Plantar Fasciitis

The terms Plantar Fasciitis and heel spur are often confused. Although these conditions can be related to one another, they are quite different. A heel spur is a hook of bone that can develop on the heel bone (calcaneus). This hook of bone can be caused by plantar fasciitis.Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the plantar fascia, which is the tissue that forms the arch of the foot. This fascia is attached to the calcaneus. Prolonged irritation and inflammation near the attachment cause the body to lay down calcium deposits, which becomes a heel spur.

An interesting fact is that approximately 70% of people with plantar fasciitis have a heel spur, while about 50% of people without the symptoms of plantar fasciitis also have heel spurs. It seems clear that the irritation and inflammation of plantar fasciitis is most likely the cause of pain in the heel, not the heel spur itself. It is possible, by curing the plantar fasciitis, to eliminate the pain even if the heel spur is still there.

Testimonials:

  1. Years of Plantar Fasciitis
  2. Weeks of Plantar Fasciitis
  3. Achilles Tendonitis - Plantar Fasciitis
  4. 12 Year Old With Plantar Fasciitis
  5. A Squash Player With Plantar Fasciitis
  6. Heel Spur and Plantar Fasciitis
  7. Plantar Fasciitis - Pain in My Heel and Arch
  8. Plantar Fasciitis from Marathon Training
  9. Walking With Plantar Fasciitis Was Difficult
  10. Plantar Fasciitis - Painful to Stand in the Morning
  11. A Year With Plantar Fasciitis, Gone in a Month
  12. Correcting Plantar Fasciitis Without Orthotics
  13. Nurse With Plantar Fasciitis
  14. Plantar Fasciitis
  15. Dance Teacher With Plantar Fasciitis
  16. Helping Plantar Fasciitis Without Pain Killers
  17. Plantar Fasciitis Aggravated by Running
  18. Plantar Fasciitis For Many Years
  19. Plantar Fasciitis From Kickboxing
  20. Plantar Fasciitis Won't Bother Me On My Holiday
  21. 20 Years of Plantar Fasciitis
  22. Plantar Fasciitis From Standing All Day
  23. Severe Foot Pain From Plantar Fasciitis
  24. Plantar Fasciitis - Could Not Walk Without Pain
  25. Golfing With Plantar Fasciitis
  26. Plantar Fasciitis - I Tried Everything
  27. Marathon Runner With Plantar Fasciitis
  28. 10 Years of Plantar Fasciitis
  29. Plantar Fasciitis - Orthoticis Offered Limited Improvement
  30. Plantar Fasciitis Stopping Me From Exercising
  31. Plantar Fasciitis and Tendonitis
  32. Plantar Fasciitis From a Soccer Injury
  33. Pain in the Heel From Plantar fasciitis
  34. Plantar Fasciitis For 5 Years
  35. Walking is Difficult with Plantar Fasciitis
  36. Heel Pain for 5 Years - Plantar Fasciitis
  37. Foot and Neck Pain
  38. Plantar Fasciitis, 15 Years Of Pain
  39. Plantar Fasciitis From Playing Squash
  40. Plantar Fasciitis
  41. Tried Everything For Plantar Fasciitis
  42. Plantar Fasciitis in My Right Foot
  43. Plantar Fasciitis in My Left Foot
  44. No More Pain From Plantar Fasciitis
  45. Plantar Fasciitis Affecting My Quality of Life
  46. Plantar Fasciitis Corrected in a Few Months
  47. Suffering With Plantar Fasciitis
  48. Plantar Fasciitis and Broken Bone
  49. Vacation From Plantar Fasciitis
  50. Plantar Fasciitis - Ran a Half-Marathon After Treatment
  51. Plantar Fasciitis - Ran a Marathon
  52. Foot Pain
  53. Could Not Exercise With Plantar Fasciitis
  54. Heel Spur
  55. I Had Plantar Fasciitis
  56. Low Back Pain From An Injury
  57. Plantar Fasciitis - Chronic Arch Pain
  58. Plantar Fasciitis
  59. Low Back | Hip Injury
  60. Foot Drop
  61. I Did Not Want Three Years of Plantar Fasciitis In My Left Foot
  62. Plantar Fasciitis - Heel Pain
  63. Plantar Fasciitis Gone After Just Weeks
  64. Four years of Plantar Fasciitis Gone in Three Weeks
  65. Painful Plantar Fasciitis
  66. Ankle Pain
  67. One Stop Shop for Problems
  68. Almost Better After One Visit and NO LIMPING
  69. Extreme Foot Pain for Four Years
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