I struggled with horrible plantar fasciitis for about 6 months. After it did not go away, I went to a podiatrist who got me a pair of orthotics. I paid $300 for them and they only made my foot hurt worse. Getting out of bed in the morning was excruciating. A friend recommended I go see Andrew Zang. I waited another 2 months because I was unsure if this guy could really help me. My first visit he spoke to me like he knew everything that was bothering me and had a plan to help me get back to hiking again. Better yet, I had his full-undivided attention as he only treats 1 person at a time. Interestingly about a third of the treatment did not even involve my foot. Amazingly my foot pain started to decrease. Together we developed a walking plan to condition my foot again to be able to hike. In short order, I was back on the trails again very pleased that my foot no longer hurts.

I was unable to run due to this pain in my big toe. The doctor told me I could have surgery and it might help, but I was training for the NYC marathon and did not want surgery. Dr. Andrew worked to increase the mobility of the toe and showed me how to stretch it out on my own. I am pleased that I was able to accomplish my goal of running and completing the marathon even though it did start to hurt after mile 20. The good news is that now the toe is more mobile and feels fine so long as I don’t run more than 15 miles, which is something I can live with.