Strength and Flexibility

Most of us know that part of the issue of plantar fasciitis torn or irritated fascia. But it's important to remember that fascia works directly with the muscular system. And if you don’t have flexible AND strong muscles along the back line of your body, this can also cause the fascia to become tight and tear.

If you want to get rid of your plantar fasciitis, it most likely requires you to have better vitality in your muscles and fascia from head to toe. If you choose to work with me, we’ll learn ways to make that happen, by strengthening and stretching the main muscle groups involved. I’ll also assess you to see if there are other weaknesses and tightness throughout your legs and hips that might also be contributing to the problem.

I know you might be thinking to yourself that you definitely have tight calf and hamstring muscles. And maybe you stretch them all the time. So why isn’t it helping?

The root of the problem may be that you actually have WEAK calf and hamstring muscles. Let that sink in for a minute, because it’s a little counter intuitive. Weak muscles can lead to tight muscles. 

Why is that? Well, the easiest way to think about it is that once a muscle gets too weak, it doesn’t work well, and over time it can spasm out and get tight. So the lack of strength leads to a lack of flexibility. The muscle gets tight, the fascia gets tight, and then the fascia tears. 

So, we’re going to learn how to use yoga to strengthen and stretch those key muscles, in the correct order, in safe and effective ways.