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Plantar fasciitis night splints are like marmite. You either love them or hate them. They are one of the easiest to use options amongst the varied treatments available to plantar fasciitis sufferers - or one of the most awkward remedies, depending on your viewpoint. They offer effective, passive treatment and work to help heal your damaged plantar whilst you sleep or they a bulky, uncomfortable and disturb your sleep.
So what is the truth behind this treatment?
As all sufferers of plantar fasciitis know, this painful foot condition is brought on by minute damages in the main foot tendon becoming inflamed typically causing a stabbing sensation close to the heel bone often likened to a stone bruise. And because feet are always under extreme stresses on a daily basis, this type of injury can take a very long time to heal, even a lifetime!
This means that sufferers should and do try a multi-pronged approach to plantar fasciitis treatment and plantar fascia splints are a popular choice by many.
To make sure you benefit from a plantar fasciitis night splint, follow these simple steps:
1. Buy the right size.
Some people assume that buying a bigger size may mean greater comfort overnight in much the same way as a pair of house slippers should never be tight. However, this is wrong. If a night splint is too large, it will not support your foot properly and will rub. You should always buy a splint to fit your foot size. If you buy a boot splint, buy your actual shoe size. If you buy an over-the-foot splint, buy one which fits over your foot comfortably.
2. Adjust it properly to fit your leg and foot.
Read the instructions which come with the splint and make sure you adjust all of the straps properly. Straps which are too tight or too loose will make the night splint very uncomfortable. If you need help to do this then consult your physician.
3. Wear it.
To be effective, you have to wear your night splint. However, there is no reason why you cannot wear one during the day if you have a particularly sedentary lifestyle. And wearing it for a while during the day when you first get it is an excellent way of checking if it is correctly adjusted.
4. Give it time.
Plantar fasciitis night splints work during the night. They do NOT work over night! If your condition is not too severe you will see an improvement in your foot pain after two or three nights. Sufferers with severe plantar fasciitis will need to wear the splint for longer.
Plantar fasciitis night splints an effective and relatively cost effective way of treating plantar fasciitis. Follow these tips and you too will love them!
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