PLANTAR FASCITIS Word Scramble
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| Plantar Fascitis | Inflammation of the Plantar Fascia(plantar ligament) |
| Plantar Fascitis | characterized by microruptures in the fascia in the area just anterior to the calcaneal attachment, repeated trauma may result in bone spurs at the calcaneus |
| CAUSES OF PLANTAR FASCITIS | LIFTING THE HEEL DURING TAKE-OFF WHILE RUNNING, JUMPING, OR WALKING |
| CAUSES OF PLANTAR FASCITIS | VIGOROUS REPAETED TAKE-OFFS (RUNNING/JUMPING), EXCESSIVE PRONATION OF FEET, INADEQUATE ARCH SUPPORT FROM SHOES |
| SYMPTOMS OF PLANTAR FACSITIS | PAIN AT THE ORIGIN OF THE FASCIA WHEN FOOT IS WEIGHT BEARING, MORNING STIFFNESS AND PAIN WHICH DECREASES WITH ACTIVITY |
| SYMPTOMS OF PLANTAR FACSITIS | MARKED TENDERNESS ON PRESSURE, ESPECIALLY PRESSURE ALONG THE MEDIAL BANDS OF THE FASCIA WITH THE FOOT DORSIFLEXED |
| SYMPTOMS OF PLANTAR FACSITIS | PALPABLE BANDS OF SCAR TISSUE, SWELLING OVER THE CALCANEUS, PAIN WHEN STANDING ON TIPTOE AND WHEN WALKING ON THE HEELS |
| SYMPTOMS OF PLANTAR FACSITIS | NUMBNESS ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE FOOT, X-RAY MAY REVEAL A BONY OUTGROWTH AT THE POINT OF THE TEAR(A HEEL SPUR) |
| TREATMENT OF PLANTAR FASCITIS | REST |
| TREATMENT OF PLANTAR FASCITIS | ARCH SUPPORTS, ICE MASSAGE, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDS |
| TREATMENT OF PLANTAR FASCITIS | REALIGNMENT OF SUBLUXATED BONES, FRICTION MASSAGE TO THE PLANTAR FASCIA, MYOFACSIAL STROKES TO THE PF & POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE LEG |
| TREATMENT OF PLANTAR FASCITIS | RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS OF THE POSTERIOR SOFT TISSUES, STRETCHES |
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