Heal Your Heel Pain

Beauty of cumulative damage? Am I crazy?? Well, maybe, but not in this case.

The plantar fasciitis condition is one which results from long-term, repeated wear and tear where you accumulate micro-injuries. In other words, cumulative damage. Not sounding too beautiful so far. So, what’s my point?

My point is, you have a fair amount of leeway when experimenting with recovery methods and the altering of your routine as you allow your feet to recover and heal. It’s hard to recuperate from plantar fasciitis while being largely inactive. Conversely, it will be far more beneficial to you and your feet if you are active, engaging regularly in strengthening, stretching, and endurance-building motions. But…you can’t overdo it either. And that’s where the beauty of cumulative damage comes in. You actually can do some trial and error, push your limits here and there, and ease back on efforts which prove to be too much. It took a long time to get to the injured state called plantar fasciitis; the body will adjust if you do a little too much now and then according to your individual physical makeup and injury severity. For example, you won’t undo months of recovery if you applied too much enthusiasm to one extra long walk or one arch strengthening session. Back off, let the soreness recede, and do a little less the next time. Make your recovery journey a learning experience as well as a comeback to a healthy state. When it comes to active recovery, proceed with confidence, not fear. Adjust as you go.

For a complete listing and description of every stretching and strengthening motion you will ever need to vanquish plantar fasciitis, consider my book Injury Afoot: 30 Things You Can Do To Relieve Heel Pain And Speed Healing of Plantar Fasciitis. The exercises are easy, painless, don’t take long, and can actually be relaxing. They are all consolidated into one brief, easy-to-read resource.  And they work.