to wonder how people cope with plantar fascilitis?

[shewhowines]

On the back of another thread, just wondering how people have cured plantar fascilitis. Will be looking at mbt shoes.

onetwo the vasylis you are showing are great but they are heat moldable and really need a professional to ensure they fit.
pud1 plantar fasciitis can occur anywhere from the ball of the foot to the end of the heel but if it's under your toes, its not plantar fasciitis. It could be a number of things but would recommend going to see a podiatrist to see what's going on.
shewhowines plantar fasciitis rarely needs steroid injections, Ive seen thousands of cases and not referred one for sterile injections, try acupuncture first. Most important thing is to change your summer shoes, then you won't get it!

curryspice High heels shorten and tighten calf muscles and the plantar fascia so when you take your shoes off you overstretch those tendons and injure them. If you wear too flat unsupportive shoes the same things happen -over stretching the plantar fascia.
Calf stretches and proper shoes all the way!

Fell off the curb whilst holding dcs hand at Easter and felt a shooting burning pain. Ever since then my heel has hurt morning, evening, and in flats. Only trainers take away the discomfort and can't wear those to work. What do you wear for work on your feet?

Bought some heel inserts but they just gave me pain in the arch of my foot as well. I haven't been to see my GP; for those that have, is it worth doing?

What are these calf exercises you speak of?

Oh I see life

TBH when mine was bad, only wearing heels helped

Happy Feet insoles are amazing (but weird to wear) as the plasma in them constantly moves and massages your feet. Mine fit in all my shoes too!

Massage & Stretch! Massage your feet and stretch them before you get out of bed. Hang your heels over the bottom stair and stretch your feet. Roll feet over a frozen bottle of water, All helps.

I got rid of my PF by above exercises, but also have a Morons Neuroma, just had it injected, and those insoles are my lifesaver.

When you hang your feet/heels over the stair, do you go up or down on your toes?

Have just googled fitflops but apart from the fugliness, most are not suitable for work. Might get the canvas looking flats but still doesn't sort my work shoe problem

curry spice yes wearing heels will make you feel more comfortable but they exacerbate the symptoms by tightening calf muscles and plantar fascia so when you take them off you overstretch your plantar fascia and reinjure it thereby delaying your recovery.
It is self limiting but following the advice on my previous post can also stop it coming back.

curry my physic told me that too flat was as bad as too high regarding shoes.

Oh I feel for you! I suffered terribly after having dd and it has only just started to ease a year later. I went to a podiatrist. He gave me insoles and I also wear Birkenstocks. The Birki's are the best though. Not necessarily attractive but really do help. Don't wear flip flops or ballet pumps or anything similar - it will make it worse. Hope your feet are better soon!

I have fit flops which I wear as much as I can for the support, and in soles. I also do stretching exercises each morning before I get out of bed - stretching and the like. When I sit in front of the telly I sometimes roll a water bottle under it to keep things moving along and stop things stretching out.

Oh - do the exercises the podiatrist gives you - it doesn't seem like it at first but it does help!

sorry, keep things stretching out!

I had horrendous PF for almost 2 years.

The only thing that cured it was my leg in a cast for 6 weeks with a fractured ankle!

In the States, I believe that a below the knee cast is often used for bad cases of PF. Shame its not here though, I'm sure it would help lots of people.

I now get only mild very occasional pain and that's only if I've walked too far in flat shoes.

mum I have a plastic cast like think that you wear over night.

I have it, insoles from the podiatrist have helped very slightly. It means I cannot walk or stand for very long at all, the pain becomes completely unbearable and pain killers don't seem to touch it. I wish I had more solutions, Ive had this for a long while now and it stops me doing things I want up do :(

Have gone up and down on my toes on the stairs. Calf muscle feels like it's had a work out - is that how it should feel? How long do you do it for?

And am currently rolling a too cold can of coke under my foot!

Don't want to give too much info or a link for fear of outing myself!

Try googling "ESWT for plantar fasciitis UK" It is a recognised and effective treatment. On a private basis costs approx £1k for a course of 3 sessions. Check it is being administered by a fully qualified orthopaedic consultant.

Gosh, I didn't realise how common this is. I have been hobbling around for the past year with this. It's intersesting to know what others do to help with the pain.

I used to wear Birkenstocks alot & think that they caused it. I've just cured myself by buying some boots with slight wedges, wearing Fitflops, never going barefoot & wearing crocs in the house.

I had steroid injections in my foot and it was brilliant but I think it can really vary from person to person. At the time I had it I'd got to the point where I was in constant pain during the day (retail job so on my feet, no car so lots of walking - which was how it developed in the first place) despite alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen every 2 hours, and was in absolute agony over night. Not fun It didn't make it go away but it's made it manageable, which is good as it's now in my other foot as well

Apart from that, I wear supportive trainers instead of my beloved DMs (too heavy!) or Converse (too flat), chuck back massive amounts of ibuprofen on days when I'm going to be on my feet, and make sure I do the physio every day. The physio is definitely helping. My problem is that I have HMS and lots of things that should work actually make things worse. I'm lucky in that my GP has it (HMS) too and gets the bits I have to adapt/ignore.

If the injections hadn't worked, or if I needed too many in too short a time (not allowed more than one every 3 months) then I was going to have ultrasound treatment which sounds okay.

This is from the Patient.co.uk site - where most NHS GPs print their info leaflets from here

Exercises
Regular, gentle stretching of your Achilles tendon and plantar fascia may help to ease your symptoms. This is because most people with plantar fasciitis have a slight tightness of their Achilles tendon. If this is the case, it tends to pull at the back of your heel and has a knock-on effect of keeping your plantar fascia tight. Also, when you are asleep overnight, your plantar fascia tends to tighten up (which is why it is usually most painful first thing in the morning). The aim of these exercises is to loosen up the tendons and fascia gently above and below your heel. Your doctor may refer you to a physiotherapist for exercise guidance.

The following exercises can be used to help treat plantar fasciitis:

Stand about 40 cm away from a wall and put both hands on the wall at shoulder height, feet slightly apart, with one foot in front of the other. Bend your front knee but keep your back knee straight and lean in towards the wall to stretch. You should feel your calf muscle tighten. Keep this position for several seconds, then relax. Do this about 10 times then switch to the other leg. Now repeat the same exercise for both legs but this time, bring your back foot forward slightly so that your back knee is also slightly bent. Lean against the wall as before, keep the position, relax and then repeat 10 times before switching to the other leg. Repeat this routine twice a day.
Stand on the bottom step of some stairs with your legs slightly apart and with your heels just off the end of the step. Hold the stair rails for support. Lower your heels, keeping your knees straight. Again you should feel the stretch in your calves. Keep the position for 20-60 seconds, then relax. Repeat six times. Try to do this exercise twice a day.
Sit on the floor with your legs out in front of you. Loop a towel around the ball of one of your feet. With your knee straight, pull your toes towards your nose. Hold the position for 30 seconds and repeat three times. Repeat the same exercise for the other foot. Try to do this once a day.
Sit on a chair with your knees bent at right angles and your feet and heels flat on the floor. Lift your foot upwards, keeping your heel on the floor. Hold the position for a few seconds and then relax. Repeat about 10 times. Try to do this exercise five to six times a day.
For this exercise you need an object such as a rolling pin or a drinks can. Whilst sitting in a chair, put the object under the arch of your foot. Roll the arch of your foot over the object in different directions. Perform this exercise for a few minutes for each foot at least twice a day.

I did all those above for a few weeks and it went :)

Yep, they're the ones I was given. They do work I'm not 'cured' - GP thinks it's going to take another year/18 months for me - but makes it so that it doesn't impact my life too dramatically.

Havinf some real issues with this myself at the moment. Seeing podiatrist as I have arthritis and have gait issues which it exacerbates.

Started some very minor exercises as was told my calf is so tight I will end up with permanent mobility issues unless I can correct it. But found the muscle spasms too painful as I progressed. Waiting to go back and see them again.

Already have systemic steroids and take daily anti inflammatories, obviously needs something doing but not sure if I can handle calf thigh and back spasms while doing it.

Was highly praised for only ever wearing running trainers as apparently these are great for coot support