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If your first steps in the evening cause a annoying pain in your heel, you may have plantar fasciitis. This inflammation of the plantar fascia - the tissue that wires your heel to your toes - is very common, especially for runners.
With the right fix, this issue usually goes away in several months. To speed up your recovery and rule out other issues, you may want to ask your doctor.
Your doctor will examine your foot to pinpoint where the pain is coming from. This test, along with your medical history, will help her diagnose the state. Your doctor may also get imaging tests so she can rule out another cause of the pain. This could be something like a broken bone or pinched nerve.
There are a some options your doctor could try to ease your pain and reduce inflammation in your foot. She may even recommend you try a some therapies at the same time.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) will help with your pain and reduce inflammation of the plantar fascia. Your doctor might prescribe multiple doses a day for several weeks. If your pain is bad or doesn't respond to prescribed NSAIDs, you may want to think about getting a steroid injection.
The steroid is injected into the most painful part of your plantar fascia. It may help reduce your pain for about a month, but it will keep the inflammation down for even longer than that. If medication, rest, and ice don't help properly, your doctor could recommend that you go to a physical therapist.
You'll learn exercises to stretch and strengthen your plantar fascia, Achilles tendon, and lower leg muscles. Your physical therapist might also use massage, contrast baths, or ultrasonography to help with long-term recovery. If you don't show progress after several months, your doctor might recommend a more involved procedure or even surgery.
This literally "shocks" your plantar fascia with sound waves. It stimulates blood flow in the foot and helps the tissue recover. It also stuns your nerves to block pain.
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