Massage Physical Therapy Techniques for Plantar Fasciitis

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Hi! My name is Monica. I’m going to show you another type of massage that you can do for your foot if you have a plantar fasciitis or just arch problems in general. This is more specific for plantar fasciitis though. What you’re going to want to do is with your foot, either bare or even can have a sock on. What you’re going to do is kind of, this area right here, so here is your heel and then right as your heel kind of starts dropping down right here into your arch, about here is where your plantar fascia attaches. So all you’re basically going to do is just kind of come in here and massage around. Now, if you do truly have plantar fasciitis, you might not be able to push as hard as I am. You might only be able push this much. You just want to let your level of pain dictate how hard you press. If you don’t have much pain you can press harder, massage around in there. You can kind of take your fingers too and kind of poke in and then push up little bit right into your heel. So you’re pushing back in this direction here a little bit. You might be able to tolerate lighter pressure at first, and then as you’re massaging more, tolerate deeper pressure. You can also stretch out like we did before, and get right in there with your thumb again, while you’re keeping your arch stretched out.

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