Kendo Injuries: Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis can be a debilitating injury for a kendo practitioner, so It's important to know what kind of remedies are effective.
An abstract of the 1999 study that looked at the effectiveness of night splints for plantar fasciitis: 1.usa.gov/1O7MFPH
An abstract of the 2007 study that looked at the effectiveness of nigh splints for plantar fasciitis. 1.usa.gov/1EJWcup
A video on Augmented Soft Tissue Mobilization: bit.ly/1i7auvg
My video on strength training for kendo and iaido: bit.ly/1I8lHjM
Dojo etiquette disclaimer: If your sensei teaches you a different way, please follow the instruction of your sensei.

[@MichaelHan]

Thank you so much for posting this video. I've been dealing with plantar fasciitis on and off for last 10 years of kendo, and just recently, I've experienced the worst of it after helping my mom move to a new place. Your other video on tennis elbow convinced me to buy Flexbar, and that was practically a godsend, and I look forward to trying out your advice on this as well. Thank you for these videos for the kendo community!

[@PaulHBShin]

Glad to hear the tennis elbow video helped you. Good luck!

[@santiagotejada2913]

Hello Paul,
Thank you for helping the kendo and iaido community with your instructive videos.
Regarding Plantar Fasciitis, my personal experience was that the night splint helped at alleviating pain and discomfort while preventing the overextension of the foot.
Without the night splint my foot would overextend and then both, calf and plantar fasciitis would produce almost unbearable pain.
What worked best for me, in addition to stretching, was: frequently rolling my foot on a frozen water bottle, and wearing a night splint.

[@PaulHBShin]

That's great. General rule of thumb -- do what works for you. No two people will be the same.