Heal your Heel - Plantar Fasciitis Treatment

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Heal your Heel - Plantar Fasciitis Treatment in
NJ
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• Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively
  small, upon which
• your whole weight rests.
• It's a miracle, and the dance...is a celebration
  of that miracle.
• 
  - Martha
  Washington

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• Each mile you walk adds 60 tons of stress on your
  heels! Its harder to imagine and painful to
  realize right?
• Do you feel uncomfortable while walking or
  running? Is there any pain in your heel right
  after you get up from rest? Are your feet swollen
  and turn black or blue?
• If yes, then sure you should have a proper heal
  pain care.

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• Facts to know
• An average, healthy person should aim to take
  8,000 to 10,000 steps a day. Those covers several
  miles and adds up to about 115,000 miles in a
  lifetime. By age 70, the average person will have
  walked the equivalent of 4 times around the
  globe.
• About 19 of the U.S. population has an average
  of 1.4 foot problems each year.
• Nearly 60 percent of all foot and ankle injuries,
  reported by the U.S. population older than 17,
  were sprains and strains of the ankle.

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• Plantar Fasciitis
• If you are suffering from heel pain you are not
  the only person suffering from it. Its a most
  common ailment and the main cause for the pain is
  Plantar Fasciitis.
• A thick band of tissue that connects heel bone to
  the rest of the foot is called as Plantar Fascia.
  Plantar Fasciitis is the condition that arises as
  a result of any damage in this tissue.

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• Other Causes
• Stress fracture
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome
• Overweight
• Severs disease
• Abnormal foot arches
• Abnormal Shoes and more

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• Treatment
• Heel pain is often successfully treated with
  conservative measures, such as the use of
  anti-inflammatory medications, ice packs,
  stretching exercises, orthotic devices, and
  physical therapy.
• In persistent cases, Extracorporeal Shock Wave
  Treatment (ESWT) may be used to treat the heel
  pain.

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• Heel pain is not a simple thing to ignore. If you
  want to identify the real cause for your pain and
  to recover its must to schedule an appointment
  with
• For effective plantar fasciitis treatment call _at_
  973-376-8210
• Email contactus_at_essexunionpodiatry.com
• Visit www.essexunionpodiatry.com