The Dr. Chalmers Show Season #3, episode 26 Part 2 - Treating Plantar Fasciitis in the Office and at Home. What are the best techniques?

<p>This podcast and video is the second in the treating Plantar Fasciitis. Many patients ask about this, and there are solutions for the home and the office. Take a listen, watch the video, and ask questions at questions@chalmerswellness.com. I answer all questions. </p><p></p><p>Dr. Matt Chalmers [00:00:04] Okay, So the way I treat Plantar Fasciitis in the office is I always start off with my version of the Charette Protocol to adjust the ankle. And so we adjusted, just kind of reset the joint, make sure it's where it's supposed to be.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Matt Chalmers [00:00:23] So now that the joints have moved around with activity, the joint thing where it is, where you compress the Achilles tendon all the way up into the active neurosis and into the calf muscle itself.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Matt Chalmers [00:00:34] And the reason is that I want to add the muscle spindle fibers, the Golgi-tuned organs, and the entire function of the neuro receptors in the whole lower extremity.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Matt Chalmers [00:00:42] So as we do that, we're going to have her point her toes over and over, pull it back as far as you can. Range emotions are very important in this so if they start to fatigue, make sure you get them to pull that toe back and point out as much as they can.</p><p></p><p>Dr Matt Chalmers [00:00:55] And we don't want to stop we want to continue as they move and when we compress the ankle, just understand it's not the most comfortable thing in the world. So if they complain or you notice, it hurts, it's okay you want to be really uncomfortable you don't want to hurt. So we're just gonna compress it and point and pull, point and pull about this speed is what we're going to do.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Matt Chalmers [00:01:16] Now, what I'll usually do is, as I compress this, I'll feel the tendon if there are little nodules in here I'll work those nodules until I feel them break up but you can stand up and down like I said so we get a lot of the Golgi tendon organs in the Achilles.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Matt Chalmers [00:0