Posture & Gait

In addition to strength and flexibility training, we also need to look at our posture and our gait, or how we walk. These two things can also have an effect on muscle and fascia health. 

The first place we want to start in this process is with our posture. When the average person thinks about posture, they think about standing up tall and lifting their chest. But healthy posture actually starts at the feet. The way you stand and walk can have an important effect on your fascia and muscle health all the way up your body.

Obviously, you stand, walk and possibly run everyday, and if you have bad posture and gait habits, you are repetitively putting your body in positions that make plantar fasciitis more likely.

For example, a large percentage of my plantar fasciitis clients have chronically hyper-extended knees. They stand that way, and even walk that way. We’ll address this and other issues in our work together.

Learning to stand and walk correctly is an important part of the plantar fasciitis puzzle.