2 BEST Plantar Fasciitis Exercises (Stretches or Strengthening?)

Summary by Krater

Physical therapist Marc Surdyka explains plantar fasciitis, detailing how issues arise when load exceeds tissue capacity and demonstrating tissue-specific plantar fascia stretches and high-load strength training exercises.

From the video

Answers: How do you treat plantar fasciitis with stretches and high-load strength training?

• Plantar fasciitis
• Tissue capacity and load
• Plantar fascia stretching exercise
• High-load strength training

Exercises

• plantar fascia stretch · bodyweight · Hold for 10 seconds / Repeat 10 times / 3 times per day
• heel raise · toe block and towel · Every other day / 3 months
• weighted heel raise · toe block, towel, and backpack

What it concludes

• Issues arise when load exceeds tissue capacity in plantar fasciitis.
• Plantar fascia-specific stretching exercises enhance outcomes in patients with chronic heel pain.
• High-load strength training improves outcomes in patients with plantar fasciitis.