Is plantar fasciitis the same as 'flat foot'?
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If only it was the samre thing. Plantar fascitiisis an inflammation inside the bottom of the foot. It hurts - really hurts when you put weight on it. The best treatment is sooooo simple - a shoe insert. The insert should be somewhat padded & have a piece of arched plastic. The plastic piece is essential. This works!! You can get it anywhere.
I went thru orthopedics. wearing a moon boot to sleep in, steroid injections, anti-inflammatories, pain killers and so on. Then my wife got the shoe insert. Nine months of pain & limping were gone in about 1 week.
No it's not the same. According to yahoo health it is:
Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. Plantar fasciitis means “inflammation of the plantar fascia.” The plantar fascia is the long, flat band of tissue (ligament) that connects the heel bone to the toes and supports the arch of the foot. If the plantar fascia is strained, it can develop small tears. As a result, it becomes weak, swollen and irritated (inflamed), and hurts when you stand or walk.
Plantar fasciitis is common among middle-aged adults. It is also seen in younger people who are athletes or members of the military.
no if you had flat foot it would have happend when you were about 10-15 or so. i figured out i had flat foot at the age of 11.
Go on your question page to: "Search the web to research your answer." Type in "Plantar Fascitis" and pay attention to the 1st paragraph. That should answer your question. Good luck to the person(s) with the problem(s).
No, plantar fascitis and flat feet are not the same. Plantar fascitis is the inflammation of the fascia on the bottom of the foot, which aside from pain would cause a burning sensation. And, yes, it is possibe to develop flat feet (technically it would be "fallen arches", as the term flat feet is used for those who never did develop an arch on their foot since childhood) at your age; one's arches could fall at any time. Arches tend to fall for a variety of reasons, such as wearing shoes which lack adequate arch support, gaining too much weight too rapidly, walking barefoot (especially on even surfaces) often, or as a result of an injury, to name a few.
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