Night splints
Night splints have a typical design to maintain a person’s ankle in a neutral position for a sound sleep overnight. Most people naturally sleep with flexing the plantar fasciitis affected feet, a position that leads the plantar fascia to be in a foreshortened position. In addition, a night dorsiflexion splint allows you to stretch passively your calves and the plantar fascia overnight. The night splints also allow the healing to take place while the plantar fascia is in an elongated position. Therefore, creating lesser tension with the first few steps in the morning.
The night splints can also be made from fiberglass, plaster casting material, or maybe from a pre-fabricated commercially made plastic brace. Several studies indicate that the use of night splints leads to improvements in almost 80% of the patients with plantar fasciitis. Another study reveals that almost one-third of the patients with plantar fasciitis cite them as the best treatment for the condition.