👣 Plantar Fasciitis – The Heel Pain We See Every Spring

One of the most common problems we treat at this time of year is plantar fasciitis.

This often starts as:

🔹 Sharp pain under the heel first thing in the morning

🔹 Pain after walks, golf or standing in the garden

🔹 Tightness in the arch or calf

🔹 A dull ache that gradually worsens over weeks

Many people try to “walk it off”… but unfortunately, heel pain rarely improves when ignored.

✅ Early treatment can make a huge difference.

At Cram Osteopaths, we combine hands-on treatment, rehabilitation advice, shockwave therapy and movement assessment to help patients recover faster and stay active.

📲 Book an appointment if heel pain is beginning to affect your walking, exercise or sleep.

You may not have met me yet, but I am Michael, part of the clinical team here at Cram Osteopaths, working alongside Alex.

Last week on holiday in Poland, we had just come in from a full day skiing in Białka Tatrzańska ⛷️

It was around 9pm.
Thermals off.
Tea made ☕
Winter Olympics on.

All very calm…

Until suddenly…

🚨 An air raid siren started blaring across the city

And if you have never heard one before, it is not subtle.

Within seconds:

💓 Heart rate up
😮‍💨 Breathing quicker
👀 Everyone looking at each other

“Is this real?”
“Should we be doing something?”
“Do we have a bunker?”

The nervous system had clearly decided this was not the time to relax.

(It turned out to be a scheduled test… which would have been useful to know about in advance.)

But what struck me most was how immediate the response was.

➡️ The body moved straight into protection mode

This is exactly what happens when pain suddenly appears.

Pain has its own alarm system 🚨

It can come on loudly, suddenly an...