Trailing With Plantar Fascitis: Ouch!
If you are a frequent runner or beginning, it's good to know a few self care regimes to ensure that your trailing enjoyment goes without a hitch as much as possible. One of the many injuries that can sneak up on us is....PLANTAR FASCITIS.
A common injury to runners prone to tight hamstrings, tight calves, tight back, tight Achilles tendons. It can also affect runners who trail without proper arch support or carry an imbalance in their pelvis
or hips.
Here are a few TRAILULIVE tips that might assist you in your endeavor to stay, remain or recover
from Plantar Fascitis.
Put your toes up against a wall with heel on floor and stretch it to where you're not reinjuring yourself
Roll a frozen water bottle under your arch
Freeze a golf ball and massage the fascia
Take a foam roller and massage all your muscles above your plantar
Bump that arch! Get some support to raise it.
Stretch that body!
Rest!
There's plenty of advice out there, so do your own homework, speak to professionals and make yourself aware. Trailulive believes a little help is always better than none.
May your trailing adventures continue to bring enjoyment and injury-free experiences.
Trail On and Be Well!
Your Trailulive Blog Manager/Editor/Writer
Sarah Bannwart
Aho!
