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Ice or Heat For Your Feet
ICE: Use ice immediately after sustaining an ankle or foot injury, such as a sprain. Ice should also be used when you’ve re-aggravated a chronic injury, such as plantar fasciitis or shin splints. An ice bath can also help with muscle recovery after running a marathon or long-training run.Heat: Heat should be used on chronic injuries such as tendonitis, or on […]
Tip for Buying Running Shoes
One of the first things to do when looking to buy a new running shoes, is to know you run. It’s important to determine where a person first comes in contact with the ground. Is it the outside of the heel? Is it at the inside of the forefoot? If the point of initial contact […]
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Heel Pain – Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is a painful inflammatory process of the plantar fascia. Longstanding cases of plantar fasciitis often demonstrate more degenerative changes than inflammatory changes and is termed, plantar fasciosis. The plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band of tissue originating on the bottom surface of the calcaneus (heel bone) and extending along the sole of the foot […]