Updated Treatment Approach For Plantar Fasciitis

Have you ever experienced pain on your heel or bottom of your foot? If so, you may be suffering from ‘plantar fasciitis’ or, now better know as ‘plantar fasciopathy’. Usually, things hurt when you first wake up and take a few steps, but then improve. Otherwise, walking, particularly barefoot, can hurt as well.

Luckily, as of this year, physical therapists have solid treatment approaches to combat heel and plantar pain! Let me sum it up for you:

Treatment Recommendations For Heel Pain as per JOSPT in 2023

TL;DR- A combination of manual treatment, stretching, night splints, exercise, orthoses, dry needling and taping each have strong evidence as being effective treatment strategies for heel pain/plantar fasciitis!

If you’re experiencing what you believe could be plantar fasciitis/fasciopathy, contact a physical therapist to prescribe you specific exercises and apply other manual treatment strategies to leave you on the right foot!