Planter faciatis

bondgirl30
bondgirl30 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I’m not able to walk or run right now. Any suggestions on how to get steps? Other ways to log steps?

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  • RealWorldStrengthLLC
    RealWorldStrengthLLC Posts: 552 Member
    I can't help you get steps but I can tell you rolling your foot on a frozen golf ball is the best kind of pain lol
  • JBApplebee
    JBApplebee Posts: 481 Member
    For me, it took therapy at a place that uses Active Release Therapy (ART). Basically, they use a rounded spatula & they work your arch & break up the scar tissue causing it. I had 2 cortisone shots in my feet & I have orthopedic inserts, but the ART is what changed my life. It was so bad I was walking like I was 80 & it cause back & hip problems. Now I'm over 60 pounds lighter & in the best shape of my life
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Pool work. You can jog laps in the pool without putting weight on your feet. The water provides added resistance.

    Stretches help. I would stretch out my foot all day if any twinges came up. I’d stretch before I put my foot down in the morning.

    Losing significant weight finally resolved it.
  • sophia162
    sophia162 Posts: 115 Member
    When I had ankle impingement (one month into my fatloss journey, talk about frustration!) I ended up youtubing "chair workouts", "low impact workouts", "injured ankles workouts", etc... and surprisingly enough, I still got a good ole' sweat in!

    Also, I started and focused on strength training that time.

    It sucks that you have to deal with that, I wish you a swift recovery and all the best!
  • AustinRuadhain
    AustinRuadhain Posts: 2,595 Member
    @bondgirl30 - I dealt with plantar fasciitis using a lot of massage and stretching. I have friends who have dealt with it who have said that sleeping in a boot was helpful. It looks like the Strassberg sock is a good and less expensive way to get that stretch while sleeping.
  • epr3996
    epr3996 Posts: 2,719 Member
    I dealt with plantar fasciitis for months got inserts from foot dr did the tennis ball thing nothing helped. Then I saw a video on how to wrap your foot to relieve the pain I tried it wrapped it just before going to bed and unwrapped it when I first got up. Then I want for a short walk maybe 3,000 steps in 3-4 days the pain was gone. Now when I feel it might be trying to make a return I wrap it again. Been almost a year now.
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,282 Member
    Other than pool steps (deep water, ZERO impact), I highly suggest NO steps. None. Not any more than it takes to get through your day. Do a search here and you'll see all kinds of suggestion for things to alleviate/mitigate it. I've had it twice. The first time, I was able to stay home OFF MY FEET ALL DAY. It healed itself with the usual stretching suggested here. The second time, I had a family and a full time job. It took a dang year to get over it. I finally had to get the shots (combined with all of the requisite therapy) to make it go away. It's been gone 3 years. My podiatrist said that I could get my running back up to 5-6 days a week if I did it slowly and carefully. Forget it. I took up swimming and deep water fitness instead. Now I run 1-2 days per week with an occasional 10K race here and there.

    Good luck! Don't mess around. The one thing that aggravates it is... STEPS!
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    Pool work. You can jog laps in the pool without putting weight on your feet. The water provides added resistance.

    Stretches help. I would stretch out my foot all day if any twinges came up. I’d stretch before I put my foot down in the morning.

    Losing significant weight finally resolved it.

    THIS <3
  • gradchica27
    gradchica27 Posts: 777 Member
    First wrapping my foot per my podiatrist’s instructions then wearing the sleeping boot turned things around for me
  • annaskiski
    annaskiski Posts: 1,212 Member
    There was another thread on this. The number one takeaway for me was "never walk barefoot".
    I now wear well cushioned shoes always (right out of bed get my Sketcher slipons), and my foot pain is gone.

    I also bought some Aetrix shoes recommended on that thread. Really a game changer.
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