Plantar Fasciitis

barina · Guru

Plantar Fasciitis

pricey43 · Guru

Not nice and can be painful but at least it is only Plantar Fasciasa not Plantar Fibromatosis. These are thickenings in the ball of the foot on the ligaments. Similar treatment except for massage and physio which is not appropriate.

The health professionals all push the walking but too much and you finish up not being able to walk at all until the inflamation goes down.

A small bottle of water frozen and rolled under the foot can be quite soothing.

It's a pain getting old. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Did they say what the cause might be, Barina? eg wearing high-heels, or wearing thongs?
Hope you get some good foot massages. Enjoy! And be well again quickly.

paulmm · Member

Gerty Dancer wrote:
Did they say what the cause might be, Barina? eg wearing high-heels, or wearing thongs?
Hope you get some good foot massages. Enjoy! And be well again quickly.

It's called DOB disease!!!

barina · Guru

Not sure what caused it had for a couple of weeks very mild then did a bit of walking wed, which caused it to be very inflammed. Rest and rolling on bottle or ball is good to stretch it and getting proper arch supports. I have been wearing the orthoheel thongs for a couple of months now but around home I never wear shoes!!....I think that has changed now. I fdon't really werar heels much at all and then only a slight one.

neilnruth · Guru

I had plantar fasciitis last year on my right foot. I went to a podiatrist who said it was caused by not wearing shoes or wearing shoes with no arch support (like slippers in winter). He taped my foot up to hold it where it should be for a few days and this helped greatly. He then told me not to go barefoot - to wear thongs with arch support (they are the expensive sort you will find at podiatrists or chemists) and he got orthotics made for my feet. My feet have been great ever since and I have discovered that the orthotics must have also helped get rid of the bursitis in my left hip. No cortisone injections. No anti-inflammatories. So the look is not glamorous - sneakers most of the time because they take the orthotics. But I can now wear a dress shoe for short lengths of time. This winter I hope to buy a pair of shoes that will take the orthotic. All the best barina. I put up with the pain for about 3 weeks. He said some people are silly enough to put up with it for 3 years before doing something about it. I don't know how they could. It is very very painful.

barina · Guru

neilnruth wrote:
I had plantar fasciitis last year on my right foot. I went to a podiatrist who said it was caused by not wearing shoes or wearing shoes with no arch support (like slippers in winter). He taped my foot up to hold it where it should be for a few days and this helped greatly. He then told me not to go barefoot - to wear thongs with arch support (they are the expensive sort you will find at podiatrists or chemists) and he got orthotics made for my feet. My feet have been great ever since and I have discovered that the orthotics must have also helped get rid of the bursitis in my left hip. No cortisone injections. No anti-inflammatories. So the look is not glamorous - sneakers most of the time because they take the orthotics. But I can now wear a dress shoe for short lengths of time. This winter I hope to buy a pair of shoes that will take the orthotic. All the best barina. I put up with the pain for about 3 weeks. He said some people are silly enough to put up with it for 3 years before doing something about it. I don't know how they could. It is very very painful.

I am so guilty of not wearing shoes at home they are the first thing that comes off when I get home.....will not bother saying what is next biggrin

I have the orthotic thongs and some othet orthoheel shoes so I try now to wear them more often at home and also rolling gently over a small firm tennis ball. All of which has helped and it is nowhere near as painful as it was...Thanks all for your tips.

allinone · Senior Member

Apparently rolling a golf ball under the foot helps, this is what my grandfather in law did every day when he stayed with us.

scottynbulldog · Senior Member

Hi Barina, place your foot on a hot pack/hot water bag every evening when sitting and this will cure it but must be done every night for a few weeks. All the other tips will help too.

barina · Guru

scottynbulldog wrote:
Hi Barina, place your foot on a hot pack/hot water bag every evening when sitting and this will cure it but must be done every night for a few weeks. All the other tips will help too.

Thanks I had heard ice packs but not heat packs, everything suggested seems to give relief so I am resting more and really is much better....thanks all