Are you at high risk for plantar fasciitis?

Wouldn’t it be great if plantar fasciitis had a single cause? It would be much easier to avoid developing the injury if that were the case. Unfortunately, there are a variety of causes of plantar fasciitis. There are also many environmental or genetic factors that make you more susceptible to developing the injury. Some of these elements can be controlled by our behavior and some are completely out of our control. We are going to walk with you through the primary causes and risk factors of plantar fasciitis so that you can assess your risk level. With each risk factor we will give you advice on how to prevent developing this debilitating injury.

1. Age

One of the main factors in whether or not you will develop plantar fasciitis is your age. Plantar fasciitis is most common between the ages of 40 and 60. As we get older the wear and tear from the thousands of miles we’ve walked and all of the hours we’ve spent on our feet begins to break down the fascia and make it more susceptible to injury. The best way to try and negate the impact of age on your fascia tissue is to maintain proper support in your shoes and to stretch your leg muscles often. These interventions serve to keep the tissue from over extending, keep it supple and relieve tension from your leg musculature that can have a detrimental effect on the fascia.

2. Exercise

Certain types of exercise can certainly increase the likelihood that you will experience plantar fasciitis. Exercises that encourage additional pressure or impact on the soles of your feet are more likely to result in an injury of this sort. Running, dance, weightlifting, basketball, and Tennis are some of the more prominent forms of exercise that are most prone to cause plantar fasciitis. Any time a person will be engaging in strenuous exercises like this they must be certain they have properly stretched. Exercise has a tendency to tighten our muscles. The tightness felt in the calf increases the tightness on the fascia. The two are connected in a muscular structure where the tightness of one increases the tightness of the other.

3. Body and foot mechanics

Flat feet, a high arch or even an abnormal pattern of walking can affect the way weight is distributed when you’re standing and can put added stress on the plantar fascia. If you are experiencing plantar fasciitis and you really cannot point to a suspected cause, mechanics is often the culprit. For some of us it is our physiology that makes us more susceptible to plantar fasciitis. For others it’s a way of moving that we’ve developed over time. The best way to deal with these types of issues is to consult a doctor and possibly a physical therapist. These are underlying conditions that will continue to contribute to foot pain if they are not addressed.

4. Excess body weight

The fascia, being in the bottom of your foot, absorbs the weight of your body every second that you are transferring weight through your feet to the ground. The more weight you put on your fascia the harder you are asking it to work. The harder any part of our body has to work, the more likely it breaks down. So those of us who are heavier are more likely to experience fascia related injuries such as plantar fasciitis. The only solutions to this issue are to reduce your body weight or provide additional foot support so that you aren’t asking your fascia to do all of the hard work.

5. Occupation

If your job keeps you on your feet for hours every day then you are at a higher risk for plantar fasciitis. Servers, teachers, factory workers, and many others have experienced this injury because of their occupation. As a matter of fact plantar fasciitis used to be referred to as “policemans heel” because beat cops, who walked their entire shift, were notorious for developing the injury. Anyone whose job demands excessive standing and walking, particularly on hard flooring surfaces, should be doing preventative stretching to protect themselves from plantar fasciitis.

We must sound like a broken record. With every factor increasing risk of developing plantar fasciitis we have recommended stretching. The fact is that no single action goes further in preventing and alleviating symptoms of plantar fasciitis. As we noted before, the tension your muscles place on the fascia tissue exacerbate the pain you feel when dealing with the injury and slow down the healing process. That’s why we recommend the TESS device.

TESS is a revolutionary stretching device designed by an orthopedic surgeon to provide pain relief and promote healing from plantar fasciitis.
TESS offers two settings so that your flexibility and mobility won’t hinder your ability to treat your foot injury.
TESS is attractively manufactured from sustainable hardwoods to look right at home in your home. It doesn’t look like an unsightly medical device.
TESS works in conjunction with your wall to promote proper posture while stretching. Without proper posture, the impact of stretching is largely mitigated.
TESS has a handle so that you can feel safe and stable while doing your stretches.
TESS comes with instructions on how to perform SAE’s proprietary stretching routine that we have found most effective for treating and preventing plantar fasciitis.

TESS is a revolutionary stretching device designed by an orthopedic surgeon to provide pain relief and promote healing from plantar fasciitis.
TESS offers two settings so that your flexibility and mobility won’t hinder your ability to treat your foot injury.
TESS is attractively manufactured from sustainable hardwoods to look right at home in your home. It doesn’t look like an unsightly medical device.
TESS works in conjunction with your wall to promote proper posture while stretching. Without proper posture, the impact of stretching is largely mitigated.
TESS has a handle so that you can feel safe and stable while doing your stretches.
TESS comes with instructions on how to perform SAE’s proprietary stretching routine that we have found most effective for treating and preventing plantar fasciitis.

Regardless of which risk factors are contributing to your foot pain the fact is that you need it to stop. Plantar fasciitis makes it almost impossible to live a quality life. Going through your day dealing with excruciating foot pain diminishes the productivity and joy you are accustomed to. It doesn’t have to be this way. With TESS by SAE Orthopedics you can get on the road to healing and living pain free in no time. Don’t waste another minute with lesser devices that amount to little more than gimmick treatments. Get the one device that blends quality and effectiveness like no other plantar fasciitis treatment on the market. Get TESS.