Managing your Plantar Fasciitis
Treatment
- Manual therapy
o Soft tissue massage: plantar fascia, calf’s, hamstring, glute muscles
- Exercise prescription
o Plantar fascia focused calf exercises
o Hip and knee strengthening exercises
o Intrinsic foot muscle exercises – to improve foot arch support and decrease stress on the plantar fascia.
o Stretches: plantar fascia, calf, hamstring
o Self-massage with frozen bottle of trigger ball
- Arch support taping
- Advice + education: wearing shoes with well supported arches