plantar fasciitis and rebounding

[Vantreesta]

Originally Posted by Tanja

I feel for you. I had PF for a year, too. I gave up rebounding, stepping, etc. during that time and it still took a long time to heal. I was wearing night splints, tried different insoles, it was a nightmare. Daily foam rolling loosened the calf muscles and manual foot massages helped ease the discomfort for me.

Good point about stretching the calves. I also found rolling my feet on a ball helped a lot, as well as a frozen bottle of water.

[yogapam]

Another thing that really helped me are these spiky domes. I had them beside the bed and used them first thing when I got out of bed and a couple more times throughout the day.
https://www.amazon.ca/Pods，Stability...s%2C189&sr=8-6

[Vantreesta]

Originally Posted by yogapam

Another thing that really helped me are these spiky domes. I had them beside the bed and used them first thing when I got out of bed and a couple more times throughout the day.
https://www.amazon.ca/Pods，Stability...s%2C189&sr=8-6

I never thought of that! I have a set of ones like those.

[Susan H]

Originally Posted by YetAnotherDeb

Any other thoughts? I saw Yoga toes mentioned. I’m almost embarrassed to ask, but would those foam spacers you use to paint your toenails help? I already have those.
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YADeb

Regarding Yoga Toes, try putting your fingertips between your toes to get an idea of how they will spread your toes.

[warriorprincess]

I had it for around 6 months. I think what finally fixed mine was staying off my toes, which meant giving up my beloved dance classes, and wearing Oofos flip flops which have great arch support.

I can't speak to the rebounder. I wouldn't have used it. It seems to me like it would aggravate it, but I don't know.

Mine will start to come back if I try to spend too much time barefoot.

[yogapam]

Originally Posted by warriorprincess

I had it for around 6 months. I think what finally fixed mine was staying off my toes, which meant giving up my beloved dance classes, and wearing Oofos flip flops which have great arch support.

I can't speak to the rebounder. I wouldn't have used it. It seems to me like it would aggravate it, but I don't know.

Mine will start to come back if I try to spend too much time barefoot.

Oofos were a life saver for me, taking the weight off the back of my heel. The fascia attachment point in my heel was where most of my pain was.

[Vantreesta]

Originally Posted by warriorprincess

I had it for around 6 months. I think what finally fixed mine was staying off my toes, which meant giving up my beloved dance classes, and wearing Oofos flip flops which have great arch support.

I can't speak to the rebounder. I wouldn't have used it. It seems to me like it would aggravate it, but I don't know.

Mine will start to come back if I try to spend too much time barefoot.

It's so interesting to me how different we all are. My doctor at the time yelled at me for working out barefoot but I couldn't do it with shoes on. I started with them on and about 5 minutes in I couldn't get them off fast enough bc my feet hurt and sometimes burned.

I can tell in the spring that I haven't been barefoot for months bc my feet feel weaker. That's one thing I'm struggling with at the moment: the pedorthist I saw this week wants me wearing sandals in the house. I am a barefoot kind of girl! I exercise my feet periodically through the day. I guess sandals are easy enough to slip off.

[yogapam]

Vannie - I wear Birks or Spencos most of the time in the house, but I almost always work out in bare feet to strengthen & stretch my feet. That works for me, but you’ll need to find a balance that works for you. My podiatrist wanted me strapped into shoes with orthotics as soon as I got out of bed in the morning. That helped a lot during the acute phase, but didn’t work for me in the long term.

[Vantreesta]

Thanks, Pam! This whole thing has been so weird to me. The PF has been gone a long time so I'm not dealing with that and the current issues cause me very little pain. It's harder to change when pain is isn't a motivator!

[YetAnotherDeb]

Thank you all for your thoughtful replies. I will pass on your experiences and I will incorporate some of the suggestions myself. My feet have started feeling “funny” at times and being paranoid, I’m worried I might be developing PF.

Thanks again!
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YADeb