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Category: Plantar Fasciitis

Slant Board – Buy New or Build One Yourself?

[ 1 ] May 11, 2011

All modern gyms and physical therapist’s offices have some form of a slant board or incline board. Slant boards are used by athletes, rehab specialists and personal trainers to effectively stretch calf muscles and rehabilitate injuries such as shin splints, plantar fasciitis, heel spurs and achilles tendonitis. Any athlete should consider using a slant board [...]

The Lowdown on Plantar Fasciitis

[ 0 ] February 2, 2010

Those of us that have suffered from the pain caused by Plantar Fasciitis know how much it can limit normal daily functions (to say nothing of any athletic activity). I first suffered from the symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis in my early thirties. I worked out regularly and played basketball and tennis several times a week. [...]