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There are exercises that can be done to decrease the risk of recurrence of plantar fasciitis. Your doctor may give you detailed instructions for an exercise program that is appropriate for you. Exercises for plantar fasciitis concentrate on stretching the Achilles tendon, calf, and plantar fascia. These stretches can be done whenever you experience pain from plantar fasciitis.
It is sometimes recommended that you warm up a little before doing plantar fasciitis stretches. A simple warm up is to walk up a flight of stairs. Ask your doctor for advice on doing exercises for plantar fasciitis.
One of the plantar fasciitis stretches starts by standing about two feet away from a wall. Lean against the wall. With one leg bent comfortably, straighten the other leg, placing it about six inches behind you with the heel on the floor. Hold for ten seconds. You should feel a gentle stretch of the Achilles tendon in the extended leg. Switch positions and stretch the other leg. Repeat twenty times.
The second plantar fasciitis stretch starts with your toes against the wall with heels on the floor. Bring your hips closer to the wall so that your foot is at a forty-five degree angle. This will stretch the calf and the plantar fascia.
Sit on a chair. Rest the ankle of the injured foot on the knee of the opposite leg. Gently push the toes backward until you feel a stretch in the bottom of your foot.
Another exercise starts by leaning forward onto a countertop. Your feet should be spread apart with one foot in front of the other. Squat down. Keep your heels on the floor. Hold for ten seconds and relax. Repeat twenty times.
Sit on a table with your knees bent. Holding onto the ends of the towel, loop a towel under the ball of the foot. Keep knees bent as you gently pull the towel while flexing the foot upward. Try to press your foot against the towel.
If you experience pain in the morning, do the next simple exercise before getting out of bed. While lying on your back, use your big toes to write the letters of the alphabet in the air. After writing the alphabet, gently raise your big toes towards you.
Some people find massage helpful to reduce pain. One way to massage the area yourself is to rest the foot on a tennis or golf ball. Gently roll the foot over the ball. Rolling back and forth over the ball yields a gentle massage of the plantar fascia. You may want to try using an empty tennis ball can that you filled with water and froze. The ice will provide some pain relief while the rolling action massages the foot.
Allan Tan is the webmaster of Foot-Care.org. He provides more helpful information on bunions, plantar fasciitis exercises, foot orthotics, metatarsalgia and ankle sprains that you can read up in the comfort of your home on this website. He and his partner setup this informative site to help people understand more about their foot pain and problems.
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