Plantar fasciitis is a very painful injury in the heel area, especially when standing up in the morning. It is very limiting and can become chronic if not treated properly.
Have you noticed an increase in these queries after the summer?
The end of summer is to plantar fasciitis what colds are to winter. Although they can occur at other times of the year, during the summer we usually wear very flat shoes, go barefoot and increase physical activity. This situation aggravates the tension in the fibers of the sole of the foot due to poor posture. An example is feet with a lot of pronation.
Which is the treatment?
It will depend on the degree of injury, the important thing is to identify its main causes and treat them, without forgetting to resolve the inflammation and regenerate damaged tissues. At the M.O Podiatry Clinic we have useful physiotherapeutic tools and in more complex cases we perform infiltrations.
How important are insoles in the treatment of plantar fasciitis?
Without a doubt, the main cause that triggers those tensions that end up causing fasciitis is a combination of poor posture of our feet, being overweight, impact sports, long distances and inappropriate footwear. Using insoles you can control that the position of the foot is correct and thus reduce tension.
What are the characteristics of your clinic templates?
The templates have evolved a lot. After 30 years using all possible materials and techniques, we have arrived at SLS 3D printed insoles. They offer precision, lightness, durability and can be used in any footwear, which has allowed us to greatly increase the effectiveness of the treatments.
After the summer it’s time to get back to the routine, including sports. When is a review necessary in growing young people? And in athletes?
The demand for sports in growing ages today is very high. It is essential to assess the risks that inefficient foot positions may entail for the little ones, combined with high intensity and impact sports. It will depend on this that deformations or injuries more typical of adult ages do not appear. Adult athletes are also exposed to premature degeneration of the joints if they are not working correctly. In these cases we try to prevent them, as well as help increase sports performance.
What are the treatment options in both cases? Will the templates be effective?
In our center we seek to optimize all the deficits detected, nutrition, activation of muscles that are not working correctly, epigenetic analysis and prolotherapy, in addition to the use of insoles to manage those forces that reach the foot, guiding each step in the least possible way. possible traumatic, like the tracks guide the train.
