PODIATRIST DISCUSSES EXTERNAL CAUSES OF ARCH PAIN

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Like many other foot issues, plantar fasciitis and other types of arch pain can come from two primary sources, says Maggie Fournier, DPM, a sports podiatrist in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and past president of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine: Intrinsic factors, which are related to your individual anatomy and physiology, and extrinsic factors, which come from outside your body—think shoes, terrain, or training habits.

 

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Dr. Maggie Fournier

 

External causes of arch pain include ramping up your training too quickly. Adding too many fast miles proves especially risky, due to the added pounding, Fournier says. Making a switch from running on softer surfaces to harder ones—say, going from trails to roads or gravel to concrete—can also bring on tenderness in this area, as can always running on the same side of the road if the street is sloped or cambered. Fournier also sees arch pain in runners who hang on to their running shoes well past their expiration date.

 

Source: Cindy Kuzma, Runner's World [11/14/19] 


Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.


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