Oh boy, do we ever let stretching become the one great treatment that we forget to do.  There are a variety of rational reasons why stretching gets neglected.  Firstly, you rarely see immediate effects.  Secondly, it’s a tedious endeavor.  A few very easy stretches can help keep your tendons in flexible and heel pain down.  The first is simply sitting down and touching your toes.  Alternatively, you can also do this standing up.  The other stretch is to place your feet along the edge of a stair and (gently!) lower your heel off the stair.  Be careful not to extend your heel down too far or put tons of pressure as this is an unnatural position, but it can help treat your heel pain.


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