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I've struggled with Plantar fasciatis for years... The achilles is one of the strongest tendons (if not the strongest, I'm not a doctor), and according to my doctor, a lot of bad things happen when it is tight...
Stretching is pretty much the only thing that keeps the feet in check (along with insoles if needed) - and the kicker for me was the kind of stretching as recommended by the specialist... Not your 30 second garden variety, more like 5 minutes at a time, several times a day... Long annoying stretches, making you reach for the phone or a book kinda stretches... The guy does surgery on those (release) but advises me to stick to stretching religiously first. Did the trick for me... As it is I'm still limited to about 2x a week (couple hours each time) of tennis, but part of that is probably that I'm still too fat for my own good... Try !
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