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What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition caused by a stretching of the tendon on the bottom of the foot called the plantar fascia.  Icing and stretching will only provide temporary relief to the pain while insoles provide long term pain relief. This is because the best insoles for plantar fasciitis provide very specific correction for your heel, arches and forefoot, provide cushion for your feet and reduce the pull on the plantar fascial tendon. Treat What Causes...

When I first started to develop knee pain when walking I didn’t know my feet were pronating already.  I went to an orthopedic surgeon who wanted to scope my knee since x-rays didn’t show anything.  However, my mother in her infinite wisdom told me, “If you get your feet fixed, your knee pain will go away“.  My mother is a receptionist but she was right. I never needed that knee surgery. I was having pain on the inside of the knee and also developed shin splints.  I also...

As we mentioned in, “What are flat feet?”, someone who has really flat feet really knows they have flat feet.  However, many people don’t know they have flat feet.  This is especially true if they did not when they were young.  This can be why a lot of insoles are ineffective for relieving foot and heel pain.  Not knowing if you have flat feet and buying insoles for average arches can cause more problems and pain in the future. How common are flat feet? At birth, 25% of...