Plantar Fasciitis

I have this too! Sadly, it was the end of cute sandals is summer for me and I spent three weeks in runners in August. I corrected it through the better shoes and by massaging my foot under my desk pretty much all day on a frozen metal water bottle. A golf ball would work too. I also had my chiropractor (I already see one regularly) adjust my ankles and feet and did a lot of stretching.

The three weeks in ugly runners was the worst, but totally worth it as I am pain free now. Take care of this ASAP!

what about something like pilates or yoga? You wont get the burn quite like cardio but the movements might actually help you out. It's hard....I know. I've had problems with it too. I just bought a belly dancing dvd....maybe something like that?

BTW, it's good to see you posting. I haven't been following up on you, but I commented on your post last week. I hope you and your family are doing well!

yep, Get good shoes. You can sit down, put heel of foot on other knee propping it up. With your hand grap your toes and ball of your foot and gently pull back, stretching out the bottom of your foot. with your other hand rub down the bottom of your foot. This massages the tendons on the bottom of your foot. It will help with pain. Mine went away with this. Might help. I didn't want the injections and was trying everything first.

I bought a pair of Crocs specially made for this condition. I found the cause of the problem was that I was wearing sloppy shoes which did not support the feet. I've learnt my lesson and have had no pain for three years now.

Oh no! So sorry that you're experiencing this! Some exercises you can do:

1. Punches! Gets your heart beat up.
2. calf raises (I find them helpful for stretching foot, but could hurt you)
3. planks (normal, side)
4. most upper body exercises
5. pilates (laying down)

To relieve pain- I used a tennis ball under my desk and putting my toes on the edge of a step and letting my heel hang down brought me the most relief.

Good luck! Hope it goes away soon!!!

I have this and I bought some Orthaheel flip flops. I LIVE IN THEM! They are so comfy and some aren't that bad looking either. Also i have an orthotic that i wear at night that stretches my foot while i sleep and that helps alot.

:grumble: I use to have them too AND MANNN did they hurt. I looked online and found some stretches to do when I first wake up and they helped A LOT.

Yeah. PF usually means something is wrong with your footwear, or with your running technique. It would make a lot of sense to get fitted again for running shoes, and to put some research into proper technique. In the meantime, can you ride a bike? Lift weights, especially on a bench?

sooo painful, and I agree the end of sandals and flip flops for me, I need a supportive shoe now - but the one thing that really helped, and that I still do every single day- is to stretch my feet towards my shins before I even sit up in bed in the morning. Do not put weight or stand on your feet without doing the stretching. PF is caused by the membrane covering the muscle to shrink or tighten. when you then walk on it, you feel the pain. stretching your foot down, like pointing your toes actually shortens the muscle/membrane more (your foot does this in your sleep sometimes), so you need to do stretch it up and lengthen the bottom of the foot a few times before putting weight on it. In 2010 my doctor was telling me arch supports for big bucks, and learning to live with it etc, and I learned this stretch trick, and I really haven't had pain since, though sometimes my feet feel "tight" so I take a few minutes to stretch them. sincerely hope this helps you too.

If you want a really good arch support, but can't afford to get custom made orthotics, you could try Arch Molds. I've used these and found them really helpful and I've also had orthotics years ago. I no longer need inserts at all and find my Nike's have enough support. Good luck!

I've got that too... been sleeping in a boot for the last couple of months. It's helped a lot. Cardio is now swimming and biking.

I had this too and it was very painful. I switched to wear sneakers all the time and that helped some but nothing worked until I got Dr. Scholl insoles. They cost about $50 but the best investment ever! I have no more pain but still wear sneaker 80% of the time.

I too have this. I have not been "cured" yet. Good shoes, inserts, and not being on my feet for long stretches helps a TON. But it comes back very quickly and easily if I wear sandals, flimsy shoes, or walk too much. I hope one day it will go away completely.
Good luck.

Best thing for Plantar faciitis is to get and arch support for your feet. Preferably a custom one. You can go to http://www.footsolutions.com/problems/plantar-fasciitis

I had plantar fascitis and I could NOT afford the custom orthotics for my shoes ($300.00/pair). I was able to invest $60-$70 in a good pair of New Balance shoes and wore them and only them for a year and now, I don't have any more pain. Stretching the foot through various exercises (you will have to Google it, I don't remember what stretches I did) helped, too...I always said the podiatrists are in cahoots with the New Balance company, because that is all they recommend, but now I am a believer...New Balance all the way!

Several things to do, but have to do frequently and consistently. Ice the heel where the muscle attaches to heal. This is where the inflamation is. couple times a day-freeze ice in dixie cups and use this. Keep it on there and rub around until goes numb like 5-7 minutes
If you are able 800mg ibuprofen twice daily x 2 weeks
Use tennis ball and excercise arch and heel.
Stand on edge of a stairs and let heel drop down
All these I went to dr and physical therapy for. As well as cortisone shot which helped for approx. 3 days. It will eventually go away , be patient. You can always lift , swim, bicycle