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OH MY ACHING FEET!
Overuse, strain, obesity, poor footwear or inflammation on the plantar fascia that connects the heel to the toes, can cause this painful condition which is felt in the arch of your foot or bottom of your heel.
Without treatment, this condition tends to be prolonged and gets progressively more painful!
Top Tips to Beat Plantar Fasciitis:
1 – Maintain a healthy weight. Carrying extra weight can put extra stress on your plantar fascia.
2 – Choose supportive shoes. Wear shoes with a low to moderate heel, thick soles, good arch support and extra cushioning. Don’t walk barefoot or wear worn-out athletic shoes.
3 – Change your sport. Try a low-impact sport, such as swimming or bicycling, instead of walking or jogging.
4 – Apply ice. Hold a cloth-covered ice pack over the area of pain for 15 minutes three or four times a day. Icing can help reduce pain and inflammation.
5 – Stretch your arches, Achilles tendon and calf muscles 2-3 x per day and strengthen your feet muscles. Foot stretches and exercises can help plantar fasciitis by relieving pain, improving muscle strength, and promoting flexibility in the foot muscles and ligaments.
6 – Seek help from a professional if it is progressively getting worse.
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What the Heel. The Next Best Step
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The key to healing such an injury is to first of all find out what caused it; only then can you get the appropriate treatment. More.
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Easthill Physiotherapy + Acupuncture Clinic has protocols to ensure the utmost safety for our patients, team and community. We have worked hard to protect our public health during this pandemic. Medical masks are mandatory for all staff and patients to keep everyone safe, and we appreciate your commitment.
We continue to follow the guidelines and protective measures indicated by our regulatory boards and governments. Our team has also had extensive training on our new protocols, and we are all 100% committed to ensuring our patients’ safety.
This is the new normal.
All patients and staff will be screened before each visit. Unfortunately, anyone showing signs of respiratory infection will be unable to come into the clinic. We will encourage and book virtual physiotherapy appointments for those that need help but are symptomatic if a client is at greater risk or for anyone who is not comfortable coming into the clinic.
We have the highest standards for hand hygiene and cleaning. All equipment and rooms will be disinfected after each use, frequently touched surfaces will be sterilized, and personal protective equipment will be used in all appropriate situations. Patients and staff will have hand washing stations to ensure proper frequent hand hygiene.
We also understand that it is necessary to reduce the risk of transmission with physical distancing. To do this, we have installed plexiglass barriers, reduced the number of appointments available by spreading them out and designed an optimal patient flow that minimizes contact with other patients and staff before and after appointments. Our team is also committed to practicing these as measures of hand hygiene and physical distancing outside the clinic to be safe when they return to work.
Although it may seem different with the steps we need to take, the Easthill Physiotherapy + Acupuncture team is still the same! We still believe in the same values and are here to provide an extraordinary physiotherapy experience. This is not going to change. Our goal is to keep all of us healthy and happy.
Our fabulous admin team is available to book in-clinic appointments now. Or if you prefer a virtual physiotherapy visit, we can book that too. Please call us at 250-545-2922 to book an appointment or if you would like more information.
Chris Burk + Rob McMillan
Owners, Easthill Physiotherapy