Feet Issue's

My partner has the same problem and fairly severe (he is a chef, so on his feet for 12 - 13 hours a day) and I have this problem also, but not as bad.

You'd be amazed at how even expensive footwear isn't that great for your feet. You should be able to buy some inserts, I got ours from Scholl. They hurt your feet for a couple of days as they will make your foot sit where it should, often in a position it's not used to. Since we started using them however the pain has completely disappeared. Can't promise it will do the same for you but it should certainly help.

Oh my yes! I am suffering as we speak... I went to Academy and bought inserts for my shoes made specifically for Planter Fasciitis. I also get a bag of Ice when I am done for the day and just rest my foot on it right where the pain is.. make sure you put a wash cloth or something between your skin and the ice pack and do 15 minutes on and 15 minutes off so you wont damage skin. The other alternative is a cortizone injection in your heel. Was painful but the relief was fairly quick and being able to hop right up out of bed the next morning without wanting to scream was wonderful... I need to go have it done again but I just cant bring myself to go thru the pain of the shot again lol... Some people have said it wasn't that painful to them so it just depends on the person as with most things. I feel your pain! Hope this helps!

I have almost eliminated my plantar fascitis now but it took some trying of different things. After trying tons of different inserts in my trusty Keen hiking shoes and not quite finding the right ones I went to the orthopedic shoe store where they have a machine that analyzes the pressure points when you stand on it and they tell you which insert will work best. That gave me some relief. I went on a comfort shoe buying-binge and tried different types of shoes. Birkenstocks work for me, I never tried them before but now I have 4 pairs. I wear these around the house, to work and for casual walks but they don;t work for exercise of course. Putting my good inserts in my big box store Nike athletic shoes wasn;t cutting it either. So I went to a store that specializes in fitting running shoes where they measure your arch, analyze your gait, etc. They then brought out shoes for me to try until I found the ones that felt best. When I added my good inserts to these it resulted in a pain free solution, finally. It wasn;t cheap ($!20 shoes and $60 inserts) but since the pain was limiting my activity I would say it was worth the $.

I have found that taping the bottom of my feet with sports tape keeps the tendon from over extending and really helps with the pain. Also moving to non weight bearing exercises like bike or pool exercises is better than running/walking.

Yuck! I have the same problem and it isn't fun. New shoes do help it just takes awhile, but also make sure you are always wearing supportive shoes at all times and never go bare foot even at home. Fine a good pair of slippers to walk in around the house. Also icing your foot when its sore and stretching your calf and foot every night before bed helps.