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Chiropractic Brings Relief For Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common sources of chronic pain to afflict the musculoskeletal system for many Americans. This ailment affects the heel by causing it to ache with shooting pain whenever pressure is brought down upon it through the simple actions of walking, making plantar fasciitis highly disruptive to normal daily activities. The cause of this condition are tears in the tissue running along the bottom length of the foot, which is termed the plantar fascia ligament by medical science. Symptoms of this painful disorder include acute pain and ongoing inflammation in the area.

While statistics estimate that around 2 million Americans are afflicted with plantar fasciitis, the causes of the condition are known to be highly variable with a number of different factors from a broad range of possible catalysts. One such typical origin of this painful disorder can be foot trauma brought about by a fall. Many times, after plantar fasciitis has set in due to an injury from trauma, the person may change the way they walk, or their gait, to avoid putting too much weight on the affected foot, and thus mitigate the amount of painful sensations that come through the body. However, this practice can also lead to further complications over time like misalignments within the musculoskeletal system and undue stress on various joints.

Medical science offers several different approaches to treating plantar fasciitis, however chiropractic care is the only one that focuses on getting to the root of the problem so that a whole body recovery can begin.

When a chiropractor adjusts the musculoskeletal system with gentle treatments from the hands, stress on particular parts of the body are reduced significantly. In the case of plantar fasciitis, stress would be removed from the bottom of the foot. This helps the body repair damage in the area by its own natural processes because once stress, ongoing pain, and inflammation are reduced, the body can get to work operating normally. This entire process may require a series of treatments over the course of several visits to a chiropractor, which gives them time to adjust the foot and heel gently so that the tightened up ligaments can be relaxed to the degree that healing can take place. This approach also decreases the likelihood of plantar fasciitis occurring again in the future.

In this way, not only can chiropractic care focus on one ailment but it also benefits all regions of the body with whole body treatment.

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