Steemit Learning Challenge-S21W5; Plantar Fasciitis"

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It's a new week and a new lesson, of course my dear teacher @ashkhan should be expecting this entry of mine. I took it upon myself to ensure I follow up these teachings and am so glad that I could follow up till week 5, I feel like a pro already for going through this 5 weeks lesson.

A special thanks to our teacher for this non stop intentional impartation of knowledge. Am grateful. Without taking much of your time, let me delve into the task of the day. I hope you find it interesting.

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What's Plantar Fasciitis? Write in your own words after getting knowledge from the lesson post.

Plantar Fasciitis is a medical condition that occurs when the feet are overused or stressed, you can tell by the inflammation in the foot region bringing about pain in the heels. The plantar fascia itself is a strong fibrous attachment that can be found between the heel and foot region, extending to the toes.

When the plantar fasciitis is stressed beyond its capacity it can result in damage resulting in inability to walk appropriately. This medical condition can affect both feet at the same time bringing severe pain on its victims. However this condition can be treated easily at home with medication over the counter. But then if it lingers and refuses to get better, one must visit the hospital for proper medical attention.

I think it's imperative to also mention the common symptoms and causes of plantar fasciitis so that you can be aware and also do the needful to nip it in the bud. The symptoms includes.

• Heel Pain
• Stiffness
• A tight Achilles tendon
• Swelling in the affected region (heel)
• Severe pain in the arc of the foot.

The common cause of plantar fasciitis are as follows...

• Sport activities.
• Exercising without proper warmup
• Being on one's feet for a prolonged period of time
• Wearing shoes that are not your perfect size.
• Walking bare footed
• Obesity
• High arch feet/flat feet.

How would you diagnose a plantar fasciitis? Any clinical investigation or assessment tests?

Healthcare or medical practitioner would carry out some physical examination, they start by asking you about how you feel and also examine the feet to ascertain your claims. In the course of the interrogation, the victim is to share everything he or she has to say about the hurt in the feet as this would help the medical practitioner help in the best possible way.

The medical practitioner might need to run some test just to be sure of his or her next line of action. This is just to be sure there are no severe damages attached to the condition on ground. These test includes...

• X-ray
• An ultrasound
• An MRI

Plantar Fasciitis Treatment

• OTC: this means over-the-counter approach where you get some medication to reduce reduce the pain and inflammation, medicines like ibuprofen, naproxen and aspirin can be administered but it shouldn't be for long. If there are no changes, you should see your doctor immediately.

• Icing Approach: this approach is to easy the pain and inflammation in the feet. This is done by placing an ice water bottle beneath your feet and then roll it continually for about 10 to 15 minutes. One should feel relaxed after the exercise.

• Wear Appropriate shoes: one of the main cause of this condition is the use of shoes that do not support your feet. This brings about the pain and inflammation in the feet and at other times plantar fasciitis happens when you walk barefoot without shoes.

• Massaging and Stretching: Here is another proven method to fixing this problem, health care practitioners will show you the exact way to this very approach which has proven to be very effective.

Other approach includes corticosteroids injections, platelets rich plasma (PRP) injection to heal injuries and Extracorporeal pulse activation (EPAT).

Try to practice at least 3 exercises that you have learned from the lesson. Share images, gifs or videos while practising.

• Heel Raise Exercise

This exercise helps to strengthen our calf muscles, also brings ease to the pains in our heel, it also helps stretch the muscles below the sole of our foot.