The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution [Paperback]

Jim Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2008

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!

Also by this author:  Treat Your Own Knee Arthritis, Treat Your Own Spinal Stenosis, and Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow

Editorial Reviews

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 nineteen 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 Treat Your Own Knees, The Sixty-Second Motivator, Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff, Finding Happiness in a Frustrating World, Exercise Beats Depression, Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow and Treat Your Own Spinal Stenosis. 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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC; 1 edition (February 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598585517
• ISBN-13: 978-1598585513
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 11 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Quick Workouts

More About the Author

Unlike a lot of self-help books you come across, the ones I write have been scientifically proven to work. By "proven", I mean that the treatment strategies discussed have been shown to be effective in one or more randomized controlled trials. The randomized controlled trial offers the highest form of proof in medicine that a treatment actually works.

After 20 years in medical field, I can say that it has been very rewarding work for me. Books are just another way I can help people get the proper care they need to get better.

Customer Reviews

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134 of 140 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, fast, effective foot treatments, September 11, 2008

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K. Kostka "rocket mom" (Southern WI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution (Paperback)

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.

52 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really worked!, February 4, 2009

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Drum Son "Drum Son" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution (Paperback)

For over 1 year I did everything else... 3 cortisone shots...2 different podiatrists, 2 different pairs of custom made orthotics, every device money could buy, 1 chiropractor, hot laser treatments, one M.D., daily Chinese foot massages, and acupuncture (which actually did give 'some' relief....and lots and lots of money...I finally bought this little book...which seems expensive by the page...read it...and did the exercise shown, and I was cured in 2 weeks. No podiatrist, or M.D. ever told me about this simple treatment... Every podiatrist should read this book. Really, try this first before you waste a bunch of money on everything else.

39 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Results, Blown Away!, May 4, 2009

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Mary (New Brunswick Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution (Paperback)

I was skeptical but I would pay ANYTHING to be rid of may PF pain. I have suffered on and off for over a year. Taping, calf stretching, icing, etc, nothing seemed to work. This WORKED, and FAST! I can't believe it, I am absolutely blown away. Buy the book...it's the best $27 I have spent in a LONG LONG time. Very simple. Very effective, I would kiss this guy if I saw him....