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**Plantar fascitis is a painful inflammotry process of the plantar fasci. Longstanding cases of plantar fasciitis often demonstrate more degenerative changes than inflammatory changes, in which case they are termed plantar fasciosis. The plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band of connective tissue originating on the bottom surface of the calcaneus (heel bone) and extending along the sole of the foot towards the five toes. It has been reported that plantar fasciitis occurs in two million Americans a year and 10% of the population over a lifetime. **


 * //__ SYMPTOMS: __//**


 * Stiffness and pain in the morning or after resting that gets better after a few steps but gets worse as the day progresses.
 * Pain that gets worse when you climb stairs or stand on your toes.
 * Pain after you stand for long periods.
 * Pain at the beginning of exercise that gets better or goes away as exercise continues but returns when exercise is completed.



**__// Treatment //__**

 * Massaging
 * Decreasing one's training
 * Losing weight
 * Purchasing better-fitting shoes (with a raised heel and arch support),
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 * Icing the sore heel


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Exercises __//**

Towel Stretching- calf/achilles stretch - Stair stretch-

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**//__ Causes __//**

 * Obesity
 * Running
 * Foot arch problems
 * Tight achilles tendon
 * Walking barefoot
 * Walking on your toes

**//__ Diagnosis __//**

 * Based on the patients history and results of physical examinaton
 * Throbbing or piercing pain near the back of the ankle which persists for months or even years.
 * The pain will continue to worsen with more physical acitivity

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