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What can you do about planter fasciitis?

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Plantar fascitis: Proper foot wear (new tennis shoes), ice and stretching exercises with ibuprofen.

Answered 7/28/2017

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Planter Fasciitis: 1. Good foot ware 2. pain relief 3. physiotherapy- stretching 4. if nothing works then trial of steroid injection in the facia may help usually self limiting and could resolve on its own.

Answered 7/28/2017

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Do i need to go see a dr at this point? Hello can anyone help me with a continuing foot pain i have? I injured it running at the end of july. Im pretty sure its planters fasciitis pain in heel for a while, then relocated to 2 toes lately (probably j

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