对于跑步运动者而言，跑步前、后规律拉伸有助于足底筋膜炎的预防。[1]Williams SK, Brage M. Heel pain - plantar fasciitis and Achilles enthesopathy. Clin Sports Med. 2004;23:123-144.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15062587?tool=bestpractice.com[2]Dyck DD Jr, Boyajian-O'Neill LA. Plantar fasciitis. Clin J Sport Med. 2004;14:305-309.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15377971?tool=bestpractice.com尽管肥胖已被认为与足底筋膜炎有关，但是尚无研究评估体重下降对症状发生的影响。[14]Irving DB, Cook JL, Young MA, et al. Obesity and pronated foot type may increase the risk of chronic plantar heel pain: a matched case-control study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007;8:41.http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/8/41http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17506905?tool=bestpractice.com

使用拉伸训练作为二级预防。