Is Pain Stopping You From Losing Weight?

If overweight and suffers from pain in the legs, which radiates from your heels, you are not alone. Almost one-quarter of overweight people suffer from plantar fasciitis, a debilitating condition that causes heel pain and may limit the human ability to walk or exercise. It is understood that one out of every ten people will suffer from heel pain at some point in his or her life.

Being overweight and suffer from heel pain can create a vicious cycle. We all know that exercise is a key component to weight loss. The problem is that the heel pain often surprised when you put more stress on your legs by increasing physical activity. If heel pain and then forces you to limit exercise, it becomes difficult to lose weight and may actually lead to an increase in weight. The increase in weight and sedentary lifestyles can lead to heel pain and other common health problems, such as depression, and heart disease.

The good news is that with the right treatment of heel pain most increases in the 6 to 8 weeks. The bad news is that most people do not have the information to properly treat it. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery believes that 2 million people ask for plantar fasciitis each year in the United States, and several million more are not receiving treatment. Those who do not seek treatment often hope that plantar fasciitis simply leave their own - which, as a rule, no.

Daniel Marein-Efr n, founder of a new company called Heeling Solutions, and suffer from heel pain, weight gain over a year. He became disillusioned his lack of improvement after investing thousands of dollars in special devices on foot and visits to the podiatrist. He wanted the country& 39;s experts on the heel pain, and found that the decision did not involve surgery or a magic pill, but a few months special stretches, icing, to be further supported by the feet, and the changes in his life. After several months adhere to the regime, he was without plantar fasciitis and training for marathon.

" first steps to reduce heel pain can be just stretching your legs to exit the bed in the morning, icing your legs regularly and wear " proper footwear, said Jeffrey S. Peterson, MA, MD Northern California Institute of Sports Medicine. " Many people also require additional measures, such as using orthotics for their shoes or wearing foot enabling device called a night for a night splint ".

How you know, if you have plantar fasciitis? Only licensed medical professional could confirm their diagnosis. Requests for a doctor who specializes in the foot and ankle conditions, such as podiatrist or orthopedist. The most common symptom of plantar fasciitis is a severe pain in the first few steps in the morning. It can strike people of any age and is most common in people who are runners, overweight or spend a lot of time on their feet. For more information, go to www.heelingsolutions.com or http://orthoinfo.aaos.org.

Daniel Marein-Efron, in the past, suffering from plantar fasciitis, and the President of Heeling Solutions LLC. Mr. Marein-miner has been involved in a number of business activities through his consulting company DMEX Consulting LLC.



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