Heel Pain

Common Diagnoses for Heel Pain

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is a degenerative disease characterized by the irritation of the plantar fascia (the thick tissue on the bottom of the foot that connects the heel bone to the toes) and its insertion into the medial process of calcaneal tuberosity, which causes repetitive stress on the tendons and ligaments connecting the heel bone and surrounding areas such as the perifascial structures.

Achilles Tendonitis & Achilles Tendinosis

Achilles tendonitis is associated with trauma and a failed healing response of the Achilles tendon, which connects the muscles running from the knee to the calf to the heel or the plantaris muscle, gastrocnemius muscle, and soleus muscle to the calcaneus bone. Achilles tendonitis is characterized by pain and stiffness throughout the heel and along the back of the leg to the bottom of the knee, which continues to worsen with added activity.

Sever's Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis)

Sever’s disease is a condition that affects the Achilles tendon, occurring most often in young athletes. It causes pain and inflammation in the heel area, particularly when running or jumping. In some cases, it can be painful to walk. Children who play sports that involve a lot of jumping and running may develop this condition as they get older.

The exact cause of Sever’s disease isn’t clear but it is thought to happen because of an injury to the growth plate at the back of your heel bone (calcaneus). When you injure your growth plate a small amount of bleeding occurs which causes inflammation around it. This inflammation leads to pain and stiffness in your calves or heels which gets worse with exercise or playing sport. If left untreated, the condition can lead to permanent damage so it is important to seek medical advice as soon as possible.

The cause of Sever's disease is not known; however, there are some things that may increase your risk for developing it:

• Having flat feet or high arches
• Being overweight or underweight
• Playing sports such as soccer or basketball (although this isn't proven)

How To Prevent Heel Pain

Giving more attention to the heels and feet, especially as we age, can be a great starting point for minimizing heel pain risk as well as keeping it from worsening. Without knowing the cause of your heel pain, the following generic recommendations may be helpful:

• Stretching, warming up, and massaging before daily use, exercise, or times when on your feet for prolonged periods
• Proper footwear that supports and provides cushion to the arches, heels, and ankles
• Maintain a healthy diet and weight
• Rest and ice the area if there is inflammation/swelling

If your heel pain persists, visit a physician or other medical professional to determine the underlying cause of pain. Once your physician has determined the source of pain, they will be able to recommend a proper treatment. If the cause is soft tissue related, they will most likely recommend 6 months or more of conservative treatments for the foot.

A Note On OverCompensation

Since you have read up to this point, you probably realize that serious foot pain will eventually wreak havoc on you due to lack of movement and over-compensation. It will also create trouble in other joints and muscles due to overcompensation. Recovery takes a longer time for such chronic (long term) injuries, but proper healing is essential to regain strength and get you back to the activities you enjoy.

The longer your injury endures, the greater the risk of running into serious overcompensation injuries.

Anyone in need of rapid recovery and complete healing must consider a comprehensive treatment plan that includes an effective means to minimize swelling and inflammation yet also stimulate healing and tissue elasticity. We have found no better set of tools that can be used at home than this:

Conservative Treatment Tools Our Clients Have Used to Help Limit Foot Damage & Boost The Body's Soft Tissue Repair Process at Home:

If you are truly looking for the home treatment options to reduce inflammation, increase range of motion, and treat the source of pain quickly, a conservative treatment protocol including the following are what we consider to be the most effective:

• A Cold Compress or Ice Pack to reduce inflammation wherever there is pain and/or swelling (as soon as possible).
• A Plantar TShellz Wrap^® [or a Sesamoid TShellz Wrap^® if the location is at the metacarpals or toes] to increase blood-flow to the targeted treatment area (a Localized Enhanced Circulatory Response^® Treatment).
• MendMeShop Arnica Pain Cream for powerful, temporary relief of pain due to sore muscles and joints.
• Perhaps a High Quality Knee Pillow for comfort while sleeping, sitting and raising the foot.
• If you need compression, a Plantar Compression Band for compression and support in the foot - adjustable from heel to toe.
• An Exercise & Stretching Plan to prevent muscle atrophy, shortened tendons/ligaments/fascia. A proper plan will increase soft tissue elasticity and strength in the affected area.

Conservative treatment tools just like these have been used successfully by thousands of foot injury sufferers - just like you.

The TShellz Wrap^®: Intended to Enhance Blood Flow in the Treatment Area

We believe the use of TShellz Wraps^® for boosting blood flow to soft tissue in the area of application is one of the most under-utilized home treatment options available on the market today. We have client after client that have tried many options out there and have been amazed at how effective and fast the TShellz Wrap^® treatment has helped in their recovery.

Increased Blood Flow Stimulates the Bodys' Ability to Heal

With regular use of the Plantar, Sesamoid and/or Achilles TShellz^® Circulatory Boost Wrap:

• Your pain will be reduced*.
• Due to increased blood flow, soft tissue in the treatment area on the foot will be expected to recover at an accelerated rate with reduced potential for re-injury*.
• Tissue in the treated area should experience a larger range of motion and increased extensibility of collagen tissue* due to the heat effect on soft tissue. This should translate into a reduced rate of re-injury occurrence as soft tissue is known to lengthen and become more flexible when exposed to warm temperature. (*Chapter 9 of "Therapeutic Heat and Cold", 4th edition. - Ed. Justus F. Lehmann, M.D., Williams, and Wilkin)

*Know that every personal soft tissue injury is unique and the TShellz Wrap may not work for everyone. This is why we offer a 60-day money back return on all our TShellz Wrap devices.

New Technology For The Best Therapy Available!

TShellz Wraps^® are what we believe to be the most highly effective home medical devices out there - helping boost blood circulation, increase elasticity of soft tissue, reduce inflammation and minimize pain. It is a product we have developed specifically for this purpose. You can be certain it will do this, as we give full refunds if this is not the case.

The Energy Pad stimulates all the tissue beneath it evenly. The parts of your body that are healthy will rapidly respond with increased blood flow and there will be little sensation in that area. As your body continues to recover you'll also notice a decrease in pain and the range of motion in your foot should slowly start to improve. So not only does pain and inflammation go away, but with every treatment you can feel the difference - you can tell your injury is getting better.

TShellz Wraps^® - Premium Quality, 100% Guaranteed!

Like all our products, TShellz Wraps^® are high quality wraps you will find nowhere else. We have them for every part of the body. And, of course, we guarantee our wraps with the MendMeShop 60 day, money back guarantee. If you are not finding any improvement after using our TShellz product over a 60 day period, contact us for a full refund. We also provide a full year warranty on our TShellz Wrap^® devices.

So, if you're really looking for an effective home therapy to treat torn or strained connective tissue; if you're looking to reduce inflammation, treat scar tissue, boost blood circulation and strengthen soft tissue, the TShellz Wrap^® is what we recommend. We feel it is an exceptional home based approach to maximizing your soft tissue injury recovery process.

AidMyPlantar is committed to bringing you quality products for helping you relieve pain and boost blood flow to maximize your home recovery. These products are quickly revolutionizing the way the therapeutic industry thinks about soft tissue treatments and come highly recommended by our customers. If you have injured soft tissue that you want to deal with quickly, harness the power of your own body to heal itself and boost blood flow to the area, accelerating the body's own healing bio-mechanism.

Post Surgery Recovery

For Post-Surgery Recovery, cold is recommended by doctors to treat pain and swelling in a natural, non-addictive way.

After the incision site has healed, use our TShellz Wrap^® home treatments to stimulate blood flow in the area. Using the TShellz Wrap^® as soon as pain & swelling has reduced following your surgery will help minimize scar tissue growth that forms in soft tissue at the surgery site as you heal. Treating scar tissue is often one of the most important steps following surgery, especially the more invasive surgeries as they typically result in high growth levels of scar tissue. This is also why you should never skip phyical therapy appointments - their primary goal is to get you limber - much of the work in physical therapy is to break up scar tissue and get you mobile again; physical therapy is a crucial component in the recovery process.

Leaving post-surgery scar tissue untreated can lead to stiffness, chronic pain, osteoarthritis or other chronic conditions. You're more likely to end up with another injury if you choose not to deal with the scar tissue that develops in your soft tissue - this is why pretty much all post surgery recoveries involve physical therapy. The TShellz^® Circulatory Boost Wrap encourages more oxygen and nutrients to flow to the area to help your body in its recovery process. An increase in blood flow should also help improve the strength of soft tissue in the area.

Our Formula is Proven to Work!

We are very confident our T•Shellz home therapy products will assist you in recovering from your injury by reducing your swelling and inflammation induced pain, maximizing blood flow where it's needed most and increasing the flexibility, range of motion in the area.

Here at AidMyPlantar we pride ourselves in helping you with your healing and recovery process. Everyone at AidMyPlantar has tested and used the products. Dedication to our customers and our products goes hand-in-hand with our guarantees to you as a customer:

• Guarantee #1 - Use your products diligently for up to 60 days and you will experience a significant reduction in pain. If not, I encourage you to send back the items for a 100% refund.
• Guarantee #2 - You will not be left in the dark after purchasing any products from us. AidMyPlantar Advisers and Product Specialists are available 7 days a week by toll free phone 1-866-237-9608 or email to answer your questions or concerns.
• Guarantee #3 - Your order is guaranteed to be shipped within 24 hours on every business day.
• Guarantee #4 - All purchases receive a one year, full replacement warranty with guaranteed, prompt service.
• Guarantee #5 - You could save hundreds of dollars and possibly more, by utilizing our products, and getting back to work sooner.

Yes, they are that good. See for yourself.

The TShellz Wraps^® are FDA Registered Medical Devices, and are suitable for use in therapeutic clinics. Since they are completely safe for patients to use themselves as instructed, they are now available for use at home.

Once treatment is complete, you also have the option of tightening the straps to provide light compression support for your injured joint. You can also unplug the device from the power supply enabling you to move around the home, office or clinic freely and still use the wrap for support and comfort.

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