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I got a bout of it in my right foot. Caused it by a rolled up sock in a loose boot I did not remedy soon enough. Doing the stretches and it helps but have not been able to rid myself of it. A buddy say's roll a frozen water bottle on it. I know orthodics help but I have not been a user so do not think that is needed. Any other suggestions. Thanks guy. I am bare foot quite a bit too this time of year.



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I stretched in the shower when I had it. Eventually, it worked.


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My wife suffers from this.

I did a search on youtube for this and found a couple of tutorials on how to tape up your foot to relieve pressure on the painful areas.

I wrap a couple of longer sections around the heel, parallel to the ground, then 4 or 5 shorter sections across the bottom of the foot left to right. The idea is to compress the heel and bottom of the foot.

She swears it helps.
 
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roll a frozen water bottle on it


This plus stretches once the inflammation settles.

NSAIDs or if it's really bad look into Voltaren (Diclofenac). It's a prescription anti-inflamatory that worked wonders on my torn hip labrum, and some tennis elbow.




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I had this. It was much worse in the mornings when getting out of bed.

There is a boot like thing you can get that holds your foot up while you sleep. It may work, but I found it to be very uncomfortable.

What worked for me was piling pillows at the head-board of my bed, forcing me down closer to the foot board. This reduced the space that I had to extend my foot and thus kept the foot in a flexed position. It took a long time for the symptoms to fully resolve, but it did work for me.

Good luck.




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I've used the "off the shelf" orthotics you can get in any drug store... took a few weeks of using them before I got relief.

But it's the best $25 I ever spent.


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Dr gave me 1/4 & 1/2”
Heel wedges. Do the stretching and it Works great.
No real issues at all since.

Amazon has heel wedges. Pricey little foam items but it’s the trick.


Ps there is a pile of athletic tape manipulation and variations as well. But I t’s a PITA to do every day And gets Spence quick.
 
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Power step pinnacle insoles.


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I had this for 17 years. It stopped my amateur triathlon career eventually.

There are a bewildering variety of treatments, all of which work for some but not all.

I tried everything from icing, RICE, stretching, special socks and other devices for feet, chiropractic, podiatrists, physical therapists, sports medicine gurus, even the OB Witch Doctor, a colorful character in Ocean Beach who made custom orthodics for local runners and triathletes. It was the Witch Doctor who had told me I must use straight lasted shoes, back before I started suffering PF. I started using Brooks Chariots.

I bought 3 or 4 sets of orthodics from The Good Feet Store in Encinitas somewhere along the way.

It was crazy how this interfered with life. I could run, but had trouble walking just after getting up, from bed, from my desk, from the car after a long drive.

In 2003, I was at the village in France, trying to get out and walk while my wife was running. I was sick of hurting, sick of all this effort, etc. I vowed to get rid of these shoes when I got home. I did, and about 3 weeks later, the problem went away. Of course, by then I was 17 years older and over 100 lbs. heavier.

You just have to keep trying different treatments modalities until you find one that works. No surgery!




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Turmeric is a fantastic anti-inflammatory. Get the pills and take plenty every day.

Cleared up my Achilles tendonitis nicely.
 
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I have it pretty bad too. My heal hurts like crazy. Found one type of shoe that really is incredible in how much difference it makes.

Kuru. Somewhat expensive, but I was in so much pain it was worth every penny.


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Dr Scholls inserts for PF have worked for me.


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I struggled for a bit. This is what I believe set me on the path to recovery:

1) daily walks; distance increasing over time
2) daily hot water soaks - full leg, not just feet. Deep bathtub or jacuzzi. Temp on the high side (ie - ~104F). Massage foot, ankle and shin/calf while in bath. Followed by ice bath (just feet to above the ankles). Soak until numb (20 minutes)
3) Frequent use of this massaging ball: https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...ailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1
4) Frequent use of this massage stick (applied to shin/calf areas from ankle to knee): https://www.amazon.com/Physica...ywords=massage+stick
5) Superfeet (color appropriate to your shoes and feet) - Black worked best for me.

Took about a month or so.....




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Power step pinnacle insoles.


I've been using them for almost 20 years. They just came out with new one with a softer material that feels like walking on air. I don't have any financial interest in the product.
 
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Everybody else had given what I would have said also except one:

If it's really very painful, you can get a cortisone shot into where it's hurting. But you need to go to a doctor who will put morphine into the front of the cortisone so he can numb you as he inserts the needle.

The first 5 times over a period of a year, it was a toss up for me to go with the pain of the faciitis or the pain of the needle without the morphine.

I changed doctors and the second one used the morphine trick which was so much better. I wanted to go back to the first doctor to smack him solidly upside the head for not using morphine.



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Orthopedic Doc gave me the same wedges as
Bigmule,worked great.
Hope this helps, Jack
 
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Had plantar fasciitis for over a year, tried Good Feet Store, Dr. Scholl inserts, all kinds of stretching exercises, many different inserts, several steroid shots from the Doctor, wearing a very uncomfortable boot at night and nothing worked.
Ended up getting a comfortable boot to wear at night and the pain was gone in one week. Amazing!
 
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I got a shot of cortisone when I had it in 2012. I have been lucky so far and have not had any more problems. Dr. told me that with most people it only lasts a year or 2.

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I tried it all and still suffered for over a year, got the shot and within 2 weeks problem was gone. The shot was literally the most pain I have ever been in my entire life.
 
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