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Foot pain

Queen_JessieA
Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am pretty sure I have plantar fascitis. It hurts pretty bad first thing in the morning (I limp for a while) and then I have noticed that after my walks, the inside part of my foot (where my arch would be IF I wasn't flat footed) BURNS. What can I do? I have no desire to see a dr. because I have no desire for cortisone injections. I had ankle surgery 1.5 years ago and that was the first thing they wanted to try. Ended up making it worse :( I know I need some new shoes, so will be getting those on Friday. Anything else I can try aside from icing?

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  • kwest_4_fitness
    kwest_4_fitness Posts: 820 Member
    Put your arch on a tennis ball and roll back and forth, massaging the area.
  • srp2011
    srp2011 Posts: 1,829 Member
    If you have access to a running store, go there and get this stretching 'contraption' for lack of a better word - it's this plastic thing, round on one side, and it has a place for your foot on the other - good for stretching calf and foot muscles - I think it's supposed to be good for plantar fascitis, but ask them. They may have some other suggestions too, because this is a commmon runner's injury.
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    Put your arch on a tennis ball and roll back and forth, massaging the area.

    yep, works great! you can also use a golf ball or what I really like is a lacrosse ball. but all do the same and it will definitely help.
  • catwrangler
    catwrangler Posts: 918 Member
    Maybe you should get fitted for some orthotics? You can get custom fitted by a doc or try the Dr. Scholl's.
  • baileylm
    baileylm Posts: 23 Member
    Def get the new shoes! And before you go walking, wrap two strips of athletic tape around your foot to form an X across your arch, making it fairly tight. That has helped a friend of mine a lot!
  • JulianneR
    JulianneR Posts: 46
    A physical therapist can help with this. You don't need cortisone.

    My podiatrist got rid of mine: taped my feet up, got orthotics, and eventually it went away.

    In addition to the tennis ball, stand on a stair/step (facing the staircase) and lower down so that you stretch the bottom of your foot and calf.
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