Polycythemia is an increased number of red blood cells in the blood. In polycythemia, the levels of hemoglobin (Hgb), hematocrit (Hct), or the red blood cell (RBC) count may be elevated when measured in the complete blood count (CBC), as compared to normal. Hemoglobin levels greater than 16.5 g/dL (grams per deciliter) in women and greater than 18.5 g/dL in men suggest polycythemia.
It usually takes about three to six weeks for the inflammation linked to plantar fasciitis to go down, but having a tear in the plantar fascia ligament or a growth in the foot may take anywhere from two to five months in recovery time.
Sitting with your painful foot stretched out in front of you, wrap a towel, scarf or exercise band around the ball of your foot. Pull on it gently to stretch the plantar fascia and hold the stretch for 30 seconds. Relax and then repeat the stretch three times. Stretch as far as you can without pain.Sitting in a chair, bring your injured foot as far as you can under the chair. Press the heel into the floor and hold the stretch for 30 seconds.lantar fasciitis is a painful inflammation of the ligament in the bottom of your foot. Photo Credit Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images. Plantar fasciitis is a painful inflammation of the plantar fascia, a ligament on the bottom of your foot that connects the heel with the toes and supports the arch.