Plantar Fasciitis Pain Treatment Durham
Private Ultrasound Guided Diagnosis Scan and Plantar Fasciitis Treatment at our Newcastle Clinic near Durham
ABOUT OUR PLANTAR FASCIITIS TREATMENT near Durham
Are you looking for effective plantar fasciitis treatment near Durham? Ramakrishna Rachaputi is highly qualified and experienced with a history of excellent results. This has included treating many professional sportspeople, including the current captain of the British athletics team, Richard Kilty.You can read more about Ram here.
What is plantar fasciitis?
Plantar fascia is a thick band of connective tissue fibres that runs across between the heel bone, called the calcaneum, and the toes.Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain.
In plantar fasciitis, the connective tissue at the heel level of the calcaneus bone becomes inflamed, which causes stabbing, throbbing, and aching type of pain.
Who is prone to develop plantar fasciitis?
Though the reasons for plantar fasciitis are not always clear, the following are more likely to suffer from plantar fasciitis:
- Overweight
- Age: between 40 and 60 years.
- Aerobic dancing and ballet dancing.
- Recently increased activity/intensity.
- Tightness: tight quadriceps/hamstrings/calf/heel.
- A recent activity without treating leg muscle tightness.
- Recently started walking, running, jumping, or standing activities.
- Recently started exercising/walking on hard surfaces. Ex: Factory workers.
- Plantar fascia injury due to overstretching the sole of the foot during exercise.
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How do I know if I’m suffering from plantar fasciitis?
If you notice feeling a persistent, stabbing pain in the bottom of your heel. Particularly during your first morning steps, you may have plantar fasciitis.
Typically, your pain eases off once you’re up and moving. Only for it to return after long periods of standing, walking, or rest. This is a classic sign of plantar fasciitis. Some people describe a dull ache, while others feel a sharp, shooting pain. Often, your discomfort is concentrated in one spot just in front of the heel, but it can radiate across the arch of the foot.
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MUSCULOSKELETAL ISSUES?
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PAINFUL JOINTS, MUSCLES, TENDONS OR LIGAMENTS PLEASE GET IN TOUCH FOR AN ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SCAN AND OR TREATMENT
How can Joint Care Clinics Help with my Plantar Fasciitis?
Joint Care Clinics North East offer a ‘one-stop clinic’ service to people suffering from musculoskeletal problems, including ‘plantar fasciitis’. We can offer you a consultation, diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound scan (to determine the problem and its severity), the option of an ultrasound-guided cortisone injection, or Hyaluronic (Gel) injections in the same appointment. Or we can offer you a consultation and diagnostic ultrasound scan alone.
Personalised plantar fasciitis treatment options Durham
Our team of experienced musculoskeletal clinicians don’t just treat the symptoms; we will examine the root cause of your heel pain. Whether it’s related to overuse, poor foot biomechanics, footwear issues or a previous injury. Here at Joint Care Clinic North East, we assess your symptoms and offer personalised treatment options, which can help reduce inflammation, cushion the damaged tissue, and promote healing, all while helping you stay active.
The majority of patients report over 90% of pain relief the week following a cortisone injection for plantar fasciitis.
Please contact Joint Care Clinic near Durham or call 0333 444 2013 if you have any further questions or book an appointment.
"I had a very good experience with Ram for the treatment of my extremely painful Morton's Neuroma in my foot. First ultrasound scans were taken & Ram explained very clearly what the problem was and what the best course of action would be. I had cortisone injections, which have treated the problem very well! I am now pain-free and can get back on with my active lifestyle. Thank you, Ram! I would highly recommend!"
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PLANTAR FASCIITIS FAQS
HOW DO I KNOW THAT MY HEEL PAIN IS A PLANTAR FASCIITIS AND HOW SEVERE IS IT?
Plantar fasciitis can be diagnosed clinically. If in doubt Musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound scan can confirm the plantar fasciitis and its severity. Ultrasound is also able to confirm the other associated problems around the heel. Such as fat pad atrophy, calcaneal spur (a piece of bone sticking out from the heel bone), calcification within the plantar fascia, plantar fascia tear, active inflammation, plantar fibroma (a palpable lump in the sole of the foot), and perifacial effusion.
A diagnostic ultrasound scan can measure the thickness of the plantar fascia at the heel bone level. The severity of the plantar fascia can be determined based on the thickness of the plantar fascia and the appearance of the plantar fascia.
Diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound scan is a non-invasive, quick, and inexpensive diagnostic tool. An ultrasound scan offers an immediate diagnosis. At our clinic, we can show you the live images and discuss the ultrasound findings if you wanted.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS MIMICKING PLANTAR FASCIITIS?
Plantar fibroma is the other condition which can mimic as plantar fasciitis, especially when the plantar fibroma is located closer to the plantar fasciitis location. An ultrasound scan can differentiate between the ‘plantar fibroma, and ‘plantar fasciitis’.
WHAT HAPPENS IF PLANTAR FASCIITIS IS IGNORED?
If plantar fasciitis is ignored the condition can become chronic and affects the way you walk to relieve the plantar fasciitis pain. As a result of this altered gait pattern knee, hip and /or back can be affected.
WHAT IS THE TREATMENT OF THE PLANTAR FASCIITIS?
Plantar fasciitis treatment is based on the causative factor which triggered this problem. Clinical consultation can help to identify the possible reason/s to develop plantar fasciitis and also helps to provide you with a tailor-made treatment option.
IN GENERAL, THE PLANTAR FASCIITIS PAIN TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE:
Lower limb stretching exercises, foot muscle strengthening exercises, Ice packs, work-related modifications, insoles, night splints, NSAIDs and anti-inflammatory medications, and physiotherapy.
WHEN DO I BENEFIT FROM THE CORTISONE INJECTION TREATMENT FOR HEEL PAIN?
- If you are unable to cope with the exercises and or pain medication.
- When the above treatment options are failed to provide you with a pain relief.
- If you are struggling to cope with your hobbies, duties at work and affecting the quality of life.
- Recurrent plantar fasciitis pain following a successful steroid injection for the plantar fasciitis heel pain in the past.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BLIND CORTISONE INJECTION AND ULTRASOUND GUIDED CORTISONE INJECTION?
Blind steroid injection is also known as anatomical guided steroid injection is given by palpating the location of pain and injection without guidance. on the location of the pain.
Ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection: With this procedure, the needle is monitored throughout under the guidance of ultrasound imaging and the cortisone is infiltrated exactly in the desired location.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF ULTRASOUND IMAGE GUIDED INJECTION OVER ANATOMICAL GUIDED CORTISONE INJECTIONS?
- Ultrasound scan helps to identify the source of the problem.
- After identifying the source of pain, the needle is directed under direct ultrasound guidance to the problematic area, hence avoiding accidental injection into the plantar fibres or in the plantar fat pad.
- Plantar fat pad atrophy can occur if cortisone is repeatedly injected accidentally into the plantar fat pad, instead of the perifascial region of the plantar fascia. This results in long-term heel pain.
- Ultrasound guided injection treatment outcome is much superior in comparison to the blind injection’s outcome, due to the high injection accuracy under the ultrasound guidance.
- Ultrasound guided injections are better tolerated due to the avoidance of accidental contact of bone.
WHAT IS THE SUCCESS RATE OF CORTISONE INJECTIONS FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS PAIN?
due to the possibility of accurate infiltration of cortisone medication to the plantar fasciitis location under ultrasound guidance, the treatment success rate is over 95%. We have seen a high success rate in patients who have not responded to the blind injections or the other Conservative management.
HOW MANY CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONS CAN I HAVE?
Not more than three injections per year for each plantar fasciitis problem.
However, we suggest keeping the number of corticosteroid injections to fewer injection possible.
Congratulations to Richard for winning bronze in the 400m relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics!
"My name is Richard Kilty, I am the current captain of the British athletics team. World 60m champion, double European 60m champion & European 4x100m relay record holder. I have been using Ram Rachaputi for many years now. I have used many of his different treatments for my performance, injuries & general training recovery. I have always had huge success after seeing ram. He is truly world class at what he does. I will continue to work with ram all the way throughout my career and will be forever grateful for his precise and incredible work"
Richard Kilty
NEWCASTLE CLINIC
Joint Care Clinics @Dr Matla Clinic
Old Brewery Court, Starbeck Ave
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1XG
Phone: 0333 444 2013
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AREAS COVERED FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS
We cover a wide area throughout the North East of England, we have many people travel to our clinic in Jesmond Newcastle from areas: Gateshead, Hartlepool, Sunderland, Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland, Stockton on Tees, Darlington and Carlisle.