Hasewaga et al. (2020) claim that one in ten people will develop plantar fasciitis when they investigate minimally invasive treatment for plantar fasciitis. The term itself refers to inflammation and microcracks of the plantar fascia. Your plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue that runs along the arch of your foot from your toes to your heel.
The plantar fascia becomes a source of pain in trainees who overpronate or wear flexible, minimalist shoes without the appropriate strength in their foot muscles. Symptoms are pain and tenderness along the arch of the foot and heel.
Read on to find out why plantar fasciitis is more common than you think at its original source of broken muscle: https://breakingmuscle.com/fitness/why-plantar-fasciitis-is-more-common-than-you-think