Question 1

What makes plantar fasciitis come back after it has healed?

Accepted Answer

Because only the pain is calmed while the way you use your foot stays the same. Even after the inflammation settles, if the same force keeps landing on the same spot, it swells again.

Question 2

If foot pain remains after shockwave therapy, what do you look at again?

Accepted Answer

It's not that the treatment was wrong; we need to see whether the conditions that caused the pain are still there. If the collapsed arch and the way you walk stay the same, it comes back even after the inflammation settles.

Question 3

When only one foot hurts, why do you also look at the other side?

Accepted Answer

Patients tell us that when they get out of bed in the morning and take the first step, the foot hurts as if it's tearing. It eases a little after walking, but it gets worse as time goes on.

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