(Foot and Ankle Pain Continued)

my sensitive side, but I suspected that having this information would make her feel better. Forty minutes later, the smile on her face and her look of excitement confirmed it. Marie was ready to get started. Even though her physician was right that she had plantar fasciitis, the task at hand was to discover the true cause. The first thing I noticed when comparing her two sides was that her left foot was collapsing inward and taking her ankle along with it. As I traveled up to her knee it was very obvious that her left knee was angled further inward than the right. By the time I got to her pelvis I knew what to expect. The left side of Marie’s pelvis was rotated forward. As a result, it was forcing her left knee in a downward angle toward the right knee. That knock kneed position was putting pressure on her foot and ankle which was forcing her fascia to stretch and ultimately led to the inflammation that was causing all of her pain. The plantar fasciitis mystery was solved! We knew how Marie had gotten here. Now we had to work on getting her back to where she wanted to be.

I designed a corrective exercise program to address the deviations on the left side of her body. After this first twenty minute session, I had her stand up so I could check the rotation in her pelvis. There was a significant difference already. At first she was a little hesitant to put full weight on her left side but I told her to test the foot a little to see how she felt. Feeling confident that we were on the right track, she promised me that she would perform the corrective exercises every day until our next appointment.

At the next appointment Marie told me that she started to walk her little pug around her neighborhood. I let her know how excited I was