Plantar Fasciitis Is Not A Foot Problem 

This basic info could have been described in just one sentence 'Plantar Fasciitis is not a foot problem, it is caused by tight calves'. Boom. Done.

Ive been a massage therapist for 17 years. Ive been saying this. Its the calves

Save yourself a little time and realize he is selling a PDF 'guide' on fixing the problem. Just what we need.

Keys to preventing PF: HAVE GOOD SHOES. The minute you feel the heels on your shoes starting to collapse from steady use, throw them out. Running shoes, in particular, last about 6 - 7 months (depending on weight, use, etc.). They may look good cosmetically, but they are not. Once your heel begins to sit lower than your forefoot from sagging heels, it puts strain on the calf and achilles. All the calf stretches in the world will not help bad shoes. Don't use insoles that make your heel HIGHER than your forefoot. I had PF, and my doctor prescribed hard insoles that raised my heel. It made the problem WORSE. LEVEL FEET is the best practice. Before walking, running, or working, you should stretch. 10 seconds on each foot/leg - that's all you need. If you walk for a living or are an avid runner, your calves will tighten when they are overused. If you spend your days walking in a shop or factory or retail setting on a concrete floor or a carpeted area, your calves will tighten. It's a natural response. If you do bicep curls at the gym, the next day, your biceps will hurt. Your calves are no different. I USE CBD oil/cream on my calves. Any topical hot/cold, icy hot, Tiger Balm, topical patches will work - if you are on your feet for a living. One last thing. Don't wear high ankle boots or shoes that can constrict the movement of your calf, achilles or plantar tendon. My PF was caused by zippup winter boots that were too tight. I was strangling my calf at the bottom.

He is SO correct on the calf muscles and tendons causing issues with the foot. I suffered multiple episodes of Plantar Fasciitis. The most crippling episode, I just couldn’t walk and I screamed the last time the podiatrist used a horrifically long needle in my foot. I asked her if massage would work and she said to try it. I discovered if you massage the calves deeply, it will release the built up lactic acid. Sometimes you have to trigger point deeply pressing on the knots in your muscles and make sure you breath! For me, my stress went to my calves which then pulled on the Achilles tendon which then pulled tightly on the plantar fascia. I also had chiropractic care which helped tremendously. A good pair of arch supports also helps when you stand or walk for long periods of time. If I catch my arches not being supported, often the arches will ache…I use a frozen water bottle to roll under my arches. Then a tennis ball roll followed by self massage. Another discovery of course was using a wall to stretch the foot, Achilles and then calf muscles. Place something under the top sheets of your bed down by the foot of your bed for your sheets and blankets can cause your feet to flatten. Just like wearing high heels, the calf muscles will shorten when the feet are flat. When they shorten, and when you stand up on your feet, this pulls on the Achilles which pulls on the plantar fascia =pain. My final suggestion to help stretch out those calf muscles: Lay on your back. Stick your legs straight up in the air. Straighten your knees and legs and flex your feet towards your nose. Hold this position for a minimum of 60 seconds. You can also do the legs up the wall “yoga” pose and flex those feet to stretch the calves. Hope these ideas help as this dvd might offer suggestions and stretches too. To good health everyone!

Plantear faciitis: 1. Tightness in calfs and thighs. Or even knots. And most probably also in the lower back area. Sciatic nerve pinches. 2. Which all cause Inflammation. 3. Nutritional needs. 4. Segmental joint mobility, special exercises. 5. Hook therapy and massage on calfs and thighs. Ultrasound on heels and tendons.

Lot of negative comments here but if like me who has been a very long term sufferer of Planta Fasciitis and you name it, I have tried every type of orthotic going but nothing really works and came to the same conclusion the issue has to lie elsewhere. So I started stretching and strengthening my calves in particularly soleus muscle and sure enough my condition dramatically improved. I also continued up the leg in particularly the ham strings and I am continually improving. A muscle massage gun is by the best 'temporary' relief and again focus on the calves. Good video.

For those who have PF- I had PF for a while and it was the most painful ever. How i get rid of the pain is->1) lose weight 2) rolling the foot a tennis ball 3) massaging the foot inside the steam room 3) eating clean 4) Magnesium and potassium-over the counter meds! (check with your doc) I’m now free of pain for a 2 years! And now-i do try to eat clean, workout, 15 mins of steam room 4-5days (I don’t massage it anymore because -no pain) and i eat banana which has good amounts of potassium. I no longer take Magnesium. I hope this helps!

The game changer for me was watching a video from a Physio who specializes in this area. He worked the calf and had these specially shaped devices and people walked normally immediately. I got my Wife to use a rolling pin and I had all these rock hard knotted muscles that once broken down completely fixed my foot. It was like a miracle. I just had a relapse after 4 years so out with the roller again! I wear shoes everywhere even in the house, it is a really bad habit that is hard to break. You have to try walking barefoot as much as possible to strengthen the hundreds of muscles and tendons in your feet that are never used wearing shoes. God bless.

Haven’t watched the video yet but after battling this horrible condition for months by treating my feet and getting no where fast I finally found my problem, it was numerous knots in my calf, one of them was huge. I set about breaking them down and stretching and I’m now about 95% pain free. My advice would be to check your entire leg, calf, quads and hamstrings, (especially your calf though) for knots and then go about breaking them up and stretching. Hope this helps someone

I suffered for years with nearly debilitating pain over this. The podiatrist gave me steroid injections and told me to wear arch supports and do a lot of runners stretches, and there's always surgery. Counterproductive! My physical therapist healed me in months. I learned my foot and ankle muscles were atrophied due to very poor shoes that inhibit the natural function of the foot/leg system. I transitioned into zero-drop and barefoot shoes. I started exercising (not just stretches) my feet, calves, hamstrings, glutes and lower back. I started stretching my hips and lower legs. I use toe spreaders to return my foot shape back into what it was meant to be - wide and splayed. I walk barefoot every chance I get. I've been going to amusement parks this year when I could barely walk last year. Considering I still have bone spurs in both heels, I think it's pretty amazing that I feel absolutely no pain because my feet are now thick and meaty.

First time in my life i have given any bad comment... I didnt gain any knowledge from this video.... Same words... Same lines repeated

Thank you for this. My company has a health care plan. I went for an assessment last week and I was told my lower leg muscles Calf) are very tight and they need working on. After watching this video I see she is on the right path. Thank you.

This video could have been condensed to a 5 second video saying “plantar fasciitis is caused by your calves. I’m not going to tell you how to fix it. Here’s a link to an obscure website”

'' Another person who claims to have the answer but if you want it you will have to buy the DVD....''​ If I had the cure for cancer I would give it away for free

I had planter fasciitis in my left heel for 18 months. It's hell. Prevents you from doing any sort of activity. I spent hours on RU-vid looking for answers and trying all kind of shit. I ended up having cotizone injection, acupuncture, night time splint, specially made carbon fiber insoles. Exercises using balls and rollers to the sole of my foot. None of these worked. A guy I worked with who was a trained in holistic therapy sorted me out in one session and I've never needed to go back. Couldn't believe it. The guy in this video is bang on about the calf muscle being the culprit.The 'trigger point 'for the plantar is dead centre in the middle of the calf muscle. When he started to massage my calf he pressed in the centre of my calf and it felt like he was stabbing with a knife, it was that sore. He massage both calfs real deep, even though it was painful. Afterward when I got off the table the foot pain was gone, seriously, no kidding and I've not had it since. Hope this help. I don't think most physics know this. He had a book about trigger points and which ones are linked to different parts of the body.

I have had plantar fasciitis off and on for over 30 years. I tried all of the tricks, but nothing worked. What I discovered is that strecthing the area, correctly, twice a day, for about five to ten minutes cleared it up. I feel great now. I am sprinting again, playing sports, going on long walks and I feel great.

I'm literally watching this video right now in pain I'm definitely interested in seeing more videos about how to care and possibly reverse the plantar fasciitis

I have had this for 3 years now and only just started doing the correct exercises. It has been one heck of a journey! Thank you for the knowledge.

you need to work on getting to the freaking point and not repeating over and over the same thing.

I'm sorry you seem to be getting so much hate. I really appreciated this video and largely agree Dr's do not know what they are dealing with. I saw a physio who focused on stretching my calves and increasing my range of motion and it cured my PF. in my feet. This video is a gold nugget to those who actually get out of their tiny box of a mind!

I've read some of the questions, you answered most or all of them......I think that was a nice thing to do, most people who offer advice don't take the time !

I’ve been receiving foot Reflexology and acupressure for the last 4 weeks consistently. I can feel the truth behind your video. Makes so much sense. Thank you.

Problems like this usually can start from the hips down. Having weak pelvic floor muscles can cause hip problems which may lead to back problems, hamstrings problems. Tight IT bands can also cause knee problem and so on, right down to your toes. So Plantar Fasciitis can be caused by other muscle issues above the area of pain.

100% mine was nutrition. I could barely walk my PF was so bad. Chicken & brocoli was not enough nutrition and despite workouts 6 days a week and all the streching, I began putting on weight. 5 years ago, I went low carb, cut out processed food junk & sugars. My PF went away with 100 lbs! What I really had done was upped my nutrition and lowered my inflammation. When I went Carnivore my PF came back. Once I reintegration leafy green veggies, my PF went away again! Thanks for this video. No one talks about mal-nutrition being what leads to inflammation. So glad I never got the surgery they were pushing me to get!

Omg I’m in tears! I’ve been at this 2.5 years 4 docs, boot for a year, 2 PRP, so many steroid injections, 4 rounds of PT, gained weight from sitting and drastically reduced activity, and being told I need to undergo surgery that’ll take 6 mths to recover from. I knew something wasn’t right so I seen doc #4 yesterday for a final opinion of tell his huge impending surgery, they took labs and waiting on results and another mri right now. And just came across this video! Oh my God...

Right on :) I would add that the tension pattern can travel all the way up to the glutes in some cases that I've seen. The surgeries are often a real hazard to a lasting fix for the problem. Thanks for the vid - I will send it to some of my clients.

Total fact! I have said this for years! My dad is 98 years old and NEVER has seen "foot" problems. Now, my daughter is 43 & she has been going through all this PF nonsense! She eats a lot of carbs, doesn't walk, had gastric bypass (rhuen Y) Also, PF is agravated by Arch issues; if your arch isn't supported, then that causes your ankle to collapse (pronation, inward canting) which causes your muscles in your knees to hyper flexate or extend which causes your hips to over compensate which causes your spine to over compensate..... It's the manifestation of the muscle weakness due to poor body mechanics and neutrition. People just don't get it! Walking and proper food.

This could have been a 10 second video but is still arguable.

I had this problem, and stretching the calf muscle regularly helped me. There are several videos out there on how to stretch the calf muscles.

Many thanks for the valuable information in this video. I just put it in practice and it made a miracle in my right foot. I've been suffering plantar fascitis for weeks and the pain was unbearable, now I have quite a relief.

This is very true. I limped for 2 weeks because of a knee injury. This resulted in heel pain. I quit limping, but heel pain persisted. I lived with it, bought squishy shoes. 1 year later, ask my chiropractor about it when i was in for an adjustment. He did a wand therapy on it and told me stretches to do and supplements to buy. 3 weeks, and 3 appointments later i was heel pain free. This is a very good video. There are a lot of people that develop bone spurs from this problem, and it can be fixed before that happens. So kudos to you for providing information and how to fix it. Getting rid pain is worth paying for.

I have been dealing with this pain for months now and finally diagnosed this Friday with plantar fasciitis. I've never heard it to be JUST a symptom! Wow, so amazing and curious news! I've noticed when I rest my legs I go back and forth propping them and lowering them. The back of my legs kill me Just as much. I am grateful you have shared this. Everyone needs to know that after my first cortisone shot, I went straight to work, but sent home early due to limping. My foot swelled so bad, I couldn't walk ALL night. SKIP the shot!!!!!!!

Not quite sure what medical schools teach in USA but in the UK if someone comes with PF we would simply look at the whole posture from neck to ankle. The foot takes the punishment for cruddy posture, mid-and-lower back issues, pelvic tightness and tight calves and thighs. Lose weight, have 10 sessions of deep tissue massage, start yoga, sleep well, eat well, get some arch supports. Ice for inflammation. 3-6 months its gone. No need for any medication.

Thank you so much for sharing and 100% right ,,any recommendation to work on it?

Yes, great video. I'm so tired of my podiatrist not getting to the root of the problem. I knew intuitively that it is all connected but this is great.

This is day 2 of doing your foot care routine. My feet and heels feel so much better already! I'm going to keep it up for 7 days straight like you said. I'm so excited to think I might be able to walk and be on my feet all day again without pain. I'll keep you posted.

“Hey everyone, don’t listen to doctors or physical therapists, they don’t know what they’re talking about. Listen to me, I sell DVD’s”

It makes perfect sense everything he is saying. I’ve been having plantar fasciitis for over 10 years the only thing that gives me relief is massaging my lower leg. I’ve been seen by 3 podiatrist specialist and they didn’t help me at all. Never again going to one of them .

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Useful information however was drawn out a lot could have been explained in half the time or less with out all the repetition in my opinion still thank you for the help I’ve noticed when I use a hard plastic roller on my calves and lower legs to the Achilles’ tendon that I good 10 minutes per leg per day of rolling really helps the pain level significantly

Yes it is about tight calves. But I also looked at a video yesterday and it talked if the problem being higher up at hip level. I did the exercises suggested for the hips and that combined with everything else I’m doing has helped: oh and my dr does know... he is super.. 5 weeks physio.. useless.. saw him- he is Australian GP of the year... and he gave me specific exercises with a timeframe for full healing of 12-24 weeks. Started his exercises combined with other things for those that are interested. Cherry juice, lemon, parsley and ginger juice, anti inflammatory natural cream, Armaforce Bioceutical tablets, multivitamin or green food supplement, religiously doing my stretches, and OSMO Patches on the heels everrynight. Also slight heel rises in the sneakers I wear pretty well much all day until I get my Orthotics. I have got Plantar Fascitis, Achilles Tendinitis (which was alluded to in this video but not named) and heel spurs- and doing all this I am starting to feel improvement. Thank you God. These problems are very humbling.

Mine was caused by walking on very hard floors for two months in socks. I was living in florida for a three month period. Exact same spot in both feet. No other change in any behaviour. Going to try strengthing/stretching/massage of lower leg to see the outcome.

Very interesting 👍🏻can plantar fasciitis be confined to the lateral side of the foot only -rather than the usual heel to mid foot areas? I’ve googled a lot of stuff and peroneal tendinitis seems to be the most obvious problem I may have from what I’ve seen and googled but just wondering if it’s not just a form of plantar fasciitis on the lateral fascia band possibly 🤷‍♂️Any input would be appreciated

I've struggled with PF for over 10 years. I've done it all, Cortisone, splint, acupuncture, PT, Shockwave therapy. After years of trying everything the Doctors suggested (except surgery) I realized that no one else is going to heal my PF and I need to take care of my own body with proper stretching and nutrition. I stretch and massage my calf and feet often, it hasn't solved the problem overnight but at least I know now what I can do to find some relief. Everyone second guessing this video should ask themselves if they can trust their obese doctors and nurses that have severe health issues themselves. I can trust someone that walks the talk.

I enjoyed the video and am dismayed by so many people with their useless comments. You were kind to respond to them.

Ok I have a few questions. Any help would be greatly appreciated I have plantar fasciitis in my right foot Tight it band in my right leg says my pt Tight quads in both legs My feet turn out a little when I run. Especially my right I have some anterior pelvic tilt and my shoulders and hips aren’t level. I went to the chiropractor for the first time recently and he said I have a torqued pelvis. Which he said means it’s going forward and at an angle. Is there things to do for all of this??? I feel that maybe fixing my pelvis will fix the rest

Wasting My Time Is Not A RU-vid Problem. Wasting My Time has three contributing factors: 1. Bad RU-vid content. 2. Inability to quickly identify bad RU-vid content. 3. Posting smart-ass comments instead of exiting immediately.

This is the first thing that I have seen that makes sense to me. Thank you for this information!

Quick question if it wasn’t a foot problem, then how come when I got orthotic insoles, my pf started getting better ? Don’t the orthotics assist in the arch of the foot ? Seems to me that the cause of PF is the stretching of the plantar fascia when your walk. The fascia doesn’t like to be stretched. The plantar fascia helps hold the arch of the foot. So the problem is a stretching of the arch in the foot when you take steps.That to me sounds like a foot problem, specifically an arch in the foot problem.

Fabulous I totally agree. Quit smoking 10 months ago and am menopausal. Can someone help me put the spring back in my step please?

Hi Joshua. I have posterior tibial tendonitis. Will your book help me take care of this problem. I had PTT about 20 years ago after a particularly energetic ice skating session. The arena ice was very hard and i was doing high speed fast stops to spray ice (showing off) . I was using the outside of my right foot to stop. Normal stopping is done with the inside edge of the blade. Those were hockey skates, totally different techniques than figure skates. As I would do these hard stops my foot would chatter across the ice, with insufficient ankle support in my skates. I haven't ice skated since.The next day I could hardly walk. It took a year to clear up so I could start running again. This time I have been less active. I don't run any more (for past 5 years) but I bike and spin in the winter. After spinning I'm getting the PTT pain below my interior heel bone and I see some collapse in my stance.

You never seemed to get around to the point of how to rid yourself of the pain.

I’ve been doing yoga for a couple of weeks now, and my planter fasciitis is slowly going away. I’ve been stretching my legs out really well. The yoga is releasing the tightness. Thanks for your information.

I truly appreciate your guidance via this video....thank you so much for confirming my suspicions. I suffer with Lyme disease, which results in inflammation and muscle connectivity issues and nutritional insufficiency. Prior to the plantar fasciitis showing up, I was having extreme cramping in my calves and hamstrings. For the past month, none of the traditional treatments have been helping. I wanted to buy your dvd, but the $45 is too high for me. Thanks again. I hope that many people find your video and recognize the truth of cause of this debilitating pain.

Ended up with this injury through running daily and discovered there was an improper load on my calves/upper leg muscles along with my own running technique. Tightness was mentioned in the video multiple times and I remember days before the pain in my foot came my calves were so tight in the morning. Stretching and percussive massage therapy was my remedy for the entire legs and the pain decreased by 90% within the first week of me being consistent. Everyone’s bodies are different but I’m pretty convinced PT and non-invasive therapy is the way to go to heal this injury. Useful video

I’ve known this for ages. Could find no research on this but I have severe knots and read about referenced pain so figured out the arch problem had to be related to tightness down in my anterior chain. I’ve got Achilles tendinopsis and bouts of plantar fasciitis. When the Achilles are not inflamed, I cure the plantar by stretching my calf. Until recently, I haven’t had a solution to the plantar while the Achilles are in pain as they get triggered by the smallest stretch of the calf. I bought some Crosstrap Achilles straps that have isolated the muscles from the Achilles enough to allow me to stretch my calves. They have even allowed my tight hamstrings to stretch a bit. I just started using them last week so am hoping I can loosen up the back of my legs enough to heal both conditions. Now I am going to keep working through my entire anterior chain and really work on the glutes as well.

T.E. is right, but lower leg problems may be provoked, and often are, by pelvic rotations, or a misalignment that threaten the integrity of pelvic function. These could be sacro-iliac joint (SI) dysfunctions due to falls, auto-accidents, or back/leg injuries that necessitate chronic muscular contractions to protect the integrity of the spinal column. Over time, even a small misalignment can cause system wide contractions in the attempt to stabilize important organ functions like digestion, elimination, respiration, etc. I have found lumbar and SI joint issues, to be the most common origin of plantar fasciitis, but those problems reach all the way into the lower legs, then affecting foot function and PF.

I just got diagnosed with this. I think one of the factors that this happened is because I am a little overweight and that puts additional pressure to your legs and feet. Your gait changes too and most of the time you don't notice it. On top of that, I have to stand 8+ hours, wear a two piece suit and dress shoes all day long.

I am currently having some type of pain in the back of my heel (vs. the usual mid foot place where I have had PF in the past) and I can tell you that I had a very good sports massage therapist work just on my calf with deep tissue massage and after 2 days, the pain in my heel was at least 70% improved. I also had one EPAT treatment on the calf and heel, but not sure if it's worth the money to do 3 more. What is your opinion on EPAT?

Wow 8 full mins and 1 second of repeating the same thing. Thank you but I still don’t know what’s the damn cause is , so you’re saying to get rid of the cause I have to get rid of my calf?

Also, if your having calf pain when running, its because your calf muscles are too tight from wearing shoes that have an elevated heel. Because when you wear shoes that raise your heel, it flexes the calf and achilles tendon. You can check for yourself. Even when I sit with those types of shoes, i still get heel discomfort!! So my advice is to gradually start wearing flat, minimal shoes and it will solve all your problems once you get used to them after a couple months. When I switched to converse, which are pretty minimal, let me tell you, all my problems went away after a couple months and i can finally play basketball with my full potential . Before I got converse, I had Air Monarchs IV and looking back, it now looks so uncomfortable with all the padding and it actually caused me so much pain and many problems. Biggest mistake ive ever made!

EYE OPENING!! Since doctors regurgitate the same crap for decades, I went to my acupuncturist. After only 2 sessions, I’m much better. I’m in the 6th week of pain. I also noticed the even worse pain on my inside ankle, I’m literally screaming when touched! So needles go right in there. Then I cup myself at home, hurts as well, but so much improvement. A friend told me from the start to stretch my calves, and yes they did hurt. So needles go in there too, and I’m cupping there. Plus using my tens unit. Thanks sooo much for this video!! Every Doc and PT should watch it!!

I just came upon this video today I’m improving a lot what I’ve been going through and I’m so glad I came across this video because it makes sense about the calf

i really appreciate all your efforts. its well presented

Ive been wearing orthotic shoes forever, and I now have heel pain (PF), Im a retired massage therapist /herbalist and after using accupressure, and working my calves, which have always been tight...the pain is relieved. I shall continue to find the cause as put forth by this guy, it all works together people..its true the hip bones connected to the thigh bone!!! There has to be a nutritional connection as well, and I will find it, so thank you to all here who have given this info freely!!

Thank you for showing me the real cause of .my heel pain.what should I do with the muscles there. What exercise should I do. Can I put a heating pad.

I believe I’ve got this in 1 foot in the last month or 2. For the 2-3 months just prior to that I was noticing a very slight but constant dull ache in both calves.

I will admit I notice my tight calf muscles and I have bad pain in my right foot. I also run at least 5 miles a day and work a rotating 12 hour shift.

I had to massage my calf and bought Brooks sneakers. I am sure nutrition is a factor too. But I always tell people to massage your calves. It helps.

Makes sense because since I have been having plantar fasciitis I have also been dealing with soreness and tightness on the same leg

Am in tears hearing all these word. How can I be suffering this mich

Thanks for being REAL!!! my doctor was useless on this matter. 🙏✌️👍🏼

I have actually heard or read somewhere online or on RU-vid about how it is related to tightness of leg muscles/calf muscles. Stretching your calves might be beneficial. I believe my injury started when I was mowing the grass and walking slightly uphill and injured my foot. I also remember that the mowing would really work/stretch my calf muscles too. I had been sitting on my ass for years, unemployed and sitting at the computer all day, every day which probably caused my calves to weaken and get tight/shorten. Many months to a year after my injury, I finally got a job and had to stand for hours every day. Also being probably 80 pounds overweight at the time was causing me so much pain. So... I read that your Fascia heals overnight when you sleep, but then it heals in a relaxed state because your feet are in a relaxed position when you are in bed. So as soon as you wake and stand on it, it stretches and tears again. You can feel it tear every morning as you stand on it. Treatments like the splint and the Strassburg sock work by keeping the Fascia (and calf?) stretched while you sleep/while it heals so that it does not tear so much when you initially stand on it in the morning. You can make a Strassburg sock yourself with two socks and a shoestring - there's instructions somewhere online. (Put one sock on, leaving some slack on the end at the toes to tie one end of the string to. tie the other sock around your leg just between the calf and the knee, then tie the other end of the string around that to stretch your foot/toes/Fascia.) I used it a couple times - it's rather uncomfortable to sleep like that... But I guess the most helpful thing was losing 20 pounds, (Somewhere it said that the Plantar Fascia receives 4 times your body weight. So, if you're 50 pounds overweight, that's an extra 400 pounds for your Fascia to support. So, losing just 20 pounds is relieving the Fascia of 80 pounds that it has to support.) plus getting used to standing for hours again. Another tip was to get a tennis ball and roll under your feet every night. Don't use much pressure at all, just roll it around. This breaks up scar tissue and also acts as a form of exercise/stretching/strengthening exercise for your Fascia. I did this a lot for about a month or two. Now I have almost zero pain.

Could is also be a motor planning problem? (As in I am not running properly because my motor planning is bad because of poor proprioceptive input because of lax ligaments)

I had PF 4 years ago, I suffered a lot from it for over a year then it suddenly disappeared one day. My excessive running caused it but what actually healed it I really don't know.

My pain is not at the bottom center of my left foot. My pain only runs along the bottom left side of my left foot back near the heel.

Wow. At first, I didn’t like how cocky the doctor sounded. But, after listening to him, I know he is right- at least for me, I noticed that when my diet is poor, it acts up, along with a load of other inflammation. This will cause migraines and bones overlapping, etc. for me. I also tend to be less active when my diet is poor because I have moderate level insulin resistance.

I don’t know how I got mine’s in the right side. The first time I felt in my heel specially in the morning when I had just stopped playing soccer for a week, it wasn’t as bad at first but It’s been 4 months and it’s a lot of pain. Am I hurting my foot if I force myself to walk with the pain? Is deep tissue massage, ice, and stretching good?

Failed knee replacement with horrible ROM. Been 3 yrs since surgery and I've gotten symptoms the last several months. My leg doesn't straighten and my flexation is only 25 -30 ° I walk with a severe limp and flat footed due to bad leg extention and walking gate What can I do?

I've been suffering from plantar fasciitis for 1 1/2 years and doing all the required exercises for plantar fasciitis but have had no luck. The prednisone shots The frozen water bottle The little ball with spikes Prescription maloxicam Prescription orthopedics inserts Ibuprofen Asprin Massages Supportive new shoes Lidocaine Foot ice baths Flip flops for plantar fasciitis Camphor patch Ice foot baths straight to extreme hot foot bath Used rolling pin Walked barefoot in the snow because of the pain. Bought electric foot massager This video makes 100% sense! I will now concentrate on calfs and hamstring muscles.

It is also because your foot muscles maybe be weak. Try Yoga. You will be amazed at how much your foot muscles strengthen. It helped me tremendously.

This is a great video to help explain what many healthcare professionals are starting to figure out. We need to treat the problem and not the symptom. Orthotics treat the symptom and make someone allot of money. They may help but only while you use them. I have been doing trigger point injections for over 12 years and it is so amazing to see how the whole body is connected. Thanks for posting I have now added this link to my facebook page to share with others.

Bro my lower back started hurting & now my lower Achilles area foot hurts & idk how to fix it I’ve tried gua sha stretching tiger balm everything idk what to do to fix it

Aside from buying the CD, is there a way to learn more about the nutrition aspect of your theory? It seemed to get glossed over in this vid. Very interesting!

Everyone thinks I am crazy when I explain that when I roll the golf ball on the bottom of my foot, I FEEL it in some areas on my leg and everyone denies that this makes sense. I have been looking for someone else to help confirm it makes sense.

So if my lower leg doesn't work properly that is a symptom too.. Causing further symptoms on the feet. What is the cause?? Is it lower back problems? Is pelvis height imbalance?

When I would do calf raises in the gym, my plantar fasciitis would flare up. The next day it would hurt. This was constant. Now I've had it for months. I always knew it had something to do with the calves.

I had plantar fasciitis for 1.5 years. Tried all kind of modalities. Nothing helped. Then I lost 25 pounds. Gone. Physics.

Thank you! Your very smart...and very RIGHT!

So what nutrients do we need to take for our tendons? I’ve been running for 5-6 years & want to keep doing so. Do I jsut need to change up my stretching routine? And what is your personal opinion for the tennis ball on your foot? Helpful at all or completly unecesssry

Do you think that stretching a relatively normal muscle causes microscarring? Also, can inflamed tendons become thickened (not just the inflammation). Thanks

This is absolute truth i had tight calves loosening them gave me instant relief..

I've been fit all my life and POW! I have PF for about 8mo now. Been to physio, I can tell he doesn't know what to do and his organization doesn't give him the time to spend on it. I spent 6-8 appts on a pod and ended up with custom orthodics that even after 2mo of usage hurt like shit. My own researched physio (stretching, toe stretching and point massage), changing my daily shoes (every day, all day) to Asics (Gel Nimbus) and putting the orthodics aside has helped enormously. I try to do stretching a 4-5 times a week, but should do more. The turn around has been stretching the upper side of my foot, particularly the toes. Pull/curl them down gently towards you underfoot gently for 30sec to 2min. Cycling, rather than walking/running has helped a lot too. I have more better days after a 20-50km ride than walking or running a few km.

I agree, i stretched my calves and my plantar fasciitist reduced ALOT and also after strengthening my calves and stretching, my plantar fasciitist is almost non existent. Ive had it for 2-3 years, idk if it helps but i also scrape my plantar fasciitist.

Great vid, very informative. Question for ya... under the the ball of my foot i have a sort of achy, stretchy, sore type pain that extends into my toes. i usually feel it in the morning or after sitting but not every time and it goes always goes away after a few steps. Started a few months ago right under and into my pinky toe and now on some days i feel it across more of the ball of my foot into more fingers but never past the 3rd from the pinky and there are times where its just the ball. But like i said it goes away after max 5 steps, any ideas?

Listened to constant repetition for zero solution. Thanks for wasting my time.

A few years ago I was diagnosed with Achilles tendonitis and man that sh.t hurt soooo bad I could not walk. The most pain I have ever had to endure on a long term basis. Physical therapist worked me over and nothing helped. One visit he tells me to lie face down on the bed...I said not without some drinks mofo....anyway he takes an old school rolling pin to my calf and I came unglued!!!! I could clearly feel him working on 3 distinct golf ball size knots in my calf....it was terribly painful, but I experienced a degree of immediate relief. I got a stick at the house and rolled my calf any time I was sitting at the time for a few minutes. In no time the pain completely subsided. I have recently begun having Plantar Fasciitis on the other foot based on CT scan and am going home to roll my calf out :D

great info! I have some foot arch pain that bothers me when I run as of about 2 weeks ago. I have consistently dealt with shins splints in the past as well so i automatically assumed it was all connected. I have heard a tight muscle is often a weak muscle, with this in mind do you think exercises such as calve raises are a good idea?

Useful, thank you. The calf muscles...hmmm, you've got me thinking now! I sometimes wake with a feeling of a pulled muscle in my leg from time to time. I have a plantar fascia tear at the moment....painful, I've had it for 9 months, I've had an xray, MRI scan and I'm now awaiting physio. I will take on board what you've said, thanks x