07-21-11, 09:39 AM | |
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: So. California
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http://heelspurs.com/index.html
this site helped me when I had a 2 year bout with PF. I stretch my foot after every work out and if I feel it coming back I wear tennis shoes with over the counter supports instead of heels or flats. But stretch stretch, stretch helps me alot.
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07-21-11, 10:15 AM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: North Texas
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I've had it off and on for years, but this last bout was horrible. I went to physical therapy and the stretches (similar to what others have linked to) have helped, but I even resorted to a cortisone shot. That ended up rupturing the fascia and making things WAY worse and the same thing happened to my mom with her plantar fasciitis, so I think it must be something in our genes.
Anyway I remember someone at VF linking me to Jill Miller's free yoga tune up 5 minute dealio around January or so and I went...downloaded and could NOT do any of it so blew it off. A few months later after physical therapy and stretching, the pain was I'd say 40-50% better, I could do the stretches VERY MINIMALLY, but my pain was probably 70% better after that IMMEDIATELY. So I bought her Lower Body Rx thing from Mary as well as the balls. I won't say that I'm 100% with it, but if I am consistent and do the stretches, but specifically the ball rolling (tennis balls are too big for me for some reason and my wooden foot thing didn't do jack) helps. If I skip a day I feel it, but if I skip 2 days I'm back to where I was as far as pain..bad. It's 5-10 minutes and I can do it obviously without the video now. Icing helps me DURING the icing, but after there is no pain relief. My physical therapists, podiatrist and orthopedists all said "it depends on the person" so that makes sense..and the same with heat (which I never tried). Also good shoes, I love my Danskos and when I'm not in those good insoles, which for me are Spencos.
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07-21-11, 10:20 AM | |
Join Date: Jul 2011
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I have been surprised at how many people I have met that have had PF or have it now... and it looks like its going to be the same here at VF... thanks so much for all the replies!
I had never heard of it until I got it for some reason... but now, everyday, I talk to someone that has had it or has it ongoing... I haven't resorted to shots yet, but I have considered it. |
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foot cramps, foot pain, plantar fasciitis |
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