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  • Plantar Fasciitis Massage with Tennis Balls

    Here are a couple of videos that can help you relieve pain from the soles of your feet. It works well with plantar fasciitis as well as general foot pain.

    Some guidelines:

    1. Consult your physician first to see if the exercises are safe.
    2. Don’t try these exercises if your feet are excessively painful or swollen
    3. Do not use too much pressure while doing the exercises.  You should feel the massage, but it should not hurt.  If it does hurt, you are using too much pressure and will slow down the healing process.
    4. There are many variations of this massage, so I have included 2 different approaches.  The first video is done seated, while the second one is done in the standing position.
    5. Don’t overdo it.  This is the biggest risk with self massage.  Too much can lead to inflammation and worsened symptoms.  Do it for a maximum of 5 minutes at a time, 3 times a day.

  • Research: Plantar Fasciitis and Acupuncture

    The 2009 November 23 edition of Evidence Based Complementary Alternative Medicine contained the study, “Acupuncture Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Six Months Follow-up” written by Zhang SP, Yip TP, Li QS.

    The study followed 53 subjects who were divided into 2 groups. An acupuncture treatment group receiving acupuncture at PC 7 (a point specific to heel pain). A control group receiving acupuncture at LI 4 (a general analgesic point). All subjects received 5 treatments per week for 2 weeks.

    At the 1 month mark, the following results were measured:

    • Morning pain:
      • the acupuncture treatment group had a pain score of 12
      • the control group had a pain score of 22
    • Overall pain:
      • the acupuncture treatment group had a pain score of 9
      • the control group had a pain score of 22
    • Pain Pressure Threshold:
      • the acupuncture treatment group had a favourable score

    The study showed acupuncture to be an effective treatment for plantar fasciitis and illustrated the effectiveness of the point PC 7.