FabSwingers.com forum: Plantar fasciitis

By *ittle_brat_evie!! OP Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Anyone had it?

I am in agony.... I ignored it too long, do too many sprint interval circuits at work and tail ran park run in unsupportive shoes today. Can barely walk now!

I have a 10k to do tomorrow and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to even walk it!

How can I fix it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ice and a golf ball and no 10k tomorrow

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By *ittle_brat_evie!! OP Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Ice and a golf ball and no 10k tomorrow

:'-( :' -( :'-(

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By *ittle_brat_evie!! OP Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Oh... Why didn't my crying face work?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't think there is an immediate cure, Fred suffered with this for months and was doung nightly exercises, there is an injection but not sure how effective it is.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes good supported shoes for work .I had it bad in one foot .was my silly work shoes .I put proper insole in my shoes for work .

Invested in good shoes as on my feet all my shift .

Relief was rolling my feet on a cold bottle .I used deordrant bottle .

It went eventually

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By *IA1981Man
over a year ago

bath

"Ice and a golf ball and no 10k tomorrow

Solid advice !!

Recently suffered with foot , ankle issues and changed to hoka one one shoes. Give them a try. Ignore their looks as they have changed my life !!

J x

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

Bottle of water, frozen......roll your foot along it to reduce pain and swelling. Long term treatment includes orthotics and physio. If that doesn't help then cortisone injections and night splints are the next steps.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hi, sorry to hear you're in so much pain.

I have bilateral planar fasciitis....job related for me....you need to stretch and you need a good sports physio. Probably best if you don't run ATM!!

It never actually goes away once you've got it but if you do all the stretches the physio gives you it probably won't bother you too much once you're over this acute flare up. Physio did a course of ultrasound on my worse foot which helped to. Wear decent footwear!!

Good luck.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

My son has had it for about 2 years. It does slowly improve over time. He puts his feet on a packet of frozen peas every night for 20 ish minutes. Also he stands with the ball of his feet on the bottom stair and lowers his heel. We also got him some insoles from a specialist h&s website which improved things after literally a couple of days. I can find out where we got them from if you like.

One doctor suggested the injections but a second one said he wouldn't do that to anyone.

There have been times when he's been in so much pain he can't wait. I feel for you OP.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ice and a golf ball and no 10k tomorrow

:'-( :' -( :'-( "

No hyphen required

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My son has had it for about 2 years. It does slowly improve over time. He puts his feet on a packet of frozen peas every night for 20 ish minutes. Also he stands with the ball of his feet on the bottom stair and lowers his heel. We also got him some insoles from a specialist h&s website which improved things after literally a couple of days. I can find out where we got them from if you like.

One doctor suggested the injections but a second one said he wouldn't do that to anyone.

There have been times when he's been in so much pain he can't wait. I feel for you OP. "

The injections can work for period definitely, but they wear off and are insanely painful to have done.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has your doctor not given you physio or advice?

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By *ittle_brat_evie!! OP Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Ice and a golf ball and no 10k tomorrow

No hyphen required

Thanks x

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By *ittle_brat_evie!! OP Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Has your doctor not given you physio or advice? "

I haven't been to see anyone yet

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By *rimson_RoseWoman
over a year ago

Tamworth

"Has your doctor not given you physio or advice?

I haven't been to see anyone yet "

Runners World has some great articles and exercises. But definitely get to a podiatrist or sports Physio for advice and assistance with prevention. Do you really need to run tomorrow? Hope you get it sorted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has your doctor not given you physio or advice?

I haven't been to see anyone yet "

I do that. We really should see a professional sooner rather than later. Are you certain it is plantar fasciitis?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't walk barefoot

Achilles stretches

Two weeks ibuprofen

Gel or foam heel cups

If fails the roll with can

Physio and taping

If that fails then and only then consider injection x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Don't walk barefoot

Achilles stretches

Two weeks ibuprofen

Gel or foam heel cups

If fails the roll with can

Physio and taping

If that fails then and only then consider injection x"

Agree with all of above apart from steroids. Can actually rupture the tendon.. bit risky.

It's agony, like walking on pebbles. I am having a flair up atm. So annoying!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't run tomorrow. It will make it far worse than it is now

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By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

I had 3 steroid injections, 6 sessions of acupuncture, a ridiculously priced pair of specialist insoles & trainers following a gait assessment for mine. It never goes away either.

Rolling a cold bottle underneath your foot may help temporarily xx

B x

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Stay off it.

Go on the Dr Foot website and get some decent insoles.

My work gave a lady a mini scooter type thing to zip around on as she has it.

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By *aris69Couple
over a year ago

Cambridgeshire

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By *aris69Couple
over a year ago

Cambridgeshire

I work for the NHS and have suffered with this myself complete agony

Ask if your gp can refer you for some treatment called lithotripsy works for some people no guarantees

Stretches and rolling ice bottle on your foot is good too

Hope gets better soon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I took ibruprohen and did stretches.

Stand on the bottom step with one foot off and the other is only part on. Slowly lower yourself up and down for 30 seconds and swap. Do this a few times.

It’ll take a few days to get over it though. I haven’t had a problem with it since.

Also when at home I walk about bare foot and don’t have any problems.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rest is definitely important, and the icing and stretching.

What finally sorted mine out was doing some short barefoot runs, though. A mile or so, couple of times a week. Helped strengthen the stabilising muscles around the ankle, cleared up a months-long problem in a few weeks.

I'm always wary that too much support/insoles make it harder for our bodies to work as intended, though the bottom line is if what you're doing is working, keep doing it, and if it's not, try something else.

Good luck!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's valid advice in the thread - hope some of it works for you.

Had PF for over a year. Miserable condition, with so much pain.

Only recently starting to feel it easing off, to the point where I'm not limping.

Good, supportive, cushioned shoes, have been the biggest help.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had it for over 12 months. I still played rugby and other sports during that time so didn't help myself. Had it strapped up for those.

Did change to memory foam shoes which helped. The thing that sorted it in the end was anti inflammatory gel from the GP (but available from pharmacies).

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By *i1971Man
over a year ago

Cornwall

You do need to get expert advice on the best way forward for you. I used the frozen bottle & golf ball to roll under foot which helped after a while. The exercise of dropping my heel off the stair also helped. Taping may or not help. Some swear by it but I wasn't convinced it helped. Best advice for tomorrow, especially as you're in pain now would be to forget the 10K and try to rest the foot as much as you can until you see the expert. My Dr wasn't keen on the injection anyway but would do it only if all other methods had failed but warned it was extremely painful to have, only 50% chance of really reading the pain but also that I could only ever have 3. Resting is your best bet right now. Hope you get sorted soon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I definitely didn't want the injection. Sounds like a nightmare if it goes wrong. Luckily the gel worked, otherwise it would have been an injection next.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Had it for about 11 months now

I have brought new shoes trainers and work boots 3 times over. Also have some.neo gel heel Insoles. Just have to do the exercise the doc gives you to stretch the muscles on your feet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ice and a golf ball and no 10k tomorrow

Solid advice !!

Recently suffered with foot , ankle issues and changed to hoka one one shoes. Give them a try. Ignore their looks as they have changed my life !!

J x"

+1 for Hoka One One Shoes. Sorted out all my problems. Lots of solutions, like rolling, but it will take time and wouldn't recommend a 10km!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!! OP Woman
over a year ago

evesham

I usually run in brooks but the ones I have now are the ones I trained for and ran London in so they are a bit past their best really.

Going to get some more soon.

Gutted about the race. Was going to try ibuprofen gel and tablets but been reading about that and it doesn't sound good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I suffered with it because of my job...excercises didnt work as i dont have short tendons but injections did....first one didnt last long...had 3 in total...last one was in 20013 and when i had them the relief was incredible,mine hadnt come back at all.

It was mildly uncomfortable but for 10 seconds of breathing through it gave so much relief.x

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By *iercedCplCouple
over a year ago

Greater Manchester

Hey, I've had it. It bloody hurts so I feel your pain. I had to change my work shoes as they were a massive issue.

If tomorrow isn't important then stay off it. There will always be other races.

I think you've had some good advice above, hopefully some of it will help x

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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

Best Greggs in Cheshire East

I had it a couple of years ago. Took about 3 months to clear up. I was on naproxen. I get twinges every now and again but nothing like as bad as at first thankfully.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've had this for about two years ! Do the exercises twice a day ! Insoles help a little but still cripples me after any run ! Really gets me down ! Wouldn't wish it on an enemy !

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