Is Stretching Beneficial For Patients With Heel Pain?
To stretch or not to stretch — that is the question. All too often we will recommend stretching to patients for treating heel pain in the acute phase of the injury. Unfortunately, stretching often starts before the area has healed sufficiently. Stretching should not begin until the rehabilitation phase of the injury, after the healing phase has occurred. If stretching starts too early, it creates a vicious cycle and can prolong the healing of the injury.
