You don’t need to stretch your calves if you have plantar fasciitis.
I know this goes against everything you’ve probably heard about foot pain, but today’s episode will help you understand why it’s true.
Stretching your calves may temporarily relieve pain, but it doesn’t actually resolve the underlying cause.
When it comes to custom orthotics, plantar fasciitis (and the knee and back pain that come with it) – I’ve been there!
And while I needed the custom orthotics for a few months, I now prefer barefoot and am able to go all day in shoes with zero support without pain.
So if you have foot pain of any type – today’s episode is 100% for you.
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What you’ll learn from this episode:
- All about plantar fasciitis
- Why you don’t need to stretch your calves for foot pain
- Why icing isn’t as helpful as you might think
- And some simple fixes you can do instead
Links mentioned:
- 30 days to more strength + flexibility with the Mobility Mastery Toolkit
- Movement Mavens has the tools and strategy to support you on your path to enjoying life without pain – aewellness.com/mavens
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Hi there! I came across your podcasts and love your content! I’ve had plantar fasciitis since probably the spring. I’m a runner and have done ultramarathons etc. I was t upping my mileage at all when it started so not sure what caused my plantar fasciitis. I saw your tiktok video on showing an exercise to help…lifting your toes and big toes off the ground. Can you recommend any other exercises that might help? Thanks so much!
Hi Jennifer! So glad you’ve been enjoying the podcast. I would focus on exercises for foot, ankle and hip since they all play a role in PF. There are a number of exercises for all of those areas in my Mobility Mastery Toolkit (https://aewellness.com/toolkit/). Hope that helps!