According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), plantar fasciitis accounts for more than 1 million ...

Stretching is one of the fastest and most reliable pain relief methods for plantar fasciitis. When you have plantar fasciitis, it’s common to have tightness in a number of places, says Schuyler ...

“The best a person can do is stretch the posterior column which runs from the hamstring down to the calf, to the Achilles and through the bottom of the foot to connect to the plantar fascia,” DeCaro ...

The good news? Treatment for plantar fasciitis usually doesn't require surgery. Stretching and specific exercises are first-line options for both treatment and prevention of the injury.

This Bismarck business hopes to decrease your pain and increase your ability to do the things you want to with stretch ...

Roll a hard hockey ball or water bottle under your foot to help stretch and release the plantar fascia tissue. Initially, these stretches can help to relieve pain before you build in some longer ...

Improved Range of Motion One study showed that cross friction massage of the plantar fascia (a deep-tissue technique) and calf-muscle stretching led to significant improvements in ankle range of ...