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        Jan 1, 2021  Vol. 22  Hani Times                                                                            Acupuncture


                                     How to treat Plantar Fasciitis





                                                              hours walking or standing on  overnight to enhance stretching.  the patient does more exercise
                                                              hard surfaces can damage the  Plantar fasciitis cannot be  or walking, causing more
                                                              plantar fascia.             improved without special  damage to the plantar fascia
                                                              In particular, when the first step  treatment, but it may take  and eventually prolonging the
                                                              in the morning, the heel and  several months or more for a  entire healing period.
                                                              sole are pulled severely, and  year or longer to heal naturally.  In this case, if acupuncture
                                                              the symptoms are typical, but  Therefore, if left unattended  treatment is used, pain can
                                                              the inner heel is often severely  without proper treatment,  be controlled in a short period
                                                              painful. Lifting the toes toward  the risk of progressing to the  without side effects from
                                                              the foot's dorsal area can get  chronic stage is high, and  steroids. The points I mainly
                                                              the pain worse, and the pain  symptoms often recur. Therefore,  use are KI2, BL64, BL65, etc.
                                                              occurs when moving rather  appropriate treatment and  Through these points, I aim to
                                                              than standing still.        constant checkups are required  stimulate the plantar fascia as
                                                              Plantar fasciitis is mostly  rather than neglected.    if slicing a raw fish from the
        △  Excessive  exercise  such  as  marathon  or  tennis  and
        weight  gain  in  a  short  period  of  time  could  cause  Plantar  caused by incorrect exercise  Treatment for the symptom  foot's inside and outside. The
        facilities. imageⓒAdobeStock_catinsyrup               posture or excessive exercise,  can be commonly suggested  accurate acupuncture in these
                                                              so it is relatively common in  in western medicine is taking  points will have a significant
                                   plantar fasciitis, flat feet with  men. Even in women's case, it  anti-inflammatory pain relievers  pain relief effect on the day or
        By Winston Lee
                                   lower arches than normal  can easily occur even if they  as much as possible without  the next day. Still, the sole itself
        L. Ac., Ph.D., KMD
                                   are also considered a cause.  usually exercise excessively or  exercise for a while. In more  is so sensitive that the patient
                                   However, there are other cases  often wear flat shoes or high  severe symptoms, steroid  feels pretty big pain from the
        Plantar fasciitis is a disease  in which the foot's arch is  heels. Therefore, to prevent  injection treatment is usually  acupuncture treatment itself.
        in which the plantar fascia -  excessively higher than normal.  plantar fasciitis, it is better  advised by the MD on the sole  Therefore, it is possible to reduce
        runs the entire plantar muscle  The difference in both legs'  to avoid uncomfortable shoes  as the priority.  the pain with the acupuncture
        from the calcaneus (heel bone)  length is noticeable excessive  such as dress shoes and wear  Steroid injections often suppress  treatment session by explaining
        to the toes and is caused by  exercise such as marathon  comfortable sneakers. Besides,  the inflammation in the affected  it to the patient in advance and
        inflammation. Simply put, the  or tennis and weight gain  it is necessary to adjust the  area quickly, and the pain  ensuring that the patient has
        fascia that wraps the bottom  in a short period. There are  amount and intensity of exercise  disappears immediately. However,  a comfortable posture when
        of the foot muscles is swollen.  important factors that cause  to prevent excessive impact on  in this case, the artificial hormone  taking acupuncture.
        The plantar fascia absorbs the  plantar fasciitis. Age, types of  the feet' soles. If you exercise,  steroid itself has quite a side  It would be best to educate the
        sole's impact when walking and  exercise besides long distant  be sure to do enough stretching  effect, so you need to be careful  patient to continue the exercise
        helps lift the foot when walking.  running, and occupations that  and warming up before making  of repeated use and overuse.  at home, such as massage the
        If tension and stress on this  requires keeping you stand.  sure you have enough blood  Commonly known side effects  inside of the soles with a tennis
        plantar fascia become too great,  According to the Mayo Clinic,  circulation throughout your  of steroid injections are pain  ball and frequent stretching
        small tears can occur in the  the symptom is common between  body to prevent plantar fasciitis.  around the injection site, face  the calf muscles. Plus, it would
        fascia. Repeated stretching and  the ages of 40 and 60. Ballet  Wearing a splint that stretches  flushing for a few hours, thin  help if you taught the patient
        tearing can irritate or inflame  dancing and aerobic dance  a patient's calf and the foot's  or pale skin around the site,  always to wear a customized
        the fascia, although the cause  can contribute to the onset of  arch while sleeping could be  and insomnia.  console device upon the doctor's
        remains unclear in many cases  plantar fasciitis. And factory  recommended. The splint holds  Steroids have an excellent effect  prescription to maintain the
        of plantar fasciitis.      workers, teachers, and others  the plantar fascia and Achilles  of reducing pain rapidly, so  foot's longitudinal and transverse
        As many known causes of  who spend most of their work  tendon in a lengthened position  immediately after the procedure,  arches.




                   Asian dates, lotus seeds, and leaves teas


                                     enhance the quality of sleep




                                                                                                                       By Namwook Cho L.Ac.

          According to Asian  It is also easily seen in a  Tianwangbuxin- Pellet)  result than the patients  absorption, and vitamin
          medicine, five factors  clinic that insomnia due  for Insomnia Disorder:  who were treated with  B1 has known to induce
          cause insomnia: excessive  to Qi and blood deficiency.  A Systematic Review  conventional medicine. (RR:  sleeping and relaxing
          thinking or worrying, blood  The case is usually seen in  and Meta-Analysis of  1.32, 95% CI: 1.13 to 1.54,  sensation.
          deficiency, yin deficiency,  a patient among seniors or  Randomized Controlled  p=0.0004, I²=0%).
          and psychologic trauma.  night shift workers group.  Trials published in                                 Asian dates, seeds of lotus,
          In addition to the five                              Journal of Oriental  Particular food also helps.  and lotus leaves have been
          factors, excessive heat in  Shí quán dà bǔ tang(十全大  Neuropsychiatry 2018  The onion has filled with  used to recommend for
          the stomach and heat- 補湯) has been used for the  compared the treatment  a sufficient amount of yin.  better sleep.
          induced phlegm. To fall  treatment of insomnia due   effects of acupuncture  Eating half or one onion
          a night of sleep, the head  to Qi and blood deficiency.  and herbal medicine to  per each meal is helping. If  There are acupuncture points
          should be kept in the cold,                          conventional medicine.    a patient does not like to  that need to be introduced
          but the heat from the  Acupuncture treatment and                               eat onion, ask the patient  to your patient. Usually, K1,
          stomach and heat-induced  herbal medicine proved to  The result was that herbal  to peel an onion, cut it into  SP6, HT7 are commonly used
          phlegm directly increases  relieve the symptom. The  medicine, Tianwangbuxin,  four pieces, and locate it  for massage or stimulated
          the head's temperature and  journal, Herbal Medicine  with acupuncture treatment  in a bedroom.  The onion  by pointy objects before
          cause insomnia.           (Cheonwangbosim-Dan,  for insomnia was meaningful  smell enhances vitamin B1  going to bed at night.
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