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    Re: Plantar fasciitis

    Thank you for this. I'm not sure why, but part of your message just reads "****"... are you able to tell me what that bit was meant to be?

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    Don't necessarily run barefoot as this can cause problems especially when already injured. **** have professed that this is a good injury prevention technique (with their free range) and their is good science behind it showing that the feet strengthen from this, but a steady progression into their free shoes is really important if you go that way.

    Often the best thing to do with plantar fasciitis is a combination of stretching the fascia and strengthening both it, plantar flexors and various other structures that may be contributing to the problem (like tib post). Orthotics might help to support the arch if that is what a physio or podiatrist assessed as necessary but strengthening is key.


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    Re: Plantar fasciitis

    Sorry there must be something stopping brands being written, didn't realise. It was just the brand with the swoosh. They have researched barefoot running and this is where their 'free' shoe range came from and 'lunar' range developed from. Hope this helps.


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    Re: Plantar fasciitis

    Thanks again. I'm familiar with what I need to as far as stretching is concerned, but I'm not really sure what I do to strengthen whatever I need to strengthen (what is a tib post? - is that just the bottom of the bone in the lower leg?). Thanks.

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    Re: Plantar fasciitis

    tibialis posterior. google it. its a muscle in the deep posterior compartment of your leg. it inverts and plantar flexes your foot and eccentrically its responsible for controlling pronation of the foot. strengthen it by using a resistance band and inverting and plantarflexing the foot then slowly returning it to starting popsition.


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    Re: Plantar fasciitis

    Thanks for this. I appreciate your help.

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