Plantar fasciitis...

VballLeash

Does anyone have this? I'm pretty sure thats what I have, I have pain on the side of my foot around the arch area through the heel, I'm a runner so this is pretty normal and I think all the miles are just catching up to me. If you guys know anything that could help that would be great, thanks! :happy:

~Leash

VballLeash

Does anyone have this? I'm pretty sure thats what I have, I have pain on the side of my foot around the arch area through the heel, I'm a runner so this is pretty normal and I think all the miles are just catching up to me. If you guys know anything that could help that would be great, thanks! :happy:

~Leash

sarabear

There is a store near here and they have a commercial on tv it's called the good feet store, maybe you could find one near you?

VballLeash

I don't have one near me :frown: maybe I can find something like it though! Thanks.

~Leash

sarabear

They make supports to fit you, not just a one size fits all, good luck!

velixis

I spent years dealing with Plantar fasciitis. At first I didn't know what it was. I ended up going to a podiatrist and it was diagnosed as such. I got shoe inserts -- which are spendy and not usually covered by insurance, but they have helped a lot. They did not totally correct my problem so the podiatrist recommended that I go to physical therapy. That was the best thing for me. I learned that I was not walking correctly and that my calf muscles were super tight even in the relaxed position.

So, that's my 3-year story in a super small nutshell. If this just started, you might be able to recover by doing a lot of stretching in your calf after you workout and icing the area where it typically hurts. Make sure you have good shoes that support your arch.

Mickie17

Yep!!!! Miserable, huh? I got it from playing tennis, which I love. You have to have a ridiculous amount of support...and you may have to lay-off the running a little until it heals up....think low impact for the next couple of weeks. Sorry...but that what I was made me do.

But I was back on the courts soon with less pain afterwards! (I usually felt it later when I was more relaxed...it was weird)!

VballLeash

Yep!!!! Miserable, huh? I got it from playing tennis, which I love. You have to have a ridiculous amount of support...and you may have to lay-off the running a little until it heals up....think low impact for the next couple of weeks. Sorry...but that what I was made me do.

But I was back on the courts soon with less pain afterwards! (I usually felt it later when I was more relaxed...it was weird)!

So not what I wanted to hear haha! I am training for a marathon so I can't exactly take time off, do you think that it will get a lot worse if I don't? Thanks for your help!

~Leash

jessmomof3

Oh, me me!!! And... I was training for a marathon when I had it too!!! Ok, first of all, make sure you are wearing the right kind of shoes. (get fitted at a local running store if possible) And do NOT walk around barefoot, wear shoes at ALL times. Especially no flip flops. (this is what the podiatrist told me)
I went on Naproxen (Aleve) for about a month, make sure you take it regularly. ICE!! Get a frozen water bottle and roll your feet over it and also a bouncy ball or tennis ball. It will really help loosen up the tendon.

Stretch your feet well before you step out of bed (if it feels like mine did, when I would wake up in the morning it felt like I was stepping on broken glass).

Let me know if you need any more suggestions. If it makes you feel any better, my Dr. told me that I could continue running and I did end up running the marathon!

Jess

chrissyh

Husband has it - doc told him also to fill a water bottle freeze it and roll it under your foot will help with pain and always wear good shoes

jessmomof3

Husband has it - doc told him also to fill a water bottle freeze it and roll it under your foot will help with pain and always wear good shoes

Must be good advice. That's what my Dr. told me too. :bigsmile:

healthier4me

Hi

I know exactly what you are saying and I feel your pain. After trying many, many different things and visits to the dr I happened to mention it to my phyiotherapist (when I had an apt for an unrelated issue) and he taped my foot and it helped it unbelievably. Now, it didn't go away as quickly as I had wanted but it did work. I tried to explain how to do it before but then I found this article and it has a better explanation than I could ever give. Here is the link and the info for anyone else's benefit that needs it.


(http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_5/192.shtml)

""Arch Support Strapping
A guide to applying an arch strapping to help treat common foot injuries such as plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, flat feet and shin splints.

By Josh Clark
Posted Saturday, 20 September, 1997

An arch support strapping helps provide a needed lift for your arch and can reverse the symptoms of plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, flat feet and sometimes shin splints. You will need 1-1/2 inch adhesive tape and some three-inch-wide elastoplast (basically an Ace bandage with a sticky side). Your local drugstore probably has both.

Attach the adhesive tape to the side of your foot, right behind the ball of your little toe. Attach the tape along the length of your foot, just where the side of your foot meets your foot's sole. Wrap it around to the back of your heel, just laying it on your foot without applying pressure but making sure there are no wrinkles. As you round the heel toward the inside of your foot, pull the tape tight from the heel to the inside of your foot and attach it just behind the ball of your big toe. Repeat the step, overlapping a second piece of tape above the first so that half of its width lies on top of the first piece.

Now take one piece of the elastoplast and lay it crosswise across the sole of your foot, from behind the ball of your big toe to behind the ball of your little toe (sticking the ends of the elastoplast to the adhesive tape). Overlap a second piece behind the first (the overlap should be about 3/4 inch). Add a third and, depending on the size of your foot, a fourth piece of elastoplast until you have covered the sole of your foot back to the middle of your heel. Be sure neither the elastoplast nor your skin have any wrinkles as you strap your foot; otherwise you're courting blisters.

Finally, take two pieces of adhesive tape and apply them to your feet over the first two pieces (to cover the ends of the elastoplast), anchoring down the whole strapping.

Change the strapping every three days or so (it's okay to get it wet -- for the sake of everyone around you, feel free to shower with it).""


I also discovered that at Wal Mart they have an Arch Bandage that really helps. They look like little elastic bandages and are made by PediFix. The info on them say they "relieve
Sore Feet, ease Heel, Toe and Ball-of-Foot Pain. Helps Reduce the Discomfort of Plantar Fasciitis, Improves Foot Function". They are also washable and reusable. I wear my everytime I am exercising. Touch wood but I cannot remember the last time that my heel gave me any grief:bigsmile:

I hope this info helps.

Cheers and good luck:drinker:

ohthatbambi

I did two months of physical therapy and it did not help at all. I bought a brace to sleep in at CVS that holds your foot in a flexed position...I found this helped some. Mostly you just have to quit running for a while. I ran for the first time in six months yesterday and it actually feels okay today. I was expecting a lot of pain but it is not too bad.

Mickie17

Yep!!!! Miserable, huh? I got it from playing tennis, which I love. You have to have a ridiculous amount of support...and you may have to lay-off the running a little until it heals up....think low impact for the next couple of weeks. Sorry...but that what I was made me do.

But I was back on the courts soon with less pain afterwards! (I usually felt it later when I was more relaxed...it was weird)!

So not what I wanted to hear haha! I am training for a marathon so I can't exactly take time off, do you think that it will get a lot worse if I don't? Thanks for your help!

~Leash

If I were you, (and I have been in the position before), I would go see your doctor & have him/her examine it! If it gets as bad as what I had from playing hours and hours of tennis everyday, then potentially you will be in too much pain to run that marathon. Now THAT would be sad, after all the hard work you've been putting into this. Ya know?

VballLeash

Yea that would be bad! Thanks for all your help everyone! :happy: