Plantar Fasciitis Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

In this video, Maryke explains why you get plantar fasciitis, what the typical symptoms are, how to distinguish between plantar fasciitis and other conditions, and which treatments to get rid of it work best.

👉 Get your plantar fasciitis equipment here:

👉 In the video, I mention *wearing flip-flops* as one possible cause of plantar fasciitis. In the meantime, I came across these flip-flops that are specially designed to *support your foot arch* and therefore go easy on your plantar fasciae:

👉 Shoes for cushioning and support:

- The app is aimed at runners

More articles and videos about plantar fasciitis:

Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:53 How to know you’ve got plantar fasciitis
00:02:29 Other conditions to exclude
00:07:44 What the plantar fascia does
00:09:38 How plantar fascia injuries are caused
00:12:15 Treatments for plantar fasciitis
00:27:26 How we can help

---------
🖥️Some of the software we use to run our online physiotherapy practice:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

👉Some links here are to places where you can buy something relevant to this video. If you do, we may get a small commission at no extra cost to you.

[SportsInjuryPhysio]

👉 Get your plantar fasciitis equipment here:
👉 I found these flip-flops specially designed to support your foot arch:
👉 Shoes for cushioning and support:
🎉Discount Code (value may change over time): MARYKE
If you buy anything via these links, we may get a small commission at no extra cost to you.

[mariaananunez]

There are doctors that need to watch these videos so that they can teach their patient. I decided to go to a new doctor after years with another practice for a second opinions. The second doctor was much better. She prescribed ointments and liquids for inflammation and pain. She sent me to a new and excellent physical therapy group. I began to walk without a cane. I'm going to tell her about these videos.

[rvalentino]

I’m a 41yr old active dad and have been experiencing plantar fasciitis. This video was extremely thorough and helpful. Much appreciated!

[reginasieferle]

The most helpful of all the plantar fasciitis videos. And I have seen them all! Thank you. Thank you.

[MenelikZewdu.videos]

She has the best description by far from all the other videos I have seen so far. Thank you.

[nazeemapahad]

Hi 👋 love your videos ..I'm working towards returning to physio practice after 22 years & these videos have been really helpful.😊

[RaniOsnat]

I’ve been binging on PF videos this past week because I’ve been suffering from it these past couple of weeks in both feet… and your video is by far the most comprehensive, and also fits exactly with what I deduced from the last few days of my own experience. Thank you!

[subhashchawda]

I already taken benefit from your another video on planter faciaitis, almost recoverd, I share one thing from everyone vitamin D supplementation helpful with gentle stretch and doctor footwear, I started running from one month, Always thankful to you 🙏🙏🙏

[angelinemukum]

Thank you very much for this video. Please I am suffering from plantar fasciitis since 10 months now.

[joshuawhinery]

Thank you thank you thank you !!! This channel is pure gold for injury recovery so I was very pleased to find a video on my current ailment; definitely be watching this 3-4 times as I work on my recovery as was the winning recipe for my dealing with a adductor/osteitis pubis issue earlier this year

[CDUb]

Can plantar fasciitis develop from recovery from a bakers cyst? Last September I was forced to use crutches and eventually a cane before my baker’s cyst was on the road to recovery. I tended to favor one leg more than the other and only when I was walking without support did I discover the heel pain. It’s been many months.

Thanks for the most comprehensive video I’ve found on YouTube. I’m committed to the exercises but appreciate your whole body approach. So sensible. I like that you take it seriously without the lighthearted approach other videos have taken. Thanks for giving me hope and stressing the strength training approach.

[srki]

Hi there and what if you have heel spur that inflamed Fascia ?

[Ellianarational]

Very informative. Much better information than I have found for my plantar fasciitis issue. Thank you thank you! 💗⭐️

[kalleh]

Thank you for making this highly informative video!

[ForHisGlorywithCamille]

Hi this video is very helpful. I have plantar fasciitis and this winter it has been bad. Since I have a fitbit I try to get more steps but since the pain I've stopped all activity. I'm on my way to recovery!! Thanks

[tracyslaughter]

Best advice yet...keep informing us with your technics ..Thank you

[crispycruiser]

Thanks again for another informative video. Have you ever seen a case of plantar fasciitis where there was considerable swelling on the inner part of the heel, the exact part where you circled? Had this for about 2.5 months. Personally, I think I tore my PF in one spot as opposed to typical plantar fascitis. My understanding is PF usually doesn't have swelling but a tear does. Do partial tears heal on their own? Pain is not sharp early in the morning and gets worse with activity, so the opposite of standard PF. The swelling won't go away. X-Rays were normal and ultrasound showed "some thickening" of the ligament is what I was told, but I have a fluid pocket the size of a quarter on my foot. I've tried everything - relative rest, ice, compression, elevation, NSAID creams, lacrosse ball, and I'm allergic to steroids. I even tried 6 sessions of shockwave. Absolutely nothing. I was told I'm not a candidate for surgery because cutting the PF will make it worse and permanently change the shape of your foot. At a loss for how to reduce swelling! I remember thinking my metatarsalgia would never go away but it did after 3-4 months. I am catastrophizing this injury again.

[kimbo]

Great informative, thorough video on PF. I'm surprised so few views!

[KristianGrSl]

I just found your channel and you have some of the best videos I have seen thoroughly explaning cause, sympoms and treatments for different injuries!

I have experienced pain in the arch of my foot, not near the heel, for half a year now. I used to think it was plantar fasciitis because that is what usually shows up if you google "foot arch pain", but now I am not so sure. After watching a couple of your videos I realise it could be a number of injuries.

It is hard to predict what makes the pain worse. I have tried not running, not walking too much, running a bit and walking a lot. Wearing different types of shoes. Wearing orthodics. It doesn't seem to be getting better or worse no matter what I do so I now walk until it starts hurting and run half an hour 3-4 times a week. It does not hurt more in the morning but it almost always gets worse when I go for a longer walk of +1 hour. However it does not hurt at all when I go for a run. I run with a forefoot strike and heel strike when I walk so I have been thinking it could be something to do with the rolling foot motion when walking with a heel strike.

I have been referred to see a orthopedic surgeon but I have to wait 20! weeks for an appointment, so if you could point me in the right direction to what you think my injury could be it would be very much appreciated. I would love to not make the injury worse and maybe start healing if there are some exercises I could do :)

As additional information I can mention that I have tried to start running a few times but have had problems with pain along the front/outside of the shin. As an attempt to avoid this pain I tried running in barefoot shoes and this was when I first felt the pain in the arch of my foot. Not when running but when walking (I only ran 2x 1 minutes) but I probably walked half an hour on the same workout. After that experience I didn't run for 3, 5 months until I had talked to a doctor who said I could run as long as I did not feel pain.

[ubendravelloo]

I have been having pain on my heel when i get up but it gets better as the day goes on, just last week the pain got so bas that i could not walk..i had to walk one step at a time, left heel was very painfull, i also got pains in my lower back. My Family doctor told me its plantar fascitis...i was told to see a Podiatrist. Thanks for your info