Recently, we were approached by Alan, an experienced physical fitness trainer with over 22 years’ experience. He was suffering from a condition known as plantar fasciitis and it had gotten so bad that at times he walked with a limp.
We gave him a novabow™ system to try and astonishingly all pain had resolved inside just 48 hours. And it has not returned.
Here is what Alan had to say about his experience:
"My name is Alan Johnstone, and I am a qualified fitness instructor with 22 years’ experience.
About 6 months ago I developed heel pain in one of my feet which got so bad that I could hardly walk.
The pain was diagnosed as plantar fasciitis, a condition which I was aware of, and I tried many of the techniques which are meant to help this condition, but nothing worked.
My job in the gym involves a lot of standing and I was really struggling so when I heard about the novabow system I had a chat with Gerry and he gave me one to take home and try.
Incredibly, within 2 days, I went from shooting, stabbing pain to no heel pain at all!
I can only think that it was the deep stretch that I got from using the novabow that worked for me since 2 days is not really enough time for the strengthening aspect to kick in.
I went from hobbling around on “one and a half feet” to jogging and five aside football in less than a week.
I couldn’t believe it.
I will continue to use the novabow and the strengthening aspect should help fix any strength imbalances that the plantar fasciitis might have caused in my feet over the six months I suffered from it.
Alan Johnstone "
Further details
Heel pain can have a number of different causes and up to 20% of cases diagnosed as plantar fasciitis may actually be due to Baxter's nerve impingement.
However, in Alan's case, the diagnosis was made by an experienced medical practitioner and the pain was much worse with the 1st few steps in the morning, something that would lead towards a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis.
Alan did try a number of remedies for his debilitating heel pain before trying the novabow. Over a period of 6 months he used exercises, supportive shoes and he even tried a cortisone injection prescribed and injected by his GP. This worked for only a day or so before the pain returned.
So how does the novabow stretch work? Well, it looks likely that stretching the ball of the foot allowed proper movement of the met heads relative to each other during toe off and this stiffened the foot taking stress away from the plantar fascia.
What is plantar fasciitis?
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain and involves inflammation of the plantar fascia where it attaches to the heel bone (calcaneus).
Inflammation can be caused by a number of factors including increased physical activity, sudden weight gain, and footwear changes.
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Plantar Fasciitis Diagnosis
In the case discussed above, Alan was given a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis by a GP, but it should be recognized that other conditions can cause heel pain such as nerve compression or a fractured heel bone, so it is always a good idea to have the pain checked out by a suitably qualified professional.
Treating plantar fasciitis
Treating plantar fasciitis can be tricky and may involve rest, activity modification, orthotics and even shockwave therapy. However, although many cases resolve within a few weeks to six months, many people are still suffering years later. Alan’s case is remarkable in that it had lasted six months and was getting worse but was resolved completely after just 48 hours using the novabow™
Using physical therapy to treat plantar fasciitis
Physical therapy has long been used to treat heel pain and can involve foot and calf stretching and foot strengthening, especially strengthening of the intrinsic foot muscles.
The plantar fascia stretch is often effective at reducing pain but can be difficult to perform especially for older people. The novabow™ makes stretching easy and it was this that Alan felt fixed his debilitating foot pain in just a couple of days.
Plantar fascia stretch ;can be difficult and uncomfortable to do and is not always effective.
Plantar fasciitis is often associated with loss of intrinsic muscle strength and many believe that foot strengthening can help with prehab and rehab in plantar fasciitis cases.
The intrinsic foot muscles are crucial for foot function and help support the foot arch, assists balance and add to propulsion during running/walking . The novabow is a superb and proven foot strengthening tool .
We believe that novabow™ system can be of great benefit in delivering physiotherapy to people suffering from plantar fasciitis and it is so easy to use you can do a foot workout whilst watching the television.
Above ; the easy to perform novabow stretch that seems to have made such a dramatic difference to Alan's foot pain. From severe pain lasting 6 months to no pain in just 48 hours.
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