plantars fasciitis

I have it. I don't run and walking is very painful, and I just deal with it I plan to learn the stretches that help and star rolling out my foot with a golf ball or something. Haven't yet.

I've had it for years. It's really bad 1st thing in the morning and after a run. I take an anti-inflammatory right after my runs and try to stretch it a lot. The frozen water bottle helps when it gets worse than usual. It hasn't stopped me from running yet. I got some minimalist shoes and that actually helped a lot. Hope you get some relief

Hey everyone -I was wondering if any of you have ever had plantars fasciitis before. I have been struggling with it for months. I even stopped running for the last two weeks and I went to the doctor and he forced me into getting a cortisone shot:( Well I am afraid this quick fix is not going to help in the long run(excuse my pun). Anyone ever had it on here? Also how did you get rid of it?...its really cutting into training for the hyvee triathlon

This works better than anything else:

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I had it and it took about 2 years before I notice one day I was pain free, now I don't think it was actually 2 years for it it heal that is just when I suddenly realized I was not in pain. for me I did daily stretches also before even getting out of bed I would lay on back with feet planted as close to butt as possible for one snooze alarm cycle. tennis ball rolling, water bottle frozen rolling, athletic taping on bottom of foot helped too. there is a specific way to tape, I do not have the link I am sorry but I found it online when searching for remedies. I also found avi-motion shoes to be a lifesaver for work, my feet said aaaaah as soon as I put them on. lastly I took a pain killers-anti inflammatory medicine. I found only 1 kind helped for me that was naproxen sodium, I do not want you to take my word for the medicine as everyone cannot take everything so check with doctor on that please. I really do hope you find a faster remedy than I did as that contributed to by weight gain I used it as an excuse to not do anything when I could have done yoga Pilate's swimming or floor work. I could have done the weight machines as well. there are many exercises that can be done while dealing with this injury I just didn't. i had it in my head that if I couldn't walk I couldn't do anything.

I got it after spraining both my ankles falling down the stairs. It was absolutely terrible for a long time, but it has eased up considerably since I started losing weight. I only really notice it early in the mornings these days. The braces that hold your feet in place overnight help.

stretch and ice your foot when it hurts. good supportive shoes help too. as far as i know there is no way to get rid of it besides surgery. i always just treat my symptoms. good luck.

The best trick I was told is to freeze a bottle of water, then use it as a foot roll to relieve the pain and inflammation. I hope you find a solution soon!
I don't think you can 'get rid' of it without an operation, but I might be wrong.

This is exactly what my doc told me and it take about 15 minutes in the morning before i can get my walk in. Works good for me. Good luck.

I have had it and at times it is really bad. I feel for you!

I have had cortizone shots and almost 3 months ago, they put me under to give me 6 shots!!! It has helped and I continue to stretch, ice baths. I have started to have my hubby wrap it with KT tape. That has given me enough support and it is working. I started slowly adding mileage to my runs and I am up to 6 at this time. It will be an issue I will deal with for as long as I am active.

Don't throw in the towel, be patient and listen to your body.

Good luck!

I apply direct pressure to it, constantly. It's finally starting to work itself out, but it still hurts. It's just a different type of hurt than it was before, more of a dull ache. As for the pressure, I press my foot against the leg/base of my work chair and kind of 'knead' it. Hurts like crazy when I'm doing it, but it really helps. I guess it's like getting a deep tissue massage, only for your foot.

The best trick I was told is to freeze a bottle of water, then use it as a foot roll to relieve the pain and inflammation. I hope you find a solution soon!
I don't think you can 'get rid' of it without an operation, but I might be wrong.

This is exactly what my doc told me and it take about 15 minutes in the morning before i can get my walk in. Works good for me. Good luck.

Additionally, my doctor told me to "write" the alphabet with my foot, every morning prior to getting out of bed. It helped and I haven't had a problem since.

I had this on both feet at same time. I decided to get accupuncture instead of a cortizone shot. For me the accupuncture was the final step in relieving the pain. What helped me most was massage, physical therapy and ice ice ice.
Freeze small dixie cups of water so they will be handy to use on your foot.
Good shoes and orthotic inserts help a lot, too.
Hang in there. It takes a long time to heal.

I go to a chiropractor once a week. He adjusts me pretty much all over. This week I told him mine was acting up, and he actually used that little gun looking thing and "adjusted" my foot. It felt a lot better. Mine really acts up when I wear flip flops/sandals or go bare foot all the time. Tennis shoes with good support or those dansko (sp) shoes really help with the pain.

I do stretches before getting out of bed. It's worse in the morning which is unfortunately the time I have to exercise so I go slow and take my time warming up. On the days my warm up isn't cutting it, I dial back my workout a bit. I'd rather take it easy one day than have to stop for a few weeks. My dr didn't recommend cortisone shots initially -- actually gave me a list of exercises and things to try and said if that didn't work we'd have to try the shots. So far I've managed without.

I got bad news for you. I did alot of quick-paced walking, started jogging and that was going okay. decided to kick in some wind-sprints. stretched that tendon on the bottom of my right foot. couln't run anymore and if I sat too long I was forced to walk with a limp . Stopped the walking exercises and stuck to bike riding. this actually didn't seem to hurt at all. 6 months I dealt with this pain and decided to stop exercising completely for a while. Well, staying off my feet most the day for 2 months and woke up one day and the pain was gone. faciitis is a form of tendonitis and the only real cure is to just stay off your feet. I decided to stick to bikeriding indoors and out. good luck.

The best trick I was told is to freeze a bottle of water, then use it as a foot roll to relieve the pain and inflammation. I hope you find a solution soon!
I don't think you can 'get rid' of it without an operation, but I might be wrong.

I had it for a year and I did this^^^^. I took some time off and just did swimming for a couple of months. Then I got Vibrams and I've not had it since.