Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It involves inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes.Under normal circumstances, your plantar fascia acts like a shock-absorbing bowstring, supporting the arch in your foot. If tension and stress on that bowstring become too great, small tears can arise in the fascia. Repetitive stretching and tearing can cause the fascia to become irritated or inflamed.In many cases of plantar fasciitis, however, the cause isn’t clear.
Plantar fasciitis commonly causes stabbing pain that usually occurs with your first steps in the morning. As you get up and move more, the pain normally decreases, but it might return after long periods of standing or after rising from sitting.
Many people that have plantar fasciitis encounter a heal spur, a bony growth at the bottom of your heel that is created by the pull of the tendons of your plantar.
Changing the way you walk to minimize plantar fasciitis pain might lead to foot, knee, hip or back problems.
Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT)helps relieve and treat the often excruciating pain of plantar fasciitis by releasing the pull and strain of muscles involved with the condition.