plantar fasciitis
What is Plantar fascia?
Plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue which supports the arches of the feet. It stretches from the heel to the toes. Consult Dr. G. Ram Mohan at chronic pain management Clinics in Himayatnagar.
What is Plantar fasciitis?
Plantar fascitis means inflammation of the plantar fascia. Inflammation is body's response to injury or disease and causes pain and swelling.
What are the of causes plantar fasciitis?
Excessive stress or tension in the plantar fascia can cause small tears leading to inflammation.
What are the risk factors for plantar fasciitis?
- Having a high arched foot or a flat foot
- Obesity
- Late pregnancy
- Tight calf muscles
- Wearing non-supportive footwear on hard surfaces for prolonged periods of time
What are the symptoms of plantar fasciitis?
- Symptoms include pain on the bottom of the heel.
- Sometimes the pain involves the arch of the foot.
- Typically tThe pain is usually worse when you get up in the morning or with the initial steps after sitting for a period of time. The pain will generally decrease after a short period of walking but may return after prolonged time
spent on your feet.
- The pain usually becomes worse over a period of months if not treated.
Seek medical attention from pain relief doctors at pain management hospitals in Himayatnagar if you have the above symptoms.
How is plantar fasciitis diagnosed?
- A thorough history and course of the condition and a physical examination of the foot is needed to diagnose plantar fascitis.
- Additional diagnostic testing may be necessary rarely. These tests may include X-rays, bone scans, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Occasionally, bone spurs may be noted at the bottom of the heel on X-rays. However, they may be the result of fasciitis and not the other way round.
- Heel pain can also be caused by other factors, including fracture or other trauma, stress fracture, tendinitis, arthritis, nerve entrapment, or cyst in the heel bone.
- The Pain Specialist will be able to obtain the proper history, perform an exam, and order the appropriate tests to determine the cause of your heel pain.
How is plantar fasciitis treated?
Plantar fasciitis treatment in Himayatnagar includes
Non Invasive conservative treatments
- Physical therapy and exercises
- Weight loss program
- Medications such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents
Interventional Pain Management
- Cortisone (steroid) injections are very useful if there is no relief with conservative treatments
- PRP therapy is useful for recurrent plantar fasciitis
- Radiofrequency ablation of nerve to the plantar fascia is occasionally needed in recurrent cases and also if the cause of fasciitis is due to nerve irritation
We offer plantar fasciitis treatment for people who lives in and around Himayat Nagar, Ashok nagar, Somajiguda, Khairatabad and Hyderabad.
