Stretching out foot pain

Stretching may be the best way to go when it comes to easing foot pain from plantar fascitis. That's the finding in a new study, published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Researchers taught patients a stretch that required them to sit with one leg crossed over the other. They were then instructed to stretch the arch of the foot by taking one hand and pulling the toes back toward the shin for 10 seconds, three times a day.

The routine left 90 percent of the patients satisfied with the results.