Plantar Fasciitis Treatment in Overland Park

Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain, affecting approximately 2 million Americans each year. It occurs when the plantar fascia—a thick band of tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot connecting your heel bone to your toes—becomes inflamed and develops micro-tears from repetitive stress and overuse.

The hallmark symptom of plantar fasciitis is sharp, stabbing pain in the bottom of the heel, typically worst with the first steps in the morning or after periods of rest. The pain often improves with movement but can return after prolonged standing or activity. Runners, people who are overweight, those who wear improper footwear, and individuals with high arches or flat feet are at higher risk.

The defining characteristic of plantar fasciitis is first-step morning stiffness and sharp heel pain that peaks with activity resumption. This isn't just inflammation—it's a tendon remodeling process where repetitive loading has created micro-tears and inflammatory signals in a relatively avascular tissue. Whether you're a runner logging high mileage, someone standing all day on hard floors, or dealing with sudden activity increases, the underlying problem is that your plantar fascia has exceeded its loading tolerance and isn't remodeling appropriately.

At Move Muscle & Joint in Overland Park, we accelerate tendon remodeling through advanced shockwave therapy that stimulates neovascularization and tissue healing, targeted calf and ankle loading to restore normal fascia tension mechanics, and myofascial release to address the interconnected plantar and calf fascial system. Most importantly, we coach you on graded return-to-impact progression so you rebuild activity tolerance without re-injury. Serving Overland Park, Leawood, Prairie Village, Lenexa, and the surrounding Kansas City metro area, we help runners, active professionals, and anyone with heel pain get back to full function.