Does Dwyane Wade have Plantar Fasciitis?

The Miami Heat’s point guard Dwyane Wade has sat out the past couple of games due to a foot injury that neither he nor the trainers are quite sure what it is from. In a recent press interview one of the reporters throughout the term plantar fasciitis and the Heat coaches and Dwyane Wade were not able to definitely say whether or not this is the cause. He is currently working with physicians to figure out what exactly is going on but is hoping to get back to the game quickly.

Plantar Fasciitis is a condition that results from inflammation and injury to a sheet of tissue that lies across the bottom of your foot. It extends from your heel and connects to the base of your toes. Typically an injury to this fascia results from micro-tears occurring over a long period of time due to your foot type. You will feel the pain on the bottom of  your heel and it will sometimes extend up your leg. If you have a tendency for your foot to flatten out when you are walking or you sleep on your stomach with your feet flattened out, it can cause a constant stretching and strain on this tissue. Over time, the stretching will cause these tears and result in inflammation causing a great deal of pain. Typically, it is at its worst in the morning when you wake up or after you have been resting throughout the day and then start to move around again.

There are different types of treatment for plantar fasciitis. One of them is laser treatment that can be done by your podiatrist. This is a non-invasive and non-painful treatment. It works by causing your injury to move from a chronic injury back to an acute one. The main point of this is to force your body’s cells that function in healing to start working again. They will be stimulated to move back into the affected area and begin the healing process to fix your injury. It will take some time for you to notice the effects because your body has to recover from injuries that occurred over a long period of time. In the meantime, you may be a candidate for a cortisone shot that will give you quick relief while your body is in the healing process.

So, in summary, if Dwyane Wade does indeed have Plantar Fasciitis, it may take him awhile to recover from his injury. Luckily for him, he is in great shape and his immune system should be working its hardest to get him back out on the court.