Comments on: Help release plantar fasciitis with a golf ball

By: Day 316 – “I’d rather be driving a Titleist” Jonathan Fean

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:15:16 +0000

[...] ball and being a runner, I use it a couple of times a week to provide a little bit of relief to my plantar fasciitis. It’s one of the most painful stretches, but it really seems to help. April 10, 2010 [...]

By: Dr. Marc Mitnick

Dr. Marc Mitnick — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:27:10 +0000

Interesting article. It is postulated that the problem with plantarfasciitis in many cases is that the brain no longer “reads” the inflammation in the heel and so it does not get better.
Rolling a golf ball back and forth actually re-inflames the ligament, the brain now recognizes the pain site and goes in and takes care of the problem. (a big oversimplification of the actual process)

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:45:17 +0000

Also try using a racquetball. I like how it is slightly flexible.