Plantar Fasciitis Surgery and the 2 Secret Dangers of a Successful Operation

Surgery is a last ditch effort to help a foot suffering from Plantar Fasciitis. And it should be, because it is a drastic procedure that causes damage to the supportive structure of the foot.  

In a perfect world, it would only be recommended when all the other  less invasive treatments have been given a chance to work, but failed. And it's incredibly likely that they will fail, but we'll save that for a different article.  

So the other methods that you tried to help your foot with, like wearing a protective boot, anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen, corticosteroid shots, rest, etc, have all failed. What do you do then? Many people look to surgery.  

As you are considering whether to go under the knife, there are many things you should take into account, like the risks, and the likelihood of the surgery actually working. And by working I mean getting you back to good as new.   There are many risks, including infection, nerve damage, and a 'failed' surgery.   And there are 2 secret dangers of a successful operation on the plantar fascia of your foot.  

The First secret danger is that the surgery weakened the structure of your foot.  

Your foot is a mobile arch that holds all of your weight when you stand up and move on your feet.   When a surgeon severs the connective tissue of the plantar fascia, your foot is instantly less structurally stable. It's like cutting a couple high tension wires and one of the supports of the Golden Gate Bridge. Sure, it'll stay up, for the most part, but it's not nearly as strong or as safe as it was before.   And the rest of your foot has to take the load. 

Being a mobile structure, it is now going to be forced to be even more mobile, even too mobile, and that can cause problems.  

The Second secret danger of a successful Plantar Fasciitis operation is that while your foot may feel better once it heals from the surgery, the problem wasn't actually fixed.  

You may not have needed the surgery in the first place. Just because you have pain that doctors can't get rid of, that doesn't go away, doesn't necessarily mean that there is a problem that surgery can fix.   One mechanism the body puts in place around irritation and pain is a dynamic that continually creates MORE irritation and pain. 

This is why so often the usual treatments fail...because they do not fully address this dynamic. So the pain continues and we get even more pain, and so we think that we are injured.   Wouldn't you feel silly going through surgery, recovering from surgery, maybe feeling better for a while, and then discovering that not only are you having problems from a weakened foot structure, but what they cut wasn't really the problem in the first place?   

And if  you look at the statistics for Plantar Fasciitis surgery success, even the 'success' numbers include 6+ month recovery times, and the continued existence of some degree of pain and limitation. Overwhelmingly, that is because of the two secret dangers of a successful surgery.      

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