Plantar fasciitis?

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Had anyone had this and found something that eases the discomfort and pain?

I'm finding my left foot is extremely painful if I've been walking or standing a lot, and after periods of sitting down for a while when I stand up I hobble about to avoid putting my foot flat.

Googling has led me to think it is plantar fasciitis? Pic shows where my pain is.

I had it. It was such agony I could barely walk. Thought I'd end up with a stick.

I looked online at sufferers' forums and read often that Skechers shoes are by far the most supportive, so bought some Skechers trainers and ankle boots and some very thick hiking socks (go for mens or boys' super thick hiking wool socks as even the good brands don't seem to understand that laydeeze want thick socks not thin pink ones. )

That helped a lot.

Never wear heels, or flats with thin hard soles.
Never go barefoot at home.

I found this brand of cheap flipflops really helped. They massage the foot as you walk around. If my foot was in real pain, wearing these for a few hours eased the pain significantly.

In winter I always wear thick padded slippers.

You can try ice and heat but tbh they did nothing for me,

Losing weight helped. I was borderline very overweight and lost over a stone. If you are heavy, it will make a big difference to lose some.

I stopped high impact cardio. It was what caused the problem. Instead took up weigh training and boyweight bootcamps as well as yoga - all of these help.

Definitely try some stretching exercises. I had it in both feet (not at the same time, and one foot was far worse than the other) and it’s not pleasant. I’m a non driver and do tons of walking so I make sure I have supportive footwear now.

Hope it gets better soon for you.

bodyweight not boyweight

@CharacterForming

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Definitely this! And any awful hard soled flat sandals or high heels.

I had this but always worth checking with gp . GP gave me a health sheet with exercises to do and advice. I found it helped to wear sliders around the house and Skechers for walking. Stretching exercises helped too.

Hope it gets better soon.

Arch supports. The blue ones with a red disk in the heel (the gel ones are not as good). Full length.

And around the house, a comfortable slip on with a proper sole and support

Thanks so much everyone lots
Of ideas here

Crocs round the house as they have arch support.
Birkenstock's or sketchers trainers.
Stretch foot even though it hurts.
No flat shoes.

I'd recommend seeing a podiatrist. I'd second a lot of the advice, supportive footwear (ideally bespoke insoles), even in the house (no slippers!) but I'd be wary of crocs/ sliders/ fitflops. I've been advised that they can cause other issues (may be due to my hypermobility) and to steer clear. Also was advised to minimise my walking whilst it was so painful and to cycle or swim instead as would help it heal faster.

I had this a couple of months ago it was absolute agony. Still get occasional pain but it's far better now.

I got some supports from boots but then found them cheaper on Amazon. Think they are called neo something? Look like socks. I'm a size 3 and got a size small.

Also a foot roller for Instant relief. Again from Amazon but spike dryer balls work well or tennis balls.

Also stretching the back of your legs out before getting out of bed like doing naughty toes in ballet

Also putting your feet up as much as you can helped me

You have my sympathy it's really painful!

I had it for about 2 years. I agree with many of PP comments. Never wear flat, unsupportive shoes. I live in Skechers.
Rolling a tennis ball or something similar underfoot also eases the pain.
I also have tight calve muscles so had to do lots of calf stretches to take some of the stress off my foot.

Oofos are amazing! Put them on as soon as you get out of bed. Don't put your foot on the floor. Wear as much as possible!

Thank you again

Do you sleep on your front or side leaning forward with the foot outstretched, flat on the bed with toes pointing to the end of the bed? Mine disappeared gradually when I started raising my foot slightly when I slept so that it wasnt so outstretched so toes pointing down to the bed if that makes sense :), or when I sleep on my side rather than my front. A support thing for nighttime would also help it stay in a good L shape position. Ive suffered it for years and always wondered why it would go away when Iwas pregnant, it was because I couldnt sleep on my belly with a stretched flat foot anymore

Another vote for spikey ball….bliss

I got rid of mine in 2 days by massaging my calves and feet with a Massage gun (Renpho about £27 on Amazon).

NEVER walk around in bare feet. Supportive shoes / trainers / slippers are your friend.

I've had that, years ago. I was off work for 10 weeks, unable to drive. I tried Physiotherapy, special insoles from the Podiatrist, different painkillers, different types of shoes and trainers. Noone of those things worked. I ended up having steroid injections into the heel (the pain of that was terrible) and it sorted it out.

Since then, I've been unable to wear heels. I wear trainers or ankle boots.

I saw gp and he recommended support inliners for shoes. Bought some online for about ten pounds and they did the trick. I bought ones specially for plantar fascitis

My friend swears by trainers with big comfortable soles.

See a podiatrist first. I was convinced I had this, turned out to be a trapped nerve in my back

After months of acute pain where I could barely weight bear on one foot some days, due to PF, I started doing a stretch where you hang your heels down off a step to stretch your calves. It was so painful I could only do it for a few seconds to begin with - but I did it several times a day. Cured my PF within two weeks and I have forever kicked myself I didn't do the it months before

@stairgates

Do you sleep on your front or side leaning forward with the foot outstretched, flat on the bed with toes pointing to the end of the bed? Mine disappeared gradually when I started raising my foot slightly when I slept so that it wasnt so outstretched so toes pointing down to the bed if that makes sense :), or when I sleep on my side rather than my front. A support thing for nighttime would also help it stay in a good L shape position. Ive suffered it for years and always wondered why it would go away when Iwas pregnant, it was because I couldnt sleep on my belly with a stretched flat foot anymore

Will try this!

Plantar facitis is usually worse when you first put your foot to the floor rather than when you've been on it for a while. It eases a bit once you get "warmed up", so you really need a proper diagnosis.