Plantar Fasciitis

[TedKennedy]

Who's had it? What worked to fix it?

I run quite a bit, and that has all but stopped. Any folks know a secret cure? I'm stretching it, rolling it, etc....

 

[ConstitutionCowboy]

I've had it. The only thing that helped was high arch supports.

Woody

 

[Glock_21]

Following, Run 'n Gun may be brutal in July.

 

[BadgeBunny]

Who's had it? What worked to fix it?

I run quite a bit, and that has all but stopped. Any folks know a secret cure? I'm stretching it, rolling it, etc....

I have it in both feet. Wear these danged Darth Vadar boot thingees to bed when it get really bad and that helps a lot ... anti-inflammatory (even when it doesn't hurt), stretches for your feet AND your ankles ... and strength-training for your ankles and knees.

I haven't worn the boots to bed in probably a year now. The strength training helped more than anything but I had to take 2 Bayer aspirin (4 times a day until the ache stopped and then cut back to twice a day) to be able to do anything at all ...

When you are sitting on your ass watching tv at night, do as many circles from your ankles with both feet. Inside and outside. Try to increase the number by 1 or 2 every night ... And write the alphabet with your feet ... It's not EVEN funny how bad it hurts when you first start doing this ... lol

and do this up down up down on your tiptoes like little kids do ... couple, three times a day ...

I still can't pick up anything with my toes ... but I have short, stubby, midget toes ...

 

[Glocktogo]

Had it and it's excruciating. Went to the foot doc and got orthotic insoles. Cost me $38 out of pocket with insurance. It hasn't come back and that was several years ago.

 

[WWIIDigger]

Had it in my left foot only. Insoles didn't seem to work. Steroid shot helped immediately and for about a month. 2nd shot-extreme pain started in my left heel. 5 weeks in an air boot and all the pain was gone and hasn't come back and its been 15 years. Good luck.

 

[TedKennedy]

Following, Run 'n Gun may be brutal in July.

Yeah, and I'm doing it twice in a row. (half-marathon runngun)

Thanks everyone for all the advice - I'm already trying some of these.

 

[JB Books]

It's miserable. I had it, along with a terrible strain, in my left foot/ankle. Never got the shot for PF in my foot, but have had two shots in ankle that fixed me right up.

 

[dan45]

I have it too.
Best thing for me is the "L" shaped brace that pulls your toes towards your shin.

The pain when it flares up is pretty excruciating.

 

[Driller]

I had it and it felt like walking on nails. Saw a podiatrist and got some rigid orthodics to go in my boots; the flexible ones never worked. I've been pain free for about 15 years now, as long as I use the inserts.