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Heel pain from plantar fasciitis can disrupt your life, but our team can assess what is driving your heel pain and build a plan around it
Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain in adults. About one in ten people will have it at some point.
The plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue running along the bottom of your foot, from your heel to your toes. It works like a bowstring, supporting the arch and absorbing load with every step.
The name is a little misleading. “-itis” suggests inflammation, but when researchers have examined the tissue, what they find is wear and breakdown rather than inflammation — small tears and changes in the collagen where the fascia attaches to the heel bone. For that reason you may also see it called plantar fasciopathy.
That matters for how it’s treated. It is a loading problem more than an inflammatory one, which is part of why anti-inflammatory approaches on their own often disappoint, and why loading the tissue properly is central to getting better.
Understanding the root causes of your plantar fasciitis helps our team build a plan that fits your situation.
What can contribute to plantar fasciitis:
We provide a comprehensive plantar fasciitis treatment program that combines physiotherapy and chiropractic care to promote healing and long-term relief.
You receive 30-minute one-on-one sessions with qualified practitioners in a private setting.
Our treatment decisions are made by the licensed healthcare professionals treating you. Your plantar fasciitis recovery comes first.
Struggling with plantar fasciitis doesn't have to limit your activities. Our team provides personalized treatment plans tailored to your specific needs and lifestyle goals.
TECAR uses radiofrequency energy to create warmth deep in the tissue. We use it alongside hands-on treatment and exercise where the assessment says it fits.
These are individual patient experiences. Results are not typical and will not be the same for everyone. What treatment suits you depends on your assessment.
How long it takes varies a lot from person to person, and depends on how long the pain has been there and what is driving it. We will reassess as treatment goes on and tell you what we are seeing. Heel pain that has been present for a long time usually takes longer to settle.
Heel pain can return, particularly if the things that contributed to it have not changed. We will go through footwear, training load and the exercises that help, so you know what to keep doing.
No referral required. Ottawa residents can book directly with Kent Chiro-Med for both physiotherapy and chiropractic plantar fasciitis treatment.
Our treatments are designed for patient comfort. Some techniques may cause mild discomfort, but your practitioner adjusts intensity based on your tolerance and healing stage.
Wear comfortable clothing and bring shorts if available. Our practitioners may need to examine your entire leg and observe your walking pattern for comprehensive assessment.
Alongside plantar fasciitis we see heel spurs, Achilles problems, overpronation, foot and ankle pain, and foot pain that comes from further up the leg. We also make custom orthotics.
We are physiotherapists and chiropractors, not chiropodists, so we don’t do nail care, callus care or wart removal. If that’s what you need, we can point you in the right direction.
If morning heel pain has been going on for a while, an assessment is a sensible next step. We will assess what is driving your heel pain and tell you what we would suggest.
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