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10/11/2026

Heel pain does not automatically = plantar fasciitis.

The location and type of symptoms can give us important clues.

Pain near the medial plantar heel is commonly associated with plantar fasciopathy, while pain directly under the center of the heel may be more consistent with irritation of the heel fat pad. Burning, tingling, numbness, or radiating symptoms can raise suspicion for neural involvement.

And these aren’t the only possibilities. Bone stress injury and other conditions can also cause heel pain, which is why persistent or worsening symptoms shouldn’t be diagnosed from one test or one Instagram Reel.

The important part: treatment should match the actual problem—not just the location where you hurt.

Save this if you’re dealing with heel pain, or send it to someone who keeps calling every heel problem “plantar fasciitis.”

Physical therapy hot takes that probably shouldn’t be that controversial 👇1. Pain doesn’t always mean damage. Pain is in...
10/08/2026

Physical therapy hot takes that probably shouldn’t be that controversial 👇

1. Pain doesn’t always mean damage. Pain is influenced by tissue sensitivity, load, stress, sleep, previous injury, and many other factors. It matters, but it doesn’t always mean something is actively being damaged.
2. Rest alone usually isn’t rehab. Rest can calm symptoms, but long-term recovery often requires gradually rebuilding strength, movement tolerance, and confidence.
3. Your MRI does not always explain your pain. Imaging findings can be important, but many structural changes are also found in people without symptoms. The scan has to match the history and clinical exam.
4. “Perfect posture” is overrated. There isn’t one ideal position you need to hold all day. Being able to move, change positions, and tolerate different postures is usually more important.
5. Pronation is normal. Your foot is supposed to pronate during walking and running. The issue may be how well you control and tolerate that motion, not simply whether it happens.
6. Stretching isn’t always the answer for tightness. A feeling of tightness can also come from weakness, fatigue, sensitivity, or limited load tolerance.
7. Manual therapy can help, but it shouldn’t be the whole plan. Hands-on treatment may help symptoms or mobility, but active rehab should usually do the heavy lifting long term.
8. Strength training belongs in rehab. Rehab isn’t just bands and basic exercises forever. Eventually, tissues need enough resistance to prepare for real-life demands.
9. You don’t always need to be completely pain-free to make progress. Mild, tolerable symptoms may be acceptable during rehab depending on the injury, irritability, and response afterward.
10. Return to sport should be based on criteria, not just time. Healing timelines matter, but so do strength, mobility, balance, hopping, cutting, confidence, and how you respond afterward.

The goal of rehab isn’t just to make you feel better today. It’s to build enough capacity to get back to what you want to do.

10/07/2026

Chronic ankle instability isn’t just about doing balance exercises. Rehab should progressively build ankle strength, single leg control, landing capacity, and confidence under load.

As you improve, exercises should become more specific to what you actually need to do, whether that’s running, cutting, jumping, hiking, or returning to sport.

The goal is to build an ankle that can handle real life demands, not just pass a balance test.

📩 DM me “ANKLE” for a FREE 20 minute virtual consultation.

10/06/2026

Let’s talk about Achilles tendinopathy treatment…

10/05/2026

Midportion vs insertional Achilles pain 👣

They’re both Achilles tendon problems, but the location and early rehab approach can differ.

Midportion Achilles pain is typically felt a few centimeters above the heel and is usually managed with load management plus progressive calf and Achilles strengthening.

Insertional Achilles pain is felt where the tendon meets the heel bone, and early rehab often needs to be more careful with compression, especially deep dorsiflexion or heel drops below a step.

Same tendon, different loading strategy.

📩 DM me “ACHILLES” for a FREE 20 minute virtual consultation.

09/30/2026

Where your heel hurts can give us clues about what may be irritated. 👣

Pain directly under the heel may be more consistent with plantar fascia or heel fat pad irritation, while pain more along the inside of the heel can make nerve related structures more important to consider.

Treatment depends on what is actually driving the symptoms, but commonly includes load management, footwear or offloading changes, restoring mobility, and progressively rebuilding foot and calf strength.

Not every heel pain is plantar fasciitis.

📩 DM me “HEEL” for a FREE 20 minute virtual consultation.

09/29/2026

When can you get back to running after an injury? 🏃‍♂️

There usually isn’t one perfect timeline.

Return to running should consider both tissue healing AND functional readiness. That means looking at things like walking tolerance, range of motion, strength, single-leg control, hopping/landing ability, and how your body responds later that day and the next morning.

Someone can be 6 weeks out and still not be ready. Someone else may meet the necessary criteria sooner.

The goal isn’t just to wait until enough time has passed. It’s to make sure your body can actually handle the demands of running again.

📩 DM me “RUN” for a FREE 20 minute virtual consultation to discuss your return to running.

09/28/2026

Big toe stiffness can affect how you walk, run, push off, and load the rest of the foot. The goal isn’t always to force more range, especially if arthritis or joint irritation is involved. Instead, work on using the motion you have, improving control, and gradually building tolerance to loaded push-off.

These functional progressions are meant to help the big toe move and accept load in a way that carries over to real activity.

📩 DM me “TOE” for a FREE 20 minute virtual consultation.

09/23/2026

“Overpronation” might not be the problem you think it is. 👣

Pronation is a normal and necessary movement of the foot during walking, running, landing, and cutting. The issue isn’t simply that your foot pronates.

A better question is: Can you control it?

Some people may struggle with how quickly, how far, or how well they control pronation under load, especially when fatigue, speed, or single leg demands increase.

The goal isn’t to make the foot rigid. It’s to build strength, coordination, and control throughout the entire kinetic chain so the foot can pronate and then efficiently transition back out of it.

Treat the function, not just the shape of the foot.

📩 DM me “FEET” for a FREE 20 minute virtual consultation.

09/21/2026

Pronation is NOT automatically a problem. 👣

Pronation is a normal and necessary movement of the foot during walking and running. The problem isn’t simply that your foot pronates, and “overpronation” is often poorly defined and overdiagnosed.

Instead of trying to stop pronation completely, focus on whether you can control the movement and tolerate the loads your activities place on your foot and ankle.

Your foot is supposed to move. The goal is to make it strong and adaptable, not perfectly rigid.

📩 DM me “FEET” for a FREE 20 minute virtual consultation.

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