Academy of Educators \u201cExcellence in Teaching Lifetime Achievement Award.”\u00a0Dr Chaney also ran an active cancer research program at UNC and published over 100 scientific articles and reviews in peer-reviewed scientific journals. In addition, he authored two chapters on nutrition in one of the leading biochemistry text books for medical students.<\/div>\n
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Additional Resources to Help You:<\/b><\/div>\n
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For assistance with proper supplementation, nutrition and fitness, visit www.NewWaveFitness.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

For more helpful tips from Dr. Chaney, visit www.HealthTipsFromTheProfessor.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Visit NewWaveFitness.MyShaklee.com<\/a><\/span> for natural supplementation and nutrition products.<\/div>\n
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