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Plantar Fasciitis & Foot Pain

Plantar fasciitis and foot pain can make it impossible too even walk! Walking, running, literally anytime that you need to be on your feet...can be like walking on glass.

We offer chiropractic and massage therapy to solve plantar fasciitis & foot pain to anyone in Edmonton, Alberta. 

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Understanding Plantar Fasciitis & Foot Pain

Plantar fasciitis & foot pain is very common in Edmonton. Understanding the causes and using prevention strategies will go a long way to stopping it.

Be able to walk

Foot and heel pain can make it feel like walking on glass even to walk.

Return to work and life

Foot and heel pain can make it difficult to work and play

Get your life back

Plantar fasciitis and foot pain rob you of living your best life.

Common Causes of Plantar Fasciitis & Foot Pain

Here are some of the most common conditions we see in our office. Below we will discuss the following hip pain conditions.

1. Plantar Fasciitis

2. Bursitis

3. Achilles Tendonitis

4. Ankle Sprain

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Plantar Fasciitis Strikes Edmonton!


Plantar Fasciitis can be debilitating!

She was tip toeing into the office, like she walking on shards of glass.

This waitress had been struggling for years with plantar fasciitis and foot pain.

Each and every shift worse than the one before - the foot and heel pain forcing her to call in sick to work because she couldn't stand the pain any longer.

After years of pain, we were able to get rid of it in only a few weeks!

At Riverbend Chiropractic & Wellness, we understand the challenges foot and heel pain poses and are here to help. Our personalized treatment plans focus on reducing pain, improving joint function, and enhancing overall mobility. By addressing the root causes of plantar fasciitis, we aim to relieve your symptoms and also improve your overall well-being.

If you are looking for help to get back to doing the things you love without pain, you've come to the right place!

Symptoms of plantar fasciitis may include:

  1. Pain or tenderness in your heel and bottom of your foot.
  2. Pain first step in the morning, and after being on your feet all day.
  3. Walking on your toes reduces the pain.
  4. Rubbing your foot and heel hurts - but also helps a bit.

Our chiropractors are experienced in diagnosing and treating foot, heel and ankle conditions, including plantar fasciitis. By utilizing a combination of manual therapies, exercises, and lifestyle modifications they can help to alleviate the pain and promote healing without surgery. 

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Solving Plantar Fasciitis

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Effective Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is from either inflammation, or degenerative changes occurring within the plantar fascia- typically at the heel insertion. This can cause pain, tenderness, and force you to walk differently - if you can walk at all!

This is typically caused by excessive stress in the plantar fascia due to inappropriate foot and ankle biomechanics.

Here's how we can help:

  1. Chiropractic Adjustments: Gentle adjustments to your foot, ankle, knee and hip can help restore proper movement, reduce stress on the plantar fascia, and alleviate pain.
  2. Soft Tissue Therapy: Techniques such as massage, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy target tight muscles and fascia, promoting relaxation and improved circulation.
  3. Therapeutic Exercise: Customized exercise programs aim to strengthen the muscles in your foot and leg, improve flexibility, and prevent future injuries.
  4. Acupuncture: Acupuncture and IMS are effective methods at helping alleviate pain and improvement movement that is lost with plantar fasciitis
  5. Shockwave Therapy: This tool has been a true game changer in treating plantar fasciitis and foot pain. By breaking down scar tissue, adhesions, and kick starting tissue healing, shockwave therapy is a useful tool in treating plantar fasciitis.
  6. Lifestyle Modifications: Making changes such as modifying activities that aggravate symptoms, using proper equipment and technique during physical activities, and incorporating rest and recovery can support healing and prevent recurrence of plantar fasciitis.

By addressing the underlying causes of your plantar fasciitis pain and providing comprehensive care, our chiropractors and massage therapists strive to help you achieve long-term relief and improved function.

The good news?

We can help solve your plantar fasciitis pain!

If you need help, schedule an appointment today!

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Foot & Ankle Bursitis

Foot pain can ruin your day

Do you limp more and more the further you walk? Foot and ankle seem swollen and painful?

Is the sore spot puffy, soft and squishy?

You may have hip bursitis.

How Does Foot and Ankle Bursitis Happen?

When you walk, run, even sit down on the couch...these activities cause forces to travel through your joints and surrounding tissues. These forces cause stress.

When the bursae (small sac of fluid that provides lubrication for high friction area's, like oil in your car) undergoes too much stress and friction, it can become inflamed.

This is bursitis.

Foot bursitis happens for one of two reasons:

1) Trauma such as a fall or injury, causing the bursa to become inflamed

2) Inappropriate biomechanics and movement of your feet and ankles, causing excessive stress and friction on the bursa. This causes inflammation.

The treatment options for foot & ankle bursitis

  • Rest - reducing the stress and strain on the bursae, giving it time to recover.
  • Ice - ice is nice at reducing inflammation, and reducing pain.
  • Acupuncture - This can help reduce the pain and help alleviate the muscular tension
  • Chiropractic - your chiropractor can use a variety of therapies to help resolve the pain, correct the biomechanical dysfunction and help you recover.
  • Massage Therapy- a great option to alleviate inflammation, and reduce muscular tightness, spasm and pain.

The most important aspect to treating foot and ankle bursitis is to stop provoking it, and to re habilitate it. This means following your healthcare providers advice!

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Achilles Tendonitis 

Pain from tendonitis is due to injury and inflammation of the muscles and tendons

Achilles tendonitis results from inflammation and microtears in the Achilles tendon. This can be insertional tendonitis - inflammation right at the insertion of the Achilles tendon onto the heel.

Or it could be non-insertional Achilles tendonitis: Typically inflammation abouto an inch or two above the insertion. Achilles tendonitis is often caused by repetitive stress and overuse, leading to pain, swelling, and restricted movement.

There may be inappropriate foot biomechanics that lead to this, or tight and weakened muscles.

The good news about Achilles tendonitis??

Chiropractic and massage therapy are effective, non-invasive treatments to alleviate your Achilles tendonitis pain!

Chiropractic Care

Our chiropractors are highly effective in treating Achilles tendonitis. They employ a range of techniques to address the underlying causes of tendonitis, including joint manipulation and mobilization, soft tissue therapies, radial shockwave, acupuncture, IMS, and ergonomic advice.

Gentle adjustments to the pelvis, hip, knee, ankle and foot joints help restore proper movement and reduce stress on the tendons. This decreases inflammation, alleviates pain, and improves overall joint function. Additionally, our chiropractors can assess and correct any biomechanical issues or posture problems that may contribute to the strain on your Achilles, stopping the pain in its tracks and preventing tendonitis returning.

Massage Therapy

Our massage therapists are also helpful in speeding up your Achilles tendonitis recovery.

By targeting the soft tissues surrounding your foot, calf, leg and thigh with techniques such as deep tissue massage, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy they will help you get better. These therapies work to relax tight muscles, improve blood circulation, and break down scar tissue, which can reduce pain and facilitate the healing process.

By enhancing the flexibility and suppleness of your foot and leg muscles and tendons, massage therapy helps restore normal movement patterns and prevents further injury. Regular massage sessions can also provide relief from the chronic pain associated with tendonitis, improving your quality of life.

Lets face it, massage feels great, and its nice to be able to lay down and walk without pain!

Combined Approach

Combining chiropractic care and massage therapy offers a comprehensive treatment plan for Achilles tendonitis. They work well together to help you move better, feel better, and live life better

If you have Achilles tendonitis, we recommend utilizing both chiropractic care and massage therapy so that you can achieve effective and lasting relief, paving the way for a return to an active and pain-free lifestyle.

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Ankle Sprain

Rolled your ankle, again? "Weak Ankles"?

Ankle sprains are a common injury that occurs when the ligaments supporting the ankle are stretched or torn. While this often ooccurs from to a sudden twist, fall, or impact, it can be from simply stepping on a rock the wrong way!.

Ankle sprains typically affects the lateral ligaments on the outside of the ankle (roughy 95% of the time), leading to pain, swelling, and bruising. Symptoms can range from mild discomfort to severe pain and instability, depending on the severity of the sprain.

Ankle sprains can significantly impair mobility, making it difficult, if not impossible to walk or bear weight on the affected foot. If not properly treated, an ankle sprain can lead to chronic instability, or 'weak ankles' and increase the risk of future injuries.

Why Do These Semantics Matter?

Do you treat an inflammatory condition (i.e., tendonitis, bursitis, etc) the same as a degenerative condition?

NO!

While there are similarities, treating an inflammatory condition requires 'anti-inflammatory' measures. Treating a degenerative condition requires breaking down scar tissue, adhesions, stimulating tissue regeneration, and loading the tendon to strengthen, and desensitization.

The good news is that both chiropractic and massage therapy in isolation and when combined are able to help with all these types of hip pain. 

If you are finding it impossible to get rid of your hip pain on your own, let us help. Schedule an appointment today!

There are many symptoms of gluteal tendinopathy

Here are a few...

  • Pain on the side of your hip
  • on and off pain on the side of your hip
  • pain getting out of a chair
  • pain getting out of the car
  • pain laying on your side
  • pain that gets worse the longer you walk
  • pain that feels better once you start to move, but gets worse if you move too much

Several factors can contribute to the development of gluteal tendinopathy pain. These include:

  • Sleeping in positions that stress your hip
  • How long the pain has been there? New? On and off for years? Constant?
  • Repetitive stress from poor posture or occupational activities
  • Diet & exercise habits
  • How often do you stretch and exercise your hips?
  • A history of injuries such as a motor vehicle collision, a fall injury, or trauma.

At Riverbend Chiropractic & Wellness, we provide comprehensive care for ankle sprains to help you recover quickly and prevent further complications. Our treatment approach includes chiropractic adjustments to restore proper joint movement and function, reducing pain and promoting healing. We also offer massage therapy to alleviate muscle tension and inflammation, which can help reduce swelling and speed up recovery.

Additionally, our rehabilitation programs focus on strengthening the muscles around the ankle, improving balance, and enhancing overall stability. With our holistic and personalized care, we aim to get you back on your feet and back to your normal activities as quickly and safely as possible.

  • Chiropractic Adjustments: Chiropractic adjustments, also known as joint manipulation, involve gentle, targeted movements of the spine and extremities to restore normal movement and reduce pressure on the joints. By restoring proper movment, chiropractic adjustments can help alleviate pain and improve mobility in your body.
  • Soft Tissue Therapy: Soft tissue therapy techniques such as massage, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy can help relax tight muscles, improve circulation, and reduce inflammation in your elbow and arm. These therapies can complement chiropractic adjustments by addressing muscular imbalances and promoting overall relaxation and healing.
  • Therapeutic Exercise: Specific exercises and stretches targeting the muscles and ligaments surrounding your foot and ankle to help improve strength, flexibility, and stability. Our chiropractors can prescribe customized exercise programs tailored to each patient's needs to support long-term recovery and prevent future injury.
  • Shockwave Therapy: a regenerative therapy, aimed at breaking down scar tissue and adhesions. Shockwave therapy stimulates tissue regeneration, and pain reduction. It is a fantastic tool used to treat chronic ankle sprains.
  • Posture Correction: Poor posture can contribute to the development of hip pain by placing excess strain on these area's. Our chiropractors  provide guidance on proper posture and ergonomic modifications to help patients maintain optimal alignment and reduce the risk of exacerbating their symptoms.
  • Lifestyle Modifications: Making lifestyle changes such as maintaining a healthy weight, staying active, practicing stress management techniques, and avoiding activities that aggravate your ankle pain can play a crucial role in managing ankle sprains and promoting overall health.

By combining these therapies, our chiropractors aims to provide comprehensive care for individuals suffering from foot and ankle pain. Our goal is to address the underlying causes of pain and dysfunction in your foot and ankle, restore optimal body biomechanics, movement, function, and empower patients to actively participate in their recovery and long-term wellness.

If you're experiencing foot or ankle pain, and would like some help to fix it consider giving us a call.

Bottom line - if you are tired of struggling with foot and ankle pain, our chiropractors and massage therapists can help!

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