Plantar Fasciitis is making my life miserable.

check out this article:

http://www.trailrunningclub.com/blog/2012/06/22/dealing-with-plantar-fasciitis/

Go see a podiatrist. You may need orthotics, if not there are exercises you can do. There is also a splint type cuff you can wear at night that will stretch out the tendon. All 3 have helped me tremendously. Good luck

I started getting in one foot 2 months ago and stretching is helping. My personal experience is that most orthotics are a scam - I know someone who gets good orthotics and no way I can spend what she spends to get them.

all the above!!!

And what I do for clients as massage therapist is strip out the calves. And massage the achilles tendon.
Lay face down and have someone press thumb into calf, slide up from ankle to knee(repeat several times over entire calf). Its painful, but effective! massage achilles between thumb and pointer finger. Dont over massage. Same thing with calf strip through entire calf only 1 or 2 times.

Repeat 2-3 times a week.

If you loosen calf muscle that will take tension off achilles tendon, which will relieve plantar fasciitis.

Works best is you dont over exert while doing treatments for 10-14 days.

See you doctor and get prescription inserts. My wife struggled with it for months until then, after a few months of using them religiously, she is fine.

I used to work at a foot massage spa. Go to your doc, rest it as much as you can, stretch and get it rubbed! Got a significant other? Fab then its free! otherwise seek out a friendly massage therapist to work that out once the inflamation has gone down.

Plantar Fascitis is very painful so baby your feet as much as possible... Good luck and feel better!

Yes! I have had this since 2003. I had to see a physical therapist in order to get some relief. Once I did that, I have been able to maintain on my own- massage, wearing supportive shoes, watching for fatigue, etc. Arch supports won't solve the problem, but they will help prevent it from coming back once your done with the PT. Also, I started doing yoga and all the balancing has helped strengthen my arches, so I rarely have any pain. Good luck to you, I know how bad it hurts. I would 100% start with a PT before I did or bought anything else.

Oh yeah and I wouldn't go the injections or expensive custom arch support route either. My PT used hydrocortizone cream and an ultrasound (I know, I thought it was odd, but it did work- something to do with the frequency used) on my arches. The ultrasound heated it up, so it would absorb faster. Then I had to do some foot exercises which weren't hard especially since I wasn't in pain. All in all I went twice a week for 6 or 7 weeks, so not too much of a time investment. : )

Get a 20 oz plastic Coke bottle, fill it with water and freeze it. When you have a flare up, use it as a roller on the floor, the bottle shape fits the foot pretty well. The rolling will help stretch the fascia, the cold will help with the inflammation (the -itis part of fascitis). When you're not having a flare up get a tennis ball and roll your foot over it just like you did with the bottle. Don't use your whole body weight, but do put as much weight as you can stand on it.

Go find a massage therapist that specializes in sports massage or medical massage. You're not going to find these at a salon or a spa, you'll need to find someone working with a chiro/PT office. That's where I got the tip above.

This may be late, but hopefully it will help. I had struggled with the same thing for 3 years and these are the things that I found that have helped tremendously. I saw several physical therapist and found one that helped and stuck with him.
---never walk barefooted
---get orthotics made.
I had one set made from a podiatrist and one made from a good physical therapist. The podiatrist made one I wear all the time now but it was the one made from the physical therapist that got me over the hump as it had a soft top and worked with what shoes I was wearing at the time. Be aware of the over counter insoles. I spent a lot of money on these types first (along with different shoes) before I realized that the over the counter arch and my arch did not match up and therefore putting more pressure on the heel side of my arch where the pain was the most.
--wear night splints
--increase range of motion of your ankle. I have a chiropratic adjust my feet whenever I went in, which is about once every 2 months.
--once you find a good shoe that works with the insoles, buy mutiples. I change shoes about every 6 months.
--stretch your feet and calves before you get out of bed, then continue to stretch throughout the day (you can google this to see what you need to do
Good luck

I am so sorry! That is some horrible pain! I had it years ago and at the time only steroid pills for a week relieved it, and only temporarily. Tooks MONTHs to go away. Nothing like jumping out of bed to turn off the alarm in the morning and screaming when you feel the pain and fall flat on your face.

Now, to prevent it, I do wear good orthotics (I have very flat feet, which also contributions to some knee issues) but they were not expensive - under $30 on amazon, Protech Powerstep full length, bought a pair for all my shoes). I also do stair heel stretches (where you stand backwards on a stairstep with your heels hanging off and lower yourself below the step a few times).

I keep a tennis ball under my desk and during the day (without shoes) I roll my foot longways and sideways over the ball for a mini-massage. It strengthens your arch muscles and can actually help you "grow" an arch over time. This was courtesy of my chiropractor - who can also use an activator thing on your arch to help get things started. The chiro can also do the Kinesic taping and a few other things to help - they dont do adustments only in your back, they can also do your ankles and a few other things that seriously help. If you have never been, find a chripractic "wellness" center and go for the full evalutation. Assuming you have ruled out medical issues for just about any kind of pain you feel, they do wonders. My son's orthopediest told us one of his legs were shorter than the other and encouraged surgery to stop the growth plates in his leg to let the other one catch up... Luckily we missed the "window" and his growth plates were too far closed, because we then went to the chiro and once she fixed his neck and back issues (ortho said he had scolosis too, should have been our first clue about the leg thing being wrong) his legs were "even" - surgery would have just messed him up worse. I was 41 when my back issues finally caused me to consider going to a chiro, but in the end she fixed my headaches, knee pain, feet issues,etc. They have a terrific understanding of how your muscles are attached and how one underactive muscle causes the others to compensate to the point of pain in a place that is not where the issue really lies... they fix the real issue - activating the lazy muscle - and the others get to relax and the pain is relieved. They are very realistic and practical and I cant speak highly enough about their whole body approach. At least the one I found is incredible! And insurance covered way more than I thought...

Anyway, my infomercial for the day Good luck! I feel for you! If you want a start - google "chiropractor plantar fasciitis treatment" there is a youtube video that shows you some massage techniques!

Podiatrist! ASAP! I got cortisone shots in my foot & got orthotics made. Totally helped. Once I lost weight that helped. I got it towards end of my pregnancy and it carried until & I delt with it until my daughter was about 4 months. It was horrible! I'm so sorry for anyone who has it it's really is horrible!

My son is a college athlete. I had a lot of trouble with my feet when I started working out and he told me to get a tennis ball to stretch my feet. His rationale is simple, there are muscles in your feet that are being worked too. Anyway, I started using it and it cured the pain in my feet. All you do is roll the ball around under your foot for about 10-15 mins every day until the pain is gone.
Best wishes!

Ive had first hand experience! I'm a marathon runner and last year I could hardly walk. After months of being in pain I finally went to the Dr. and was given a night splint. After wearing it every night I saw the pain start to go away. I don't wear the splint anymore unless I have a flair up. Good luck!

Hi there,

Often when I am experiencing Plantar Fasciitis, it's my body screaming for 'downtime'. I go to bed early that night with a pillow under my foot to elevate it. It often occurs when I've been pulling late nights and not allowing myself enough sleep.

You must stand a lot. Take a break.:drinker: