Eli Manning Update

Eli Manning had a great game this past weekend against the Oakland Raiders.
"I felt good," the Giants' quarterback said on a conference call with reporters Monday afternoon. "I moved around and didn't have a setback by any means. I feel like it's getting better every day and will and should feel better by the end this week and keep improving.”
He was not limited at all during the game. With plantar fasciitis, getting back to physical activity can be an achievable goal. With daily stretching, taping, orthotics, injections, and physical therapy, can get you back to your normal lifestyle. Its always important to remember, that foot pain is not normal. Plantar Fasciitis can be treated if it is treated early enough. Will keep track of Eli's progress. Please visit our website for more information on heel pain.
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Eli Manning Fantasy Football Outlook

It seems like another famous athlete has developed the painful condition known as Plantar Fasciitis. He also may have developed a bone bruise along with this. After the injury occurred you can see the trainer was taping up Eli's foot. One of the most common things that we do for plantar fasciitis is to tape, or strap the foot. This helps support the heel and arch area which is important in plantar fasciitis. I am sure he will also have a lot of stretching, icing, and physical therapy this week to calm the area down. It is possible he will also be wearing orthotics (shoe inserts) in his cleats as well.
Now Eli, had an MRI to help confirm the diagnosis. He may also have had a bone bruise to his heel as well. If this is the case, this may take a little longer for him to heal. Treatment is similar but he may be in a CamWalker for the bruise.
Now for people who are into Fantasy Football and have him on your team (like myself) you are probably wondering if you should start him or not. Studies show that with plantar fasciitis it is usually treated conservatively 90% of the time. Depending on which treatment he gets he should be fine for the game. I don't see him being limited too much as long as he is taped up and has inserts in his cleats. I am hoping he has a good game. We will continue to monitor his progress and will update you on his condition.

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Athlete Update

If I come across some athletes with foot injuries I will tend to blog about them with their injuries and treatments and monitor their progress. Sometimes, their injuries are not always listed. A few weeks ago, I blogged about Carlos Quentin and his heel pain condition, plantar fasciitis.

Carlos Quentin is a baseball player for the Chicago White Sox. He plays the outfield position. His lat game played before going on the disabled list was May 25th, 2009. he did not return until July 20th, 2009. He underwent the ESWT treatment that we have discussed earlier in the blog.
Currently, he is doing very well since his treatment. He is batting .357 just in the month of August. That is up from just .190 in July with only 42 At bats. He also has had 3 HR's since his return. He still has a way to go to be where he was, but its good to know that he has not yet been limited by the plantar fasciitis.

Even after having the treatment he was still developing soreness in his heel. This is common from ESWT with everyone being different. Sometimes people do not get soreness, and some people may develop it from days, to weeks, to months. I will conitue to monitor his progress along with other athletes that we have talked about in the past.

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Shock Wave

I thought it was pretty interesting to find out that one of the Chicago White Sox (baseball) players was undergoing a treatment for chronic heel pain, Extracorporeal shock wave therapy or ESWT as it is commonly called. Carlos Quentin is the player that had undergone it for his chronic plantar fasciitis. So what is so great about this ESWT treatment?

Well for one, its non-invasive. That's very important not only for athletes but for patients as well. Most people would like to have a procedure done on their feet that gets them back to their daily activities right away with out having to worry about being non-weightbearing or using crutches or a walker for support. ESWT works by sending high pressure shock waves to the tissue in the body and promotes new healing to occur from these shock waves. The tissue will then grow new blood vessels which aid in tissue healing of the plantar fascia.

Typically the procedure can be performed in the office or in a surgical center. Patients require a local anesthetic to numb the foot so it is not sensitive. The procedure lasts usually about 30 mins. Everyone is different in their response to the ESWT. Some patients may feel immediate relief and some it may take several weeks to months. Some people may feel a bone bruise to their heel after it has been completed. After the procedure one can expect to complete their normal stretching exercises they normally do with plantar fasciitis to help in the healing process.

Not only can can ESWT be used for Plantar fasciitis but it can also be for Achilles tendinitis. For more information please check out the website and consult your Podiatrist.


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