Plantar fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis is one of the most common causes of foot pain.
Plantar fasciitis is the inflammation or tearing of the plantar fascia, resulting from excessive stress/tension on the fascia. The plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band of tissue that originates at your heel and fans across the bottom of your foot in a V-shape. It helps to maintain the shape the arch of your foot and create a stiff lever of the foot to aid in toe off. It is a painful condition that can strike at any age and linger on for quite some time.
Symptoms
- Heel pain first thing in the morning, stepping out of bed.
- Heel pain on standing after sitting for a period of time.
- Pain reduces with activity.
- Painful heel to touch.
Causes
- Foot Mechanics - all foot types with poor mechanics are susceptible.
- Muscular - tight achilles causes the foot to compensate and puts more strain and stress on the plantar fascia.
- Activities - increased activities and poor foot mechanics, as well as walking barefoot in sand or very flexible footwear.
How Orthotics Help
Foot orthotics are clinically proven to improve pain due to plantar fasciitis by improving foot mechanics (Gross et al 2002) and decreasing strain on the fascia. The orthotics will also provide support to low arched feet and distribute pressure more equally in high arched feet.
Ares manufactures your orthotics custom for your feet and biomechanics. We have over 20 years in the orthotic industry, and are well versed in both manufacturing and clinical areas of custom orthotics. You can trust Ares with your feet and body, the clinicians we use are certified professionals, experienced and good people ... and you will get your custom orthotics faster.