What to do about plantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis can be treated with general treatment, physical therapy, drug therapy, closed treatment and surgery. 1. General treatment: rest is the mainstay in the acute stage of pain, and the foot should be braked, reducing foot activities and paying attention to foot rest. Under the guidance of the doctor, orthopedic insoles can be worn to help evenly distribute the force on the soles of the feet, help relax the muscles of the soles of the feet, promote the dissipation of inflammatory substances and relieve pain symptoms. 2. Physiotherapy: Hot compresses and baking lamps on the soles of the feet can accelerate local blood circulation, relieve the spasm of the plantar muscles, promote the dissipation of local inflammation, and alleviate pain symptoms. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is also feasible, which is helpful to reduce local edema, reduce plantar fascia pressure, and help relieve discomfort. 3. Drug therapy: the application of anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as celecoxib as prescribed by the doctor, but also external diclofenac diethylamide and other drugs applied to the affected area, which can help to reduce the pain symptoms. 4. Closure treatment: If the effect is not good after rest, physical therapy and medication, the patient can apply betamethasone and lidocaine under doctor’s guidance to carry out local closure treatment under ultrasound guidance. 5. Surgical treatment: If the conservative treatment is ineffective for a long time and the pain symptoms are aggravated progressively, the doctor can grasp the indications for surgery and perform surgical treatment such as plantar fascia release. Plantar fasciitis should be timely medical treatment, the doctor according to the condition of the choice of appropriate treatment, will help the early recovery of the disease.