Plantar Fasciitis
 

Holy pain in the foot,

My god this hurts like a mother. I suspect it is plantar fasciitis. Has anyone experienced this and what did you do for treatment?

Tobra Won Kenobi you are my only hope!

Insoles, and doing the exercises nightly . I also used CBD oil to help with the pain. Man, it does really hurt.
I shopped for the best possible pair of shoes that eased the pain, and went through 10 different kinds on insoles , till I found something that works .
Good luck , I have had a few bouts with it, its crippling for a guy in my line of work

use a rolling pin, and while stepping on it rock your foot back and forth to break down tissue

We've had a couple of previous threads.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/998353-ok-let-s-talk-about-plantar-phasitis.html

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/608985-plantar-fasciitis-advice.html

rolling pin and frozen individual water bottles are often recommended. I think Toby may also have some sort of wedge thing to stretch, but I can't remember for sure if that's for PF or something else. Check out the threads that I posted above, I think he posted in both threads.

Get to a foot Doc, and get properly fitted for inserts. I’ve p.f. A few times over the years, and getting the inserts made a huge difference alleviating foot pain. Don’t bother with store bought insoles, junk and short term relief. I still wear prescription inserts daily.

I used these and it cured it.


https://www.birkenstock.com/us/footbed-sport-blue/fussbettsport-insole-0-0-00-u_1105.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkKmrxNCP8AIVZ3FvBB1J fAKPEAQYBSABEgLq0_D_BwE

I feel your pain. I was just diagnosed with this as well.

Mine was due to an injury. I was working in my attic standing on rafters for a few hours changing out an attic fan. I was wearing tennis shoes with soft soles which caused a lot of pressure on the arch. I should have worn a stiff soled shoe for that work.

I work from home and always run around the house barefoot. My MD advised I do not walk barefoot on any hard surface and to wear something with a medium arch support. MD said no slippers, flip flops etc. Having hard flooring throughout my house meant wearing shoes all day.

I wear a special brace at night to hold my foot flexed. Combined with some massage and stretching I seem to be on the mend. Pain has gone from holy mother of...to a dull ache.

My Dadz had it as well as Dupuytren’s contracture. I have the latter and it's waking me at night. Not looking forward to PF hitting me as well. Good luck.

Yes.

Golf ball is also good to roll on.

Battled this crap for a couple of years. Sucks when you hit the floor in the morning and it hurts. Now going down the stairs make you feel like you are 90.
I found that pointing my feet while I sleep was a big part of it. I used a strap that kept my feet from doing that when sleeping worked. Also just being aware of not pointing my feet in bed helped.

Yes. I thought my foot was broken it was that bad. I stopped running on crowned roads and started stretching the tissue with a roller. This plus proper shoes helped a lot.

My feet are fine, I don't have Planter Fasciitis but I ordered a pair of flip flops intended for this horrible affliction just for the hell of it. OMG, the most comfy slippas evah! So spongy even my knees and hips are thanking me

I got it two years ago training for a marathon. Night splints (go with the comfortable ones, not what a podiatrist will give you). I got mine on Amazon with the little spiked ball thingy. It helps. Also, Birkenstock sandals as slippers at home.

The rolling pin worked wonders for me.

My father solved his with Crocs.

Yes I have it

Last summer, being out of work I was on my feet all day in the yard, patio, etc...as apposed to usually sitting at a desk. Mostly barefoot on the patio, driveway, garage with a beer in my hand

Doctor told me to use arches in my shoes. I didnt

Now, after a long winter of sitting in front of youtube, and back to work at my desk, the pain is gone

So, one thing I know is that resting the feet helps this condition

The first thread linked is better than the second one, this is a cut and paste from a post there. Clipped out the sarcastic "you guys are old" comment. Also, keep an old belt or short length of rope handy. Loop it over the ball of your foot and gently pull to loosen up the calf, better with knee straight. Whenever you get the sharp, I stepped on a nail pain in the heel, pause for a moment and you will probably be able to figure out what you did to aggravate it. I like the Superfeet supports, like $50 about.

Do not go to the Good Feet Store

Typed this out to give to my patients, got tired of writing this crap out on a note pad, sorta long, sorry. Do this stuff and I can pretty much guarantee it will improve.


Plantar Fasciitis

Generally, this is a problem that has more than one contributing factor, all should be addressed. The plantar fascia is on the bottom of the foot and is fan shaped, with the narrow end at the heel, and the wide end at the ball of the foot. Often after a period of rest, or on rising in the morning, the plantar fascia is strained, leading to heel pain. In many cases, a spur associated with the pain, but the cause of the pain is the soft tissue that is attached to the bone. Most people with this have a tight achilles tendon, where the calf muscle attaches to the back of the heel. This tendon is extremely strong, much stronger than the plantar fascia, but there is pain at the back of the heel, in addition to the typical heel pain, for many people that suffer from plantar fasciitis. Patients suffering from this complaint are often carrying too much weight, or wearing inappropriate shoes without adequate support.

This should be addressed with conservative methods before contemplating any surgical intervention. The Achilles tendon should be stretched every day, generally by doing exercises as recommended, with a splint worn at night used by some patients to achieve this. The fascia itself should be gently stretched prior to rising after a period of rest. This is conveniently done by rolling a small ball, can or soda bottle in the arch briefly before getting up and walking. In the evenings, or after periods of increased activity, ice should be applied for 10-15 minutes. Anti-inflammatory pills or injections are frequently used to reduce the pain, and allow the exercises to improve range of motion to be more effectively done. Appropriate, supportive shoes either with a custom made orthotic support or a prefabricated device should also be worn as well, particularly when the patient is very active. One of the newer non-invasive treatments is to use high energy ultrasound on the heel, under anesthesia, at an outpatient facility.

There are surgical procedures to address this problem as well, but conservative methods should be exhausted prior to contemplating more invasive treatment. For the great majority of patients, 90-95%, symptoms are resolved using conservative treatment. A maintenance program is then instituted to prevent reoccurrence of symptoms. For some patients this is as simple as stretching the calves each day. For others, orthotic supports are used in conjunction with daily exercise and a weight loss program. (During heel strike in normal walking, force is generated from 5-7 times the patient’s weight. A 1 pound weight loss can reduce the impact on the heel by up to 7 pounds.)

In cycling, you want to have your saddle position right, and be spinning the apropriate speed with the pedals to reduce chance of injury. You need to stretch often, older you are, tighter you get, tighter you get, more inevitable it is to have injury(plantar fasciitis, for example)

As you get older, you lose lean muscle mass. Muscle burns more calories than fat. If you lift weights, you tend to increase lean muscle mass, which means you burn more calories at rest, and while exercising.

If you have back trouble, you need to be doing some type of abdominal strengthening work, crunches, leg lifts, whatever.

Thanks, Toby.

One morning, and only one morning, I rolled out of bed put weight on my feet to stand and WHAM! Both feet. Went to my knees and crawled to the potty which is why I got up to begin with.

WTF!

PAIN like never before, nor since. I peed kneeling. I finally made it to the reading chair, lifted myself up and rolled my feets around every which way, stretched the Achilles and worked up the nerve to stand.

Pain gone. Never happened again.

Tobra- thanks!!!

I'm still heeling, oops healing from my first bout with it.
It started 6 months ago after a brisk 3 miles and less than 1K elevation gain hike. I was carrying a typical 15 lbs in a rucksac for a day hike and on the way down there's a stretch of big scree to cross on a down hill slope, I had one particular step on a bolder that lit up my left heel.
The pain levels come and go, rolling a tennis ball around with my sole helps and I'm doing some stretching. Gotta crank that up.

The pain is worst after I do an hour or more of walking, then sit down for 15 minutes then try to get up... yeowch!
It has gotten better.

I always wear good insoles, Superfeet blue's or Green are my go to.
My feet have very very loose ligaments according to a reputable foot dr I saw years ago and are flat as flat can be.

He cautioned me not to go barefoot at all if I could avoid it. I've taken to wearing Teva's inside, my feet love them.