START EXERCISE SLOWLY TO PREVENT OVERUSE INJURIES
posted: Sep. 01, 2020.
Foot doctors have seen many patients eager to start new outdoor activities, only to get sidelined by a condition like plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendonitis, says Kyle Fiala, DPM, a podiatrist with University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia, MO.
Dr. Kyle Fiala |
Start slow and work your way up to more time or intensity with exercises like running. If you do get plantar fasciitis, there are calf stretches you can do to help treat it, and there are over-the-counter orthotics that will give your heel better support, Dr. Fiala says.
Source: Vanessa Caceres, U.S. News & World Report [8/14/20]
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News