Foot Pain, Anyone?

I can help! I tore my plantar fascia tissue and was in a wheelchair and then on crutches, opted out of surgery for work reasons! I used STRUTZ, go online and check them out! They truly saved me! I love them and where them whenever I run. Ice, and roll your foot over tennis ball is great too! Seriously I don't work for them, I just used them and they truly saved me, was able to walk, run and race again...they ROCK! Good Luck!

Try the Strassburg sock too (just google search it)

Epsom foot bath

It can be a lifelong thing honestly. I have had it for 7 years and it can flare up time to time. Losing weight is the best thing you can do right now.

Once my weight was down about 20-25 lbs, the plantar fasciitis went away. Good luck!

For me stretching, Ibuprofen & Ice were key. They Also make heel cups, (shoe inserts) these also helped me a ton. I still don't know If I could run without them. If your not using them they are well worth the 10-15 bucks.

Check that you are wearing shoes with decent cushioning, even sneakers wear out. I wear out at least 1 pair a year. When my feet and lower legs start to hurt, I know to get a new pair ASAP.

Also try the gel insoles. These helped me a lot. I had foot neuropathy (it has lessened over time) as a result of chemotherapy and the gel insoles helped a lot - I even put them in my sandals for a long time. I still use the gel insoles in my sneakers and loafers.

It may be something else but these are easy/cheap things to try.

I had this issue before I started working out and was afraid it was going to get worse, but I only feel increased pain after running or walking outside. I do all the stuff everyone else suggested, the shoe inserts and buying decent shoes really helped the most. I also keep a bottle of frozen water in my freezer and use that to ice my foot, just put it on the floor and roll your foot back and forth. The night splint for your foot also helps and doing stretches in the morning and before bed. Good luck and keep going! I have also read that losing the weight will help with the pain

It sounds like you pulled some tendon in your foot and/or ankle. It doesn't take much to get hurt, just misalignment of muscle actions for a split second, and that's it. Taking pain pills and bathing foot in epsom salt, or ice, will mask the pain over for a short while but will not fix it. Your muscles surrounding the injured joint tighten up to protect it. It's an auto response and it's good to have. The problem is that unless you later begin to walk like you did before, these stiff muscles will remain stiff and will later become the source of new pain. But the problems isn't even there. Our feet are made to walk barefoot on un-cleared, un-flattened nature floor, like in the forest or on top of rocks near water. I'm giving you so much details so you fully understand what's what. So when I say start using your foot as you did before, I mean walking barefoot on the forest floor or on top of rocks. You need to walk on top of such grounds because this is how our ancestors were walking for millions of years. When you walk on top of rocks, they dig inside your muscle tissues and, in a way, massage your feet, deep tissue massage, that is. Today you will be hard pressed to find anyone willing or able to walk barefoot on top of rocks or on top of forest floor. If you can't do this and you can't go see foot therapist once a weeks for a few weeks, your injury will remain for a while, because feet and ankles heal very slowly, slower than other body parts. Search for nestoiter-gravity on Amazon. The rock pillow is what you need now. When you get better, you need that black bar. It will help you make your feet and ankles fast and flexible so this doesn't happen again. After all, it's not just that you did nothing for a while, or that you gained weight. It has to do with your nervous system issuing the right commands to your muscles, and your muscles to be strong, fast, and flexible to respond to those commands. When you gain weight and do not train for a while, you are teaching your nervous system to get by on little precision and small demands. That is where your biggest and most important obstacle. For you can fix this and that, only to repeat your injury the following day... By balancing barefoot on that bar, your feet/ankles will have to perform all sorts of corrections to keep you from falling off. And, that is I think the golden thing you need, for you sound young and you don't want this to keep happening to you.
Also, you probably wear sneakers often. If that's the case, reduce wearing sneakers as much as possible. This too will help your feet/ankles stay responsive and fast. Wear leather bottom shoes with a heel. Last thing, you don't have to buy anything, I simply wanted you to get an idea what to do. With a little help, you can build those things yourself. Use the website as it has a lot of interesting info, and YouTube has examples how to get your feet massaged by standing on the water pipe.
Allow your feet time to heal. They heal slow, so don’t rush them or healing will take even longer. Good luck. Email me if you need.