What is really going on in my heel?

Problem: The plantar fascia connects and attaches to the heel bone. Increased bulging creates pain every time you land on your heel. The bulge is created by inflammation in and around the plantar facia. This bulge of inflammation in the plantar fascia is unstable and weak and leads to pain and instability in the heel when weight bearing. All treatment options cannot access or directly treat the plantar fascia that is why many treatment options fail and are not long lasting.
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Look how thick, inflamed and bulging the plantar fascia is for this patient on their first visit after having PF pain for 1 year.

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​Solution: Shock Wave therapy produces mechanical pressure waves that go deep into the bulging and disorganized plantar fascia. Shock wave therapy can access the deep plantar facia. The pressure from the shock waves will decrease the bulge from the inflamed plantar fascia. Also creates a stable and reliable plantar fascia that does not get irritated when standing or movement. 

Same patient from above. Notice that the bulge is clinically significantly less after 6 weeks of shock wave treatments.

Problem: The plantar fascia will create micro (small, tiny) tears in the fascia when its been strained. Over time micro blood vessels will grow into the tiny tears and feed inflammatory markers into the plantar fascia. Normal anatomy of plantar fascia doesn't have blood supply. The problem is there are micro vessels (aka. weeds) growing into the facia which creates lasting pain.    
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Micro Blood vessels are like weeds in a garden. When they grow and spread they create problems for the garden plants to grow and thrive.

This is diagnostic ultrasound of patient on first visit. The red is areas in the plantar fascia that have blood vessels which have grown into the micro tears.

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​Solution: Both focused and radial shock wave therapy go deep into the plantar facia to weed out the micro vessels that have grown into the plantar fascia. The pressure waves create mechanical load on the tiny vessels and makes them retract out of the plantar fascia and significantly decrease the inflammation and pain in the fascia. 

Same Patient after 7 weeks of shock wave therapy 1x a week the waves cleared out the blood vessels ( weeds) and patient was 1 out of 10 pain.

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Testimonials

" I was able to get back to my hiking again and my brother who also suffers from Planter fasciitis pain couldn't believe I was hiking and climbing without pain so easily". 
Justin B.  Spring 2020

" I like to run with my kids and stroller at the park, started to have pain in heel went to Physical  therapist, podiatrist and the shoe store. I found shock wave therapy from my PT and it has been great. I'm back running and Dr. C gave me tips on how to avoid heel pain again, shock wave is awesome". 
Mary P. Winter 2020 

" Been completing in triathlons for years and started to have pain in my heel which was plantar fasciitis pain. I went to the Dr. Chase for shock wave therapy and after the first treatment I was getting relief. After all the treatments I'm back to running full time and competing again with minimal  pain in my heel" 
Lee G. Summer 2021

"Like to run and hike with my kids up in the mountains. I was having really bad heel pain, Dr. C showed me cool excises that I can do to help get out of pain. Also the shock wave hurts but you can feel it deep on the heel and feel the difference after one treatment. After my 2 month follow up I'm well on my way back to hiking and running". 
Bruce G. Summer 2022