When you take your first steps in the morning, does it feel like someone is stabbing you in the heel with a knife?  After periods of inactivity, do you walk like Frankenstein because your heels hurt so much?  Are you giving up your favorite activities because running and jumping are just too painful?   Like millions of Americans, you could be suffering from plantar fasciitis or other type of tendonitis, or tendonosis.  Plantar fasciitis is characterized by inflammation or tiny tears in the tough, fibrous tissue (the fascia) that connects your heel bone to the base of your toes.  In patients with tendonitis, the foot and ankle tendons, which connect muscles to bones, can become inflamed.  If left untreated this can become a chronic condition known as tendonosis.  Plantar fasciitis ,tendonitis, and tendinosis can result in severe, chronic heel and foot pain.

In many cases, pain from plantar fasciitis and tendonitis can be alleviated with traditional treatments such as anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy, orthotic devices or steroid injections.   For more severe cases, invasive open surgery might have provided the only answer.  But now, Dr. Zong offers a new, advanced procedure for the treatment of plantar fasciitis and tendonitis with the TOPAZ MicroDebrider wand.   This minimally invasive treatment can relieve chronic heel and foot pain, without the discomfort and downtime associated with more invasive surgical procedures.   Arrange a consultation with Dr. Zong at NYC FootCare to find out the best way to treat your heel or foot pain.

Additionally, Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP) is also available at NYC Footcare.  This is a newer treatment that many professional athletes receive in order to heal and return to playing sooner.  It is non-surgical, with quicker healing times and has been showing promising results for many conditions such as plantar fasciitis, tendonosis, ligament and tendon tears, bone healing, wound healing etc.   Please visit our page on PRP for more information.