Those with plantar fasciitis usually describe their pain as worse when they get up in the morning or after they’ve been sitting for long periods of time. After a few minutes of walking their pain decreases. That’s because walking stretches out the plantar fascia in the sole of your foot. For some people the pain subsides but returns after spending long periods of time standing up.

Usually, a doctor makes a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis usually by ruling out all the possible causes for your heel pain other than plantar fasciitis. In addition, diagnostic imaging studies such as x-rays can be used to distinguish the different types of heel pain. Sometimes heel spurs are found in patients with plantar fasciitis, but these are rarely a source of pain. When they are present, the condition may be diagnosed as plantar fasciitis/heel spur syndrome.

Wearing a night brace is the best first treatment for plantar fasciitis pain because it avoids having that painful first step in the morning. Wearing a night brace elevates your foot while you sleep, thereby pre-stretching the tissues in your sole. The Stretch-Away Plantar Fasciitis Night Brace is the best night brace available because it gets rid of the heel pain before it even starts without being costly, complicated, or uncomfortable. When you wake up and take your first step in the morning, the heel pain is gone!

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