Plantar Fasciitis

goingtobefit2015

I think I have plantar fasciitis my left heel hurts first thing in the morning and if I've been sitting for a while. I used to have this pain 3-4 years ago and now it's returned! It started back up 2-3 weeks ago. I've been walking/jogging/ being active for over 6 months but only now it's starting to hurt. Any suggestions on pain relief or healing? I still workout and exercise cause I don't want to be inactive!

cwolfman13

There are lots of stretches you can do. I also have a special sock I wear at night when I have a particularly bad flare up. I have a therapeutic roller as well and I often use a frozen bottle of water to roll my arches on.

I do a lot of these things even when I'm not feeling any pain which has kept flare ups to a minimum. Google home therapy for plantar flasciitis and treat it regularly even when you're not feeling pain.

I also wear custom orthodics, but there's a lot of good stuff over the counter now. I really like Super Feet. You need to wear something for arch support.

As exercises go, I do mostly low impact stuff...I ride my bike a lot and do some swimming. I do walk and hike, but I keep running/jogging to a minimum...I do some sprint intervals once per week on a treadmill and that's it. I might try to transition outside at some point, but every time I've tried I've had bad flare ups in my feet.

LovelyIvy466

Make sure your shoes are supportive enough- it might be time to get new ones at a running store that can assess your gait. If you google, you can also find a lot of stretches and exercises for the feet that are used in PT for plantar fasciitis.

runner475

Take a look at the below link

Also try #3 and #6 approach as you are sitting. Extremely effective exercises if you have plantar.

http://running.competitor.com/2014/06/photos/new-techniques-treating-plantar-fasciitis_96398

rebecca4277

I have it in both feet. Mine were so bad that I was a candidate for surgery. I wear custom made orthodontics and have had several shots of cortisone. The only thing that helped me was working with a sports specialised PT. He used the ART treatment which is basically breaking up the scar tissue around the planter fascia. It was painful but worth it in the end.

goingtobefit2015

thank you all for your information and support!

goingtobefit2015

runner475 wrote: »

Take a look at the below link

Also try #3 and #6 approach as you are sitting. Extremely effective exercises if you have plantar.

http://running.competitor.com/2014/06/photos/new-techniques-treating-plantar-fasciitis_96398

good information!