Plantar Fasciitis

[Grniidgrl]

Anyone have this? how long did it take to heal.. any suggestions and remedies besides stay off it?

I injured my foot back in July and really pay the price in pain after a good cardio - walking- jogging session.

Most of the information I found on the web is not promising - as far as recovery and remedies.

Any thoughts or comments on your experience would be appreciated.

[marcella]

From what I've heard, the best remedy is a really good pair of shoes. With special support. If there is a "Good Feet Store" near you, I would check with them.

I have the condition, and when I wear good shoes it goes away. But whenever I slip on a pair of flip flops it gets worse.

Hope this helps!

Marcy

[7Miriam]

I have the problem - I've had it for several years and it has been very hard for me to get over it. I recently went to a podiatrist, and he had special orthodic inserts made for my shoes that give arch support (I have very flat feet he said). Anyway, it seems to be getting a little better using the orthodics.

Also, when I first got it, I continued to walk on it a lot - which I've been told made the problem more severe and harder to get rid of.

The other thing the podiatrist said would help is to lose weight - but that's hard to do without exercising!!! I've found that running in the pool is the only exercie I could do when the problem was at its worst.

[Grniidgrl]

I am afraid to go to the doctors and have them tell me to stop exercising (cardio) I know that after walking/jogging it's so much worse - maybe I'll test the waters on the eliptical only for a week or two.

I have to exercise to lose weight - but I dont want to do more damage to my foot.

[jarvist]

Oh my gosh! I have it too. Had it for several months now and I don't think it's one of those things that goes away quickly. I did the internet research like you did, and the one thing that helps me is wearing a slightly elevated heel. I threw out all of my flats.... and that has helped tremendously! Try to protect your feet as much as you can by always wearing supportive shoes and not going around bare footed on hard floors. Think positive and use this as an excuse to get new shoes!! Tennis shoes for runners always seem to have a slightly elevated heel on them as well. It hasn't gone away.... but it is bearable now.

[blueberrylady]

I suffered with it for years then I met a refexologist at a party and after 3 sessions with her, my heels stopped hurting and haven't bothered me since. The secret is ice. The pain is caused by inflamation and the ice cools it down.

I also had other foot problems stemming from fallen arches so in '06 I had both of my feet reconstructed. They rebuilt the arches and put in plates and screws to hold them together and they straighten my toes with pins because the fallen arches had pushed the bones out of place. It took me 18 months to fully recover from the surgeries but now my feet don't bother me at all and I'm on them all day long.

I do have to wear arch supports all the time and I paid $300 for custom made ones that don't work at all. Instead I buy Red Wings which only cost $29 a pair. You heat them in the oven then put them in your shoes and stand still for 2 minutes and they take the shape of your foot. I highly recommend them!

[Neecy]

I have this and have custom orthotics that I wear with a pair of New Balance running shoes. I also was told to NEVER go barefoot around the house, even if its just to go to the bathroom. I wear Crocs inside as they cushion the foot bed, and a night splint to keep the plantar fascia stretched while I sleep so it doesn't get re-injured by stretching it when I step on it in the morning.

[AnnieX]

I got plantar fasciitis years ago. I gained a lot of weight suddenly and was in a job where I was on my feet most of 8 hours. I could actually feel the extra fluid squishing in the soles of my feet when I stood after sitting. I was on Celebrex for months. A massage therapist I met advised that I take Omega 3 oil, which helped a lot more than the Celebrex. I am in a job now where I am not on my feet very much. The oils and being off my feet have pretty much solved the problem, but I still can't be on my feet very long. Controlling your weight is important as well probably.

[Lyssie]

They say that switching between heels and flats is really horrific for this. Otherwise, ibuprofen, stretching... taking it easy - I exercised, but would stop about 2 minutes after it started hurting and retreat home for rest, ice, elevation and ibuprofen.

[crystal4l]

I had this condition a few years ago, it developed after suddenly gaining weight and not wearing good supportive shoes. I hate shoes. Anyway I was working a job at the time that required me to be on my feet ALOT. I would wake up and hold onto everything to get to the bathroom, I was like what is wrong with me!? I went to the ER even, they took an X- RAY and said I had Plantar Fasciitits, the next day I went to my foot Dr. I also had a heel spur. He gave me a cortisone shot and it felt better. I took naproxen (Aleve) and wore no flat shoes. If it had an incline it didn't bother me as much. Well, I found out I was pregnant a few months later and I thought oh boy this is going to be ****. Well, I don't know what happened but in my 5th month, the pain went away!! Hasn't bothered me since. Even my heel spur doesn't bother me. Wierd.
** please note this is not advice to get pregnant**