Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. It is almost always more painful when getting up from rest. A number of thing are known to increase the load in the plantar fascia and increase the risk for plantar fasciitis. The key to treating plantar fasciitis is to reduce the load in the plantar fascia and facilitate the healing process.

 

 

Resources:

http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/tags/index.php?tag=/plantar-fasciitis/

http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=1380

http://www.clinicalbootcamp.net/plantar-fasciitis.htm

http://www.runresearchjunkie.com/plantar-fasciiis-how-then-do-you-treat-it/