Product Description

The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution is a simple and quick do-it-yourself program that will help you recover from one of mankind's most common and annoying foot problems- plantar fasciitis. Drawing from the latest scientific research, The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution details in plain language what plantar fasciitis is, how to eliminate it (without drugs, surgery, or fancy equipment), and the things you can do to prevent it from ever coming back again. And the best part? It has been proven in randomized controlled trials to work on long-term plantar fasciitis sufferers-taking only minutes a day to do!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19620 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

From the Author
While the book centers around a 5-minute home program that has been clinically shown to be 94% successful at decreasing pain in people who suffer from chronic plantar fasciitis, it actually provides the reader with far more information than that.

Additionally, plantar fasciitis sufferers will learn what the plantar fascia is, where it is, what the heck it does, how long plantar fasciitis typically lasts, risk factors for developing plantar fasciitis, and what can be done to prevent it from ever coming back again. Also included are the results of an exhaustive literature search I conducted on other commonly used medical treatments for plantar fasciitis- to find out just how effective they really are. Thus, readers will be left knowing once and for all just how effective alternative treatments such as night splints, orthotics, or stretching are according to the medical literature published from 1965 to the present day. In short, I've done all the research so you won't have to!

Written in a large font and non-medical language, my hope is that readers suffering from plantar fasciitis can put this concise book down in about 2-3 hours time and have all the knowledge and tools they need to eliminate this most painful foot condition.

About the Author
Jim Johnson, P.T. is a physical therapist who has spent over eighteen years treating both inpatients and outpatients with a wide range of pain and mobility problems. He has written many books based completely on published research and controlled trials including The Multifidus Back Pain Solution, Treat Your Own Knees, The Sixty-Second Motivator, Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff, Finding Happiness in a Frustrating World, and Exercise Beats Depression. His books have been translated into other languages and thousands of copies have been sold worldwide. Besides working full-time as a clinician in a large teaching hospital and writing books, Jim Johnson is a certified Clinical Instructor by the American Physical Therapy Association and enjoys teaching physical therapy students from all over the United States.

Customer Reviews

Simple, fast, effective foot treatments
This pamphlet/workbook seemed a bit overpriced for such a small book, but it's worth every penny. The therapy described in the book is effective and easy to accomplish. I have some trouble with the stretches described first thing in the morning owing to general stiffness overall, but have discovered that I can use a proStretch device (also available at amazon.com with supersaver shipping) to accomplish the morning stretches. It almost seems unlikely that the exercises in this book can be so effective as they are. Yet only two weeks ago I was worried about how I would be able to manage this fall's teaching work up on my feet. Now, I don't have any significant plantars fasciitis pain at all. In addition to these really effective simple foot stretches, the book evaluates other therapies for treating PF by researching medical studies. The author concludes that additional helpful measures include calf stretching and some arch support in shoes (I chose Tuli diamondbacks - very effective and small, also with free supersaver shipping). If you are really suffering from PF, I think this is worth your time to try it.

I have to agree with the other reviewers
This short book transformed me from a miserable sufferer, to a well man again. This spring, my doctor provided the diagnosis that my foot pain was due to Plantar Fasciitis. He predicted that if I take care of it, the typical course of healing takes a year. Five weeks later, visiting him again (unrelated topic), I was thrilled to show him the technique I learned in "The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution" - and explain that it had all but eliminated my symptoms in that short amount of time. Since then, I have continued to perform the exercises, first multiple times daily to promote healing and prevent recurrence, and later on, less frequently, to keep me from having a relapse. Applying this technique, I now have my healthy stride (and in a way, my life), back again.

I can walk again
It is true, you only need 3 pages of this book to repair your feet. I did find the other information interesting. This book is an easy, quick read. I have not found this information presented this way anywhere else.

I have suffered with plantar fasciitis off and on for around 10 years. I'm in my late 20's and fairly fit. My foot felt so much better after the first time of following the routine.

I would totally buy this book again for the valuable information. The price is worth the healing!