Plantar Fascia Tear & Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Irvine Orange County

What is Plantar Fasciitis & Plantar Fascia Tear?

Plantar Fasciitis

The most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis which needs professional care and attention. The plantar fascia is a strong, heavy band running from the ball of foot to the heel. When the plantar fascia is irritated, it causes plantar fasciitis in the foot.

The plantar fascia's job is to pull the heel bone and raise the foot's arch when the foot push-offs the ground. As a result, the plantar fascia gets irritated when the foot moves incorrectly and causes pain and swelling, called plantar fasciitis. Medial, central, and lateral bands are the three main parts of a plantar fascia. The strongest and thickest part of the band is called the central plantar fascia, and this is the part mainly causing plantar fasciitis.

Pain at the bottom of the foot after sitting for a long time or by the time you wake up is the plantar fasciitis's most common symptom. The pain usually gets less after walking and continues when patients get on with the daily activity.

Plantar Fasciitis Treatment & Plantar Fascia Tear

Having pain in your foot can directly affect your daily activity and quality of life. It is challenging and depressing to wake up in the morning with sharp pain in the bottom of your foot, which is how plantar fascia damage feels.

The time to treat and heal the damaged plantar fascia is usually between six to 18 months. It is a long, frustrating period for the patient and the caretaker.  

People like working adults, athletes, and others with demanding daily activities would suffer the most. Therefore your physicians should design a relative rest plan that outlines relative rest to replace the patient's old activities that caused the condition in the first place. The relative rest plan will significantly contribute to faster and easier healing.

Below are surgical and non-surgical methods your physician may suggest to address plantar fascia tear and plantar fasciitis

• Strenghening and Streching 
• Custom plantar fasciitis shoes
• Orthotics
• Custom orthotics
• Arch support
• Night splints
• Anti-inflammatory medication
• Electric impulses or Iontophoresis
• Corticosteroids Injections
• Plantar fasciitis surgery
• Plantar fasciitis brace
• Shock Wave Therapy

What causes plantar fascia tear or heel pain?

• Bone spurs
• Flat feet
• High arch in the foot
• Bad shoes
• Overuse
• Improper footwear
• High Impact exercises
• Obesity
• Aging Process

How is a Torn Plantar Fascia Diagnosed?

Examination by a podiatrist and the patient's medical history are the two most essential elements in diagnosing torn plantar fascia.

In most cases, MRI and X-Ray are used to rule out other problems in the foot.

What is the Best Treatment for a Plantar Fascia Tear & Plantar Fasciitis?

The key to successful rehabilitation is strength and flexibility in the foot.

The first approach to treat plantar fascia tear and plantar fasciitis is to reduce the inflammation caused by the condition.

Using frozen bottled water to roll your foot on an ice pack daily is among the most recommended home remedies. Another way is to use a homemade ice pack. Put crushed ice or frozen green peas in a plastic bag and wrap it with a towel. Put the ice bag you made on your heel five times a day, each time around 30 minutes at a time.

Medical laser, Ultrasound, physical therapy, and the Garston method will decrease inflammation, ease the pain, and increase mobility.

Custom shoe inserts, orthotics, and insoles may drastically help reduce pain and increase the support for the foot.

If the patient has a bone spur on the heel, the physician might make a hole to decrease the pressure and stress on the affected area.

When the strength and flexibility are back, the patient needs to stretch regularly to keep plantar facia mobile and keep calf muscles in shape.

These stretches can help.

Preventing Plantar Fascia Tear From Reoccurring?

Once the patient completes rehab, the best way to prevent the plantar fascia tear from coming back is to adopt rutin for a home exercise program. The program provides all the necessary plantar fasciitis exercises to help to maintain the patient's functional level. 

Your podiatrist would address the biomechanical issues that caused the problem in the first place. Other remedies that can help to prevent the condition from reoccurring are the use of orthotics and shoe inserts prescribed by your podiatrist are recommended.

What is the Difference Between plantar Fascia Tear & Plantar Fasciitis?

The inflammation of the bands or plantar fascia is plantar fasciitis. Still, plantar fascia tear is when the band is partly or entirely damaged or broken.

So to make it simple, if the bands have only inflammation without any damage, the patient has plantar fasciitis. Still, if there is any damage to the band, the patient suffers from a plantar fascia tear.

What Are the Symptoms of a Plantar Fascia Tear?

Foot pain and Heel pain are the most irritating symptoms of the plantar fascia. Still, the patient may experience intense and localized sharp pain in the ball of the foot or the foot's arch.  After the injury swelling at the bottom of the patient's foot is expected.

Make an Appointment with Dr. Soltani, our podiatrist in Irvine, today.