Plantar fasciitis anyone?

givememoney

I used to suffer with this due to steel toe caps in the safety shoes I had to wear because I walked through a factory, although didn't actually work in there.


The good things is it finally went away, but only after I left that job and didn't have to wear them anymore.

beautiful_ravens

Hi,
Ive had PF on and off in both heels for the last 1-2 years. Im still trying to figure out what initially set it off, and have tried various insoles to get rid of that nagging pain. I bought all different kinds of insoles and some work better in certain shoes.
At the moment, the pain seems to have receded, so my plan of action is to now strengthen my feet by walking without shoes as much as possible. I read some articles along with these two and found them very interesting:

http://www.runbare.com/plantar-fasciitis-fasciosis-and-going-barefoot

http://www.softstarshoes.com/live-bare-blog/2013/03/04/the-mighty-arch-a-natural-cure-for-plantar-fasciitis/

''The explanation from the barefoot/minimalist shoe community is that arch supports act as a crutch that prevent you from flexing and strengthening your arch muscles properly. Therefore, arch supports used to treat plantar fasciitis are basically lessening pain by preventing you from using those muscles, with the result that they never heal and become weaker and more susceptible to further injury over time. ''

rosie383

No one seems to have mentioned one of the most crucial things for keeping PF at bay. Never go around the house in bare feet, socks, whatever.
Get a pair of sandals/slippers with a bit of a heel (about an inch works for me) and put them on as soon as you get up in the morning and every moment when you are not wearing shoes.
The friends of mine who have recurring PF seem to think it is only outside shoes which matter. I suffered for three years after wearing flats pumps just for a few months. Insoles from Boots did the trick for me, but avoiding ANY barefoot walking keeps it away.

winspiration

Another big fan of Fit Flops here - I got PF after changing to some flatter style Croc flip flops for a while. Probably not the only reason, but I suspect it didn't help at all. I work at home, so can live in mine for most of the time, I have some insoles for a bit of added support in my shoes too.

I agree with rosie383 about the importance of not going round the house in bare feet - even for a quick trip to the loo in the middle of the night!

I found that wearing a special elasticated PF foot support on the worse affected foot, both at night and during the day at times was a big help. About £20 a pair, but I thought they were well worth it.

It also seemed to help doing stretching exercises with my feet (pointing them down, then up as far as possible in each direction several times), before getting up in the morning.

A very painful condition indeed - hope it goes away for you soon, Dustyblinds!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

A generalised steroid injection, one in the ankle and wayyyyy too many in the fascia itself, plus wearing a removable cast for three months.

Nothing else (or alone) touched it.

Get it properly treated asap.

Dustyblinds

rosie383 wrote: »

No one seems to have mentioned one of the most crucial things for keeping PF at bay. Never go around the house in bare feet, socks, whatever.
Get a pair of sandals/slippers with a bit of a heel (about an inch works for me) and put them on as soon as you get up in the morning and every moment when you are not wearing shoes.
The friends of mine who have recurring PF seem to think it is only outside shoes which matter. I suffered for three years after wearing flats pumps just for a few months. Insoles from Boots did the trick for me, but avoiding ANY barefoot walking keeps it away.

I never walk around barefoot now, usually I wear trainers in the house, I even wore trainers on Christmas Day with my Christmas frock, very stylish :rotfl:
I ordered myself some Fitflops from Amazon last night, I will start wearing these around the house until the nice weather comes along and I can wear them outside.

Tolteca87

Another vote for FitFlops. If I don't wear their trainers often enough the PF comes back.

givememoney

I wear crocs in the house, very comfortable and I toss them off when going upstairs for safety. I used to think when I first saw them they were a gimmick but I wouldn't be without them now. They last for ages (just got to watch the bottoms as over time they will wear flat and could be slippery in the garden say), you can wash them. I have another pair in our caravan for loafing about in.

Dustyblinds

Just had a notification that my Fitflops will be here today, can't wait.
Wish it was summer so I could wear them outdoors ��

Mrs_Ryan

I got told by the podiatrist to wear trainers so I bought a pair of Skechers with memory foam insoles. They are amazing and I get no pain at all with them.