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  • Home
  • About Us
  • Treatments
    • Nail and Skin Conditions
    • Diabetic Foot Screening
    • Children and Growing Feet
    • Ageing Feet
    • Verrucaes
    • Foot Orthotics
  • Common Problems
    • Athletes Foot
    • Verrucaes
    • Heel Pain
    • Corns and Calluses
    • Bunions
    • Ingrowing Toenails
    • Plantar Fasciitis
    • Diabetic Foot Conditions
    • Hammer Toes
    • Fungal Nail Infections
    • Arthritis in the Feet
  • Our Videos
  • Prices
  • Contact Us

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis (PF) is a degenerative syndrome and reported to be the most common cause of heel pain in adults. It is also known as painful heel syndrome, heel spur syndrome, runner’s heel, policemen’s heel, subcalcaneal pain, calcaneodynia and calcancal periostitis.

How you can ease Plantar fasciitis yourself

  • Take ibuprofen or paracetamol
  • Put an ice pack (or bag of frozen peas) in a towel under the heel for up to 20 minutes every 2 to 3 hours
  • Wear shoes with a medium heel (2 to 3cm) – both men and women
  • Gentle stretching exercises
  • Try orthotics

Common causes of heel pain

  • Arthritis
  • Obesity or a sudden weight increase
  • Shoes with improper arch support
  • Short-term, unusual physical activity, such as laying flooring, standing on ladders
  • Sudden increase in physical activity, such as jogging more
  • Tight calf muscles
  • Walking barefoot
  • Weak foot and ankle muscles

How do I treat and prevent plantar fasciitis?

Successful non-surgical treatments for plantar fasciitis begin and end with arch support. Any or all of the following treatments can help you alleviate and prevent plantar fasciitis:

  • Wear cushioning insoles
  • Use foot roller and roll under the arch of the foot (keep roller cold in the fridge)
  • Wear arch and foot supports (for increased arch support)
  • Wear ankle braces to add support to the foot
  • Stretch the foot to relieve tension on the plantar fascia. You can stretch by hand or by using specific stretching aids

For further information

Please email us on alistair@ahparfitt-chiropodist.co.uk or to book an appointment call: 01202 528 942

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Diabetic Foot
Screening

People with diabetes may be at risk of developing foot problems. Therefore it is beneficial to be screened, at least annually, to detect the presence of neuropathy, ischaemia and/or foot deformities.

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Is a Chiropodist &
Podiatrist the same?

There is no difference between chiropody and podiatry. Chiropody is the old term for treatment by a foot health professional but the term podiatry is becoming increasingly used as it is a common term, used all over the world, for treatment by a foot health professional.

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HCPC Registered
Chiropodists

Your podiatrists are registered with the Health Care Professions Council and are members of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, with extended scope of practice for ‘Foot Mobilisation’ and local anaesthetic to carry out nail surgery.

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Common Foot Problems

  • - Ageing feet
  • - Athletes foot
  • - Bunions
  • - Heel Pain
  • - Ingrowing Toenails
  • - Verrucaes & Fungal Infections

Opening Times

  • - Monday 9.00 - 4.30pm
  • - Tuesday 9.00 - 4.30pm
  • - Wednesday 9.00 - 4.30pm
  • - Thursday 9.00 - 5.00pm
  • - Friday 9.00 - 2.30pm
  • - Saturday 9.00 - 1.00pm

Call us on: 01202 528 942

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