Plantar Fasciitis .... please help!

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I had PF several years ago. It was not at a time in my life when I was working out, so I don't know that I can help very much. My foot Dr. gave me cortisone injections every few months. Those helped with the pain a lot. But again, I wasn't working out either. After dealing with it in this manner for 4 years (and resisting my Dr's suggestion that I have surgery), he told me that often it will just go away after 5 years. Sure enough, after about 5 years, the pain just went away. That was 3-4 years ago, and it has not bothered me since. I know that doesn't help you right now. You might look into the cortisone injections, and if that doesn't help, perhaps try something low-impact to the feet, like bicycling, or rowing.

Mine went away when I started exercising and got a great fitting pair of shoes. I do still have problems with flip flops, but not going bare foot! Thank goodness.

I did get shoe inserts and still wear the heavy duty ones at work. For working out I just wear my running shoes. At home, I am usually bare foot.

The shoe issue has been a bugger for me. I finally went to a real athletic shoe store after many attempts at finding the right shoe. These folks specialize in measuring your foot and assessing your gait. Many miles on my shoes in the last month. Everyday walking and four 5K races.

I had to go to the podiatrist and have plastic insoles made. That fixed it. I never ever wear flats or high heels. Just shoes wih good arches.

Go the The Good Feet Store. Best investment. Tried doctor inserts. Didn't last long.

See a podiatrist asap. You must stop this process or you will get bone spurs too. They are even harder to treat.

For quick relief, freeze a plastic bottle of water, then put it on the floor and roll your foot over it slowly. Ibuprofen may help some too.

If your pain is horrible upon standing after sleeping, try this before getting up. Straighten your legs and point your toes towards your head, hold for a count of 10. Repeat 10 times. It makes a BIG difference. Put a memory foam type rug next to your bed so it doesn't hurt as much to stand. If this doesn't help, get those boots that keep your ankles at a 90 degree angle. Wear padded slippers when you get out of bed.

I hate to say it but you'll probably have to slack off on your exercise some. I had to do water aerobics with firm water shoes for a few months.

After seeing a podiatrist and getting orthotics and good running shoes, I rarely have pain.

I'm sorry and good luck! I know how painful this is but you can overcome it! <hugs>

I had PF about two years ago. I had switched jobs from a job where I wore athletic shoes and was on my feet all day, to where I sat all day and wore flats. You would think I would be better off when I was off my feet, but I had gotten so used to the arch support that wearing the flats was killing me. Anyway, I went to see a foot doctor. She wrapped my foot/arch in a tape that I wore for a week straight. Yes, I wore a plastic bag over my foot in the shower. You can youtube the proper way to tape your foot if you want to do it yourself. Did this twice and it helped a bit each time. I also did frequent stretching, both standing, and with a towel/band. I also rolled a golf ball under my foot during the day. I would roll an ice bottle after workouts. All of these things helped. Though, I admit, I had a cortisone shot and that probably gave me the most relief. Oh, and I started wearing shoes with arch support regularly, and worked my way slowly back down to flats (less drastic of a change). Nowadays I mostly wear flats, but if my foot starts to hurt, I'll treat myself to a good day of arch support.

I found I had to slow down a lot on high impact exercising. Are there less impacting ways of training that you can do to keep going? I hope you find something that works for you. Unfortunately, its going to take time to get over.

I had a pretty bad case a few years ago in the middle of doing C25K. It was so bad I was on crutches for a little while - hurt to put any weight on my foot. What eventually worked for me was rest (I hated that part), a boot worn at night that stretches the foot, new running shoes, correctly fit, and a heel wedge insert for my shoe. I think it took about a month for things to get back to normal.

I am also dealing with this right now, I've had it about a yr. I finally started getting some relief with really god walking shoes, with inserts. I have also learned to listen to my body when it comes to exercise. if i am in considerable pain I rest and stretch the foot. If it is feeling good I walk, slowily at first, picking up speed if I continue without pain. There is no quick fix for this, but if you take it slow I do think you'll find some relief.

you may want to read up on PF to get an idea of what might have caused it so you can avoid it happening again.