Plantar Fasciitis Stretch - How to Ease Plantar Fasciitis Foot Pain

This stretch is used to relieve the pain of plantar fasciitis by stretching the plantar fascia, a band of tough connective tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot to the heel.

How to Perform the Plantar Fasciitis Stretch:

• Hold the base of toes of the affected foot
• Gently pull the toes back towards the shin until you feel a stretch in the arch.
• Hold the stretch for 10 seconds and slowly release.
• Perform three sets of 10 repetitions daily.

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