Using specially designed insoles to support the foot and aid muscle function under the foot helps the plantar fascia to repair this attachment point over time. Is Plantar Fasciitis related to flat feet?

TheCondition Specific Plantar Fasciitis insole is one of very few foot orthotic products specifically designed for pain relief caused by plantar fasciitis. It has the following product features: The TPD50 is a full-length insole that supports the foot through the full walking cycle, with strong arch support at the main points where muscle weakness fails to support the arch. As a result it is not suitable for naturally flat feet, but those where the arch is no longer as well supported as it once was. Heel pain worse in the morning, rising from sitting. Heel pain during long periods of exercise and standing Plantar fasciitis is not the same as fallen arches and does not cause arch pain, only painful heels.This makes the X-Line RIFthe perfect step up from the X-Line Standardwhen you’re more active, or if the X-Line Standardhas improved, but not fully resolved your symptoms. Fallen arches are often a result of tendon injuries around the inside of the ankle, or due to the weakening of the muscles located under the foot We always recommend simple foot strengthening exercises on a regular basis to help keep feet at their best. See our recommended exercises to use with the X-Line Standard. Other Popular HealthyStep Products Make walking, running and standing a pleasure again with the X-Line RIF insole, designed to improve your foot’s function and relieve symptoms of fatigue when you’re active.

Exercise activities that strengthen the foot can help speed up the recovery process from painful heels and pf. This means the wearer may be able to resume their normal activities far earlier than if you don’t do them. You need to be regular with exercise activities, doing them two or three times daily. Do them first thing in the morning and last thing at night. If you have diabetes or our losing soft tissue strength in your feet for other reasons strengthening your toes is really important. See the exercises we recommend to use with these insoles. However to get the best effects for your Achilles problem, you need to locate your pain, as some exercises work better for one type of Achilles problem compared to another.

Perfect for plantar fasciitis

The Pressure Perfecthas also become very popular with badminton, tennis players, and long distance runners. It seems everyone enjoys a little extra bounce in his or her day! Plantar fasciitis (also called plantar fasciopathy) is an injury to this fibrous tissues attachment to the heel bone (calcaneus).

Please place the same wedging on you X-Line Extra as your clinician advised if you are fitting them yourself. The mid-foot/arch support provides superior stability and the anatomical heel cradle gives effective, rear-foot control – helping to keep the natural spring in your step and protecting the foot from potential damaging changes in your foot profile. Insoles help improve foot function, but simple rehabilitation exercises are incredibly important and will reinforce the effect of the HealthyStep X-Line insoles. By exercising and strengthening the foot it is possible to help speed up the recovery process and return to whatever activity the wearer loves to do – whether that be walking, running or other preferred sport.

This term also includes Achilles insertitis, (inflamed attachment of the tendon) paratenonitis(inflammation of the covering of the Achilles tendon) as well as tendinosis(degeneration). The Condition Specific AT insolewill make an immediate impact on your Achilles pain! However, combining them with the right exercises can have a much bigger impact on recovery.

Pain that is often worse when body weight is first applied such as in the morning or on rising after sitting for a length of time.Also, the Plantar Fasciitis Insoleis supplied individually or as part of the HeelFixKit, which is also designed by HealthyStep and has all you need to speed up your recovery: The condition is caused by overstrain of an important fibrous band (plantar fascia or plantar aponeurosis) that runs from the heel under the foot and divides into slips running to each toe. Some cases can be longer lasting if not treated early, which is why it is always worth taking action to resolve the problem as soon as you notice plantar heel pain. What are the main symptoms of plantar fasciitis? Injury of the Achilles tendon is commonly called Achilles tendinitis/ sometimes tendonitis, but it is far more than just the inflammation this name suggests ( itismeans inflammation). It is primarily a degenerative problem, where the tendon becomes mechanically weaker. As result the term Achilles tendinopathyis now used among clinicians.