4. Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is a runner’s worst nightmare come true. This tendonitis complication affects the plantar fascia, the ligament that runs from the front of your toes and connects to your heel bone. People that place additional pressure on the fascia tissue due to obesity, poor posture, overtraining, and a variety of other reasons, start to experience inflammation of the ligament.
As scar tissue builds up in the plantar fascia, symptoms of tendonitis begin to occur, resulting in heel pain and sore soles that feel like they are on fire. If left untreated, the condition becomes chronic, and pain symptoms may be so severe that seniors require assistive walking support to move around. Runners may also experience severe pain symptoms that force them to stop training and hang up their running shoes.
Fortunately, if doctors catch plantar fasciitis in time, it’s treatable with physiotherapy, massage, stretching, and the use of compression socks.