Plantar Fasciitis

Here’s the scoop. Plantar Fasciitis is inflammation of the thick, fibrous band of tissue that reaches from the heel to the toes, supporting the muscles and arch of the foot. "Plantar" refers to the bottom of the foot; "fascia" is supportive tissue. When the plantar fascia becomes overly stretched, tiny tears occur in its surface. The band of fascia becomes inflamed with all the pain associated with inflammation. Some experts attributed this type of pain to bony growths called heel spurs but their general agreement now indicates heel spurs are an effect of plantar fasciitis and not a separate cause of pain.

Plantar Fasciitis

Simply put, your calf muscle, one of your strongest muscles, attaches to the Achilles Tendon. In turn, your Achilles tendon, the strongest of all your tendons, attaches to the back of the heel bone. The Plantar Fascia connects to the bottom of your heel bone and runs the length of your foot to hold everything together. These inter-connections operate together as a single unit in which your heel bone is the pivot point.

After a full day of standing and walking and working and exercising comes the time to relax and most people kick off their shoes and hit the couch and that’s when the problems start. The calf muscle tightens which then pulls on the Achilles tendon and the Plantar Fascia. That puts pressure on the arch when a person then stands up, you can see how much force is applied on the Plantar Fascia as the foot stretches and straightens. This, often and expectedly, causes minor tears of the Plantar Fascia. Once a tear becomes inflamed, pain follows as surely as night follows day.

But this description is only a snapshot of what happens at any particular moment. In reality, the damage occurs over a long period of time. The pain is normally most severe in the morning because the calf muscle has not had a chance to stretch and relax. As you walk during the day the calf muscle loosens up which in turn frees both Achilles tendon and Plantar Fascia. Not surprisingly, once these two tendons move freely the pain recedes.

The tearing can affect people from all walks of life. Big, small, flat footed or big high arches. It doesn’t matter. What matters is how much pressure is being placed on the Plantar Fascia.

Why does Targeted Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis provide certain relief?

Two essential elements work together to assure relief with Targeted Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis by Happy Feet:

  1. A “fluid orthotic” Happy Feet insole contains special liquid in a specifically-calibrated volume to provide maximum benefit for the shape of your arch. This insole also provides increased blood flow to the inflamed areas and cushioning to reduce pain. In each step you take, the lower parts of your foot - the heel and the ball – come into contact with the insole before other parts of your foot. That pressure forces fluid into the highest unsupported area - namely the arch -and gently but firmly pushes it upward into
    healthy, natural alignment.
  2. Our proprietary orthotic device worn under the fluid orthotic insole delivers additional arch support. Because of its flexibility, circulation is not restricted while support is optimized.

In combination, these two elements assure maximum circulation to and support of the fascia band. Steady, natural healing follows. Even more, immediate reduction of stress on the fascia band reduces pain before complete healing happens.

As always with Happy Feet relieving your pain is our number one priority. Either your pain leaves or your money returns.

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