Plantar Fasciitis

The Most Common Foot condition - Wayland

Plantar fasciitis is when the tissue on the bottom of the foot connecting the heel to the toes, gets inflamed and irritated. 

It is often described as a stabbing pain through or around the patients heel and is typically most severe when the patient gets out of bed in the morning.

Typical Plantar Fascia Patient

Runners

Walkers

Athletes

Anyone that stands for a portion of the day

Plantar fasciitis is caused by the impact your foot makes when it strikes the ground.



Chiropractic and Shockwave to Treat Plantar Fasciitis - Wayland

Often when a patient comes in with plantar fasciitis they have an underlying low back issue that is throwing their gait off as a precursor to their plantar fascia issue. 

So both need to be addressed otherwise it is just a temporary fix and will come back

We perform Chiropractic adjustments to the patients low back and foot to free up their spine and fix their gait.

Then we perform shockwave treatment to break up the scar tissue and resurface the tissue on the bottom of the foot.

We then give exercises to increase flexibility and strengthen the foot, calf, and low back

With this combination of care we have been getting the best results we have had with plantar fasciitis, in 20 years of practice.

PLANTAR FASCIITIS TREATMENT AT COOPER CHIROPRACTIC IN WAYLAND

Shockwave Therapy - Wayland

Shockwave uses sound waves that create cavitation bubbles (air bubbles) that break up the scar tissue at the bottom of your foot.

Shockwave also excites other cells to speed up healing in the compromised joint.

Chiropractic Adjustments - Wayland

Adjustments decompresses nerves and increases mobility in not only the spine but in the extremities as well.

Stress and overuse cause our joints to become tight and less mobile, sometimes without us even noticing it. 

Laser Treatment - Wayland

Laser uses light to excite the cells in the region of chief complaint as well as at the corresponding spinal level to accelerate healing.

Massage - Wayland

Massage manually breaks up trigger points and knots in the muscles.

Taping  - Wayland

We teach patients how to tape their own foot as a method of taking stress off the foot while healing.



Exercises - Wayland

We give patients the best exercises to stretch and strengthen their foot and low back to make sure this does not happen again