These ankle & foot pain relief exercises and stretches cover everything from plantar fasciitis and sprained ankles to toe cramps, foot cramps and achilles tendon stretches. Watch as Doctor Jo demonstrates a variety of physical therapy exercises and stretches for ankle & foot pain.
These plantar fasciitis foot pain treatments should help relieve pain. Plantar fasciitis is basically an inflammation of the fascia on the bottom of the foot. It can lead to foot pain and make it hard to walk.
An ankle impingement can be anterior or posterior. While these stretches & exercises are mainly to help with an anterior ankle impingement, they can also help with a posterior ankle impingement.
These ankle strengthening exercises can help rehab your ankle or improve your overall balance and gait. Using a resistive band can help increase your strength with a 4-way ankle exercise routine.
Plantar fasciitis is the inflammation of the fascia on the bottom of the foot, but sometimes the cause of the irritation is not from your foot. It can actually come from an issue in your back, hips, or knees.
These stretches for plantar fasciitis are to stretch out the fascia on the bottom of the foot that is irritated to help decrease the pain when walking.
Heel pain can be caused by a number of things such as heel spurs (or bone spurs), Achilles tendonitis, and plantar fasciitis.These treatments should help relieve the pain.
Flat feet, also known as fallen arches, can cause a lot of problems in our feet, knees, and hips. Usually there is a little bit of space underneath our feet where the arch is, but when the arch falls, there is no more space and it changes the mechanics of our gait.
Plantar fasciitis can be caused by many things including fallen or weak arches. These stretches & exercises can help relieve the plantar fasciitis pain.
It’s Foot / Ankle Stretches & Exercises Day in my Whole Body Wellness Challenge for beginners! This real-time foot/ankle routine is simple, but effective in helping strengthen the feet/ankles & relieve pain.
Ankle pain can be caused by a lot of things because many of the muscles in the ankle area go up into the knee area. Often tight calf muscles can cause ankle and knee pain.
Ankle sprains are different grades depending on how severe they are. These ankle sprain treatments are for an early sprain where you want to get some movement, but you don’t want to overdo it.
Heel pain can come from plantar fasciitis, heel spurs (or bone spurs), & Achilles tendonitis. It can also be caused by muscle imbalances or alignment issues higher up in the knee, hip, or back.
Peripheral neuropathy is basically when the peripheral nerves become damaged. One of the most common symptoms is a numb and tingly “pins and needles” feeling in the hands and/or feet. Here are some stretches & exercises that can help provide relief in the legs.
Swelling in the feet and ankles can be from a number of things. Often it is from an injury, but it can be an injury at your foot, ankle, knee, hip, or even back since the fluid or swelling will often follow gravity.
Foot pain comes from a variety of things. Since circulation is often not as great in the feet, using a TENS Unit can help reduce pain and increase overall blood flow to the area.
