Plantar Fasciitis - Foot Problems Message Board

bigtom · 01-07-2009, 05:21 PM

Anyone have this, treatments? Outcomes?

taape · 01-07-2009, 06:55 PM

Not too many people answering, anyways, I've got this. See my post about stiff big toe.

I've tried everything including injections, orthotics, PT, rest, ice, massage and can't get totally healed. My feet hurt and burn and I'm so frustrated because I can't take the medication, antiinflammatories which would help me the most.

Have you seen a podiatrist yet? Have you had any treatment?

bigtom · 01-08-2009, 01:24 PM

No podiatrist yet but doing calf raises in the gym seems to help stretching the ligaments.

woods5 · 01-08-2009, 05:22 PM

Hi Tom,

I have plantar fasciitis in my left heal for about 1 1/2 year now. I just started getting treatment for it again in October. I am seeing a podiatrist. He recommend getting some New Balance tennis shoes and some inserts. I got some called SOLE, they we're at the New Balance store for about $50 and they mold to your feet. My Dr also taped my foot, hard to say how he did it, but it helped alot, but only last a few days. I also have a night splint, to keep the fascia stretched. I am also NOT allowed to go without shoes. He said even if you get up during the night to go to the bathroom, put your shoes on. This has been hard, but I do think it is helping alot. I am also to ice my foot 2-3 times a day. I took a 20 oz soda bottle, filled it up with water and froze it. I then roll my foot/heal on it to ice and massage it. I was still having alot of pain, as I have let this go on for to long. I finally broke down and got the cortisone shot. Two weeks later I got my second shot that was stronger. I am pretty much pain free now. Sometimes in the evening it can get sore or if I spend to much time on my feet to many days in a row it will get to hurting again. This is what seems to be helping me at the moment. Thou I can't help to wonder if the cortisone shots are just covering up the pain for now. I would recommend you see a podiatrist to see what they can offer you. It is so nice to be able to walk around now and not cringe in pain. Shhh I even go without my shoes in the evening after my bath and my left foot doesn't hurt! Good Luck!

Oh yeah I am currently going to Physical therapy right now too.

Shannon

nscrbug · 01-08-2009, 05:45 PM

I'm dealing with PF and a resulting heel spur, in my left foot for about 2 years now. It comes in spurts. Right now, it's not too bad. Only hurts for a short while in the morning, right as I take that first step out of bed. Other than that, it's been ok. I've been able to run, bike, eliptical, everything I normally would do on a daily basis. But it took lots of experimenting to get me to this point.

Some of the methods I used (and still use today) are: icing with a frozen water bottle, wearing the Strassburg Sock to bed, rolling my foot on a FootRubz ball (a small, hard ball with bumps on it), LOTS of calf stretching (especially the soleus muscle), wearing shoes at all times (I wear Crocs around the house), I got a cortisone injection from my podiatrist (but relief only lasted 1 week), taping my foot with Kinesio Tape, and finally...custom orthotics. All of these "treatments" worked to some degree...but some worked better than others. But I'd like to point out something that nobody else has mentioned yet...you need to figure out what is CAUSING your PF. There is a reason (for me, it's extremely tight calf muscles) that it's happening, and the only way to treat it successfully, is to treat the cause NOT just the symptoms.

Anyway...hope this helps somewhat!