02/10/2021
⬆️KINESIOLOGY TAPE FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS
Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick band tissue that runs from the heel to your toes which provides shape and stability to your foot’s arch.
When this tissue becomes irritated, or overstretched, or stressed, it causes you to experience pain in the bottom of your foot near your heel(Calcaneal bone).
This can make functional activities like walking becomes very limited due to pain. When you consult your therapist about this, after thorough assessment following your complaints, your physical therapist will determine the cause of your plantar fasciitis and to find the right treatments is also paramount to successfully managing the condition.
There are innumerable treatment modalities that your physical therapist may choose to use to help treat your plantar fasciitis. Using ultrasound, electrical stimulation or iontophoresis can help managing the associating pain and inflammation.
Your physical therapist can also determine the cause of your condition and prescribe proper exercises and stretches to help decrease your pain and your overall functional mobility.
Regardless, even with all these protocols, the application of kinesiology tape is also paramount in managing plantar fasciitis. The main goal of kinesiology tape for plantar fasciitis include;
💊Decrease pain
💊Take the pressure off your plantar fascia
💊Facilitate muscles around the your foot to provide more support
💊Support your foot’s natural arch
There are different ways kinesiology tape can be applied for plantar fasciitis, yet this article adapts simplest type the application can be done with ease for plantar fasciitis. If you intend to use kinesiology tape, consult your therapist or doctor to rule out if certain things may contraindicate your therapy in that moment.
