Plantar fasciitis

I had it for a year or so before COVID when I was running lots of miles. During the lockdowns, not being able to run with others diminished my desire to run. The rest seemed to deal with the plantar fasciitis.
 
Ian Bairds Ears said:
Wear trainers in the house at all times...it makes a massive difference
Any flat footed walking causes issues...
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I did the opposite and went from standard trainers to Vibram FiveFingers, in fact got rid of any shoes with a raised heal.

Ian Bairds Ears said:
Work on stretching your calf muscles...
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Totally did this, although OP sounds like he's explored it all already, calf raises & Achilles extensions, toe lifts, roller under my desk, anything to keep my feet active through the day.
 
Legz said:
I had it and it lasted about 6 months. Have you tried using an arch support....you can get them from Amazon
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Hi @Legz I'm.not sure about arch support that hasn't been made individually for the wearer. I know some people swear about this method and it does work if your feet match up exactly with the layout of the average foot model, but I have wide feet and I usually go up a size to accommodate that width. The arch support if it isn't an exact match for your can make the PF a lot worse, it did with me.

@sadgit I did various exercises , rolling a tennis ball under my foot, stretching - it can be a tight Achilles tendon that might lead to the problem, or at least keeps the PF in place. It was one stretching excerise that released the PF, I read about the Excerise on a Camino de Santiago forum, lots of people walking for weeks and months with this problem and there is a lot of good info floating about,
You have seen the build up of tissue on CT , but has that given you the long term experience of it yet? It does come and go, twice with me in 10 years, I walked for 70 days with it from Montpellier to Santiago de Compostela in 2014, it was agony but my mindset carried me through, it eventually went after 5 months of exercises after finishing my Camino, the final excerise that unlocked the tension was the practice I took from the forum, I also feel with this aspect we are all different and you have to find a practice which is working for you, it might be worth having a look around to find ones that you can do additionally to the ones already given to you.
When I got it the 2 nd time, I thought no problem I am at home and not walking lots of kilometres, what's the worst it can do, I found out, it hurt more 2nd time round and I was a little crying bitch about it, so I feel it comes down to mindset , you don't know when it's going to go , if at all, you have to be prepared to live with it as a permanent feature ( it won't be if you do the excersies ) rather than get into a mindset of "when is it going to get better". It hurts, we can all agree on that, but because it so hard to treat you have to not let it drag you down.
 
Had it plenty of times in the past. Sticking to neutral running shoes helps... and also wearing stuff like crocs/clogs/birkenstock type footwear that makes you work your feet a bit more.
But a few athletes that I coach have come back swearing by shock wave therapy.
 
I had it and it was soooo painful. GP referred me to JCH. Had my foot scanned and a support was made using the scan. This fitted in my shoe just under the arch. Felt weird at first but I got used to it.
Took 6 months from start to finish but the pain eventually went.
Specialist thought it was caused by my constant wearing of training shoes(adidas) that were totally flat on the bottom. I swapped to sketchers and not had a problem for the last 10 yrs.
The Mrs had similar problems and her doctor thought it was caused by always wearing flat soled sandals. She started wearing shoes with more support and her pain stopped eventually. Took around 6 months as well.
 
I had my last treatment last week and I've tried to not walk and rest my foot. They told me to use it more. So just 4 miles walk today, now in absolutely agony. They have discussed injections and surgery 🤐 walking is good for you 🧐
 
sadgit said:
I had my last treatment last week and I've tried to not walk and rest my foot. They told me to use it more. So just 4 miles walk today, now in absolutely agony. They have discussed injections and surgery 🤐 walking is good for you 🧐
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That sounds daft tbh. Why would you go from almost total rest to a 4 mile walk?
 
Plantar fasciitis gave me trouble for months. But recently, I consulted a specialist in Dallas, and after they recommended a personalized treatment plan, including orthotics and exercises, I started to notice real improvement. Of course, it didn’t help from day one, but over time the pain gradually decreased, and I was able to return to a normal routine. In case anyone needs it and lives in Texas, I’ll leave the link below:
https://dallasfootanklesurgeon.com/foot-surgeon/plantar-fasciitis-surgeon/
 
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I had it for years, the tendons across the bottom of my foot were so tight I could barely move my big toe. The scar tissue around the tendon was holding lots of fluid.
I went to James Ross Physio at Bede 6th Form in Billingham for a 2 hour session of treatment. After lots of screaming and wincing I could move my big toe. I had 2 more sessions plus acupuncture along the length of my tendon and that seemed to do the trick.

If I ever feel it starting to flare up i'm booked in ready to get it worked on again.
 
Jonny_Rondos_Disco_pants said:
I had it for years, the tendons across the bottom of my foot were so tight I could barely move my big toe. The scar tissue around the tendon was holding lots of fluid.
I went to James Ross Physio at Bede 6th Form in Billingham for a 2 hour session of treatment. After lots of screaming and wincing I could move my big toe. I had 2 more sessions plus acupuncture along the length of my tendon and that seemed to do the trick.

If I ever feel it starting to flare up i'm booked in ready to get it worked on again.
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Two simple things to do which cleared mine .
Freeze water in a 500ml coke bottle and roll the arch of your foot - if you do it with anything not iced it actually aggravates the injury more
Always keep a pair of trainers near the bed and never walk barefoot around the house 👍
 
I had it for for about 5 months from the first week of October until early March

I had a new rescue dog that got spooked and ran off and she just kept running. About 5 hours later she was sighted out by the Army training areas between Catterick and leyburn. It was during that week of horrendous rain we had so I walked almost 70 miles in Welly’s across 3 days before I finally found her. She was fine other than being riddled with Ticks.

It was after the second day of looking for her that it kicked in. Third day was crippling. I’ve never put a pair of welly’s on since can’t face it. Finally cleared up a couple of months back.
 
I had it for about a year, and tried loads of different things , and in the end I wore dr scholl, work and boot insoles from Amazon , and it healed it ,it may of been coincidence but I’ve wore them ever since and it’s never come back , currently about a year pain free , hope that helps
 
sadgit said:
Has anyone had this and had it sorted out? I've just left my 5th shockwave treatment and it is still as bad as 6 months ago. Sick to death of pain and limping. Thankfully I get treatment via private health but was told 6 sessions of shockwave should sort me out. Some people have said they have it and comes and goes, which is bollox. I've had CT scans and can see the buildup of tissue on my heel. Rolling my foot on a frozen tin of peas multiple times day is one thing ive been trying.
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Hope it gets better asap mate
 
I had it and it went eventually… think I got it from doing a lot of work up ladders…

A good physio to see would be Norton physiotherapists (Drew Coverdale, ex Boro academy) he deals more with pain signals than treatment and is very good, sorted out a pain I had in my arm caused by damage to the nerves coming out my spine… all in the mind apparently but I’ve not got the pain any more…
 
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