Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition that affects the sole of the foot. People can use stretching exercises and self-massage to relieve pain and inflammation. Plantar fasciitis occurs when the ...

Every year a whopping 2 million people are treated for the painful heel condition plantar fasciitis, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Caused by inflammation of the plantar ...

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. It is a painful condition caused by inflammation of plantar fascia — the bands of tissue that connect your heel to your toes. This part of your ...

Few things are more debilitating than foot pain. The ability to walk effortlessly and comfortably is easy to take for granted, but individuals who have experienced the common foot condition known as ...

You get out of bed in the morning or stand up after a long stretch of focusing at your desk. When your foot hits the floor, a sharp sensation shoots up the bottom of your heel, almost as if you’ve ...

If you love running, chances are you've experienced or at least heard of, plantar fasciitis. You know, the dreaded tingling or all-out burn that seems to radiate from the heel and can cut short or, ...

Spending all day on her feet takes a toll on Rachele Pojednic. But the Flywheel Instructor and Assistant Professor at Simmons College in Boston has a simple tool to combat foot pain: a small, dense, ...

It can be jarring when you feel pain and stiffness on the bottom of your foot that wasn’t there before. But when that pain sticks around and even gets worse, it’s understandable to worry that you ...