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Plantar Fascitis
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Posted 2 months ago Does anyone have this, know any one who does?What are some treatments for it?Any advice regarding it? |
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| Posted 2 months ago yep I've got it in both feet. it's painful, very painful. I think I've tried every shoe on the market and some work for a short time. Orthotics help some, motrin 2400mg/day always with meals or milk. Ice down your feet when you get home. I never go barefoot anymore, always have shoes on, this helps too. My advice is to try anything your podiatrist thinks of and experiment on your own and listen to others who have found things that help. For me, I found clogs just didn't help at all and aggravated the inflammation. Deb
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| Posted 2 months ago Thank you!! |
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| Posted 2 months ago I think I have this. When I wake up in the am (especially after working the night before or pulling a double) my left foot is so sore to walk on. It starts in my heel and runs up the back of my ankle to my calf. I walk around for the first hour like a cripple. How would a doctor determine this dx? I heard you can't jog when you have this, is that true? I'm currently trying to lose weight, how does this affect exercises? Anymore info or opinions would be awesome, thanx! |
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| Posted 2 months ago I have this, too. I also follow basically what dmazment does. I try not to wear flip flops or go barefooted, motrin prn pain, and try to keep off of my feet when I can. Now, I think my arches are falling. Your feet and back are the 2 most important things to keep healthy as a nurse! Celebrate breastfeeding! |
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| Posted 2 months ago I avoid bare feet, which I hate I love to go run around bare foot. I stand on the stair on my toes and relax my heels stretch down, it stretches the foot and it seems to help the pain. Please don't pay any attention to my misspelled words or typos. Sorry I'll try harder next time. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Had plantar fascitis for several years. Went through injections (very painful), PT, ice packs, and inserts. The only thing that I found out that worked was to wear at least a two inch heel, if not higher. Found out the trick was never to let your feet hit the ground. Even if I got up in the middle of night, I put on heels. After about 3-4 months I was able to wear my tennis shoes and flats again. Also, sometimes I wore my cowboy boots especially if I went shopping or just out and about. The doctor didn't tell me that heels would help. His nurse did. Sometimes I will have a flare up and will start wearing some heels and within a few days, the pain is gone again. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Angie_ri78 says ...
this could also be a heel spur you might have. go to a podiatrist and be evaluated. you've noted I've said podiatrist, because othro docs are really not trained for below the ankle and many will not admit this. plantar fasciitis usually affects the entire foot as it worsens and since yours is primarily the heel and the back of your leg it sounds more to me like the symptoms I had before my heel spur was removed, along with an unplanned plantar fasiectomy. apparently the fascia was so scarred and inflamed he had to remove a lot of it. This helped for several years, but he told me then, since I have long, narrow feet and the work I did, it would come back, it did. I also had injections, they worked until the marcaine wore off. about a day and a half but for some injections are long lasting. I can't wear heels, bad ankle. Deb
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| Posted 2 months ago Plantar Fascitis and Heel spur are the same thing. My husband was diagnosed with this last year. He was in the Army at the time. It is linked to walking/standing on your feet a lot. He has tried custom made orthotics, steroid injections, a boot that you wear at night that keeps the foot alligned, as well as NSAID's, ultimately the thing that has worked was rest, and not bearing weight on it. My understanding is that eventually, you get scar tissue around the spur, (at least that's the plan) and it no longer bothers you. My nephew (a marine) also developed this and actually had to have surgery to have the spur cut out. I understand that the surgery can also lead to chronic foot pain in some, so they tend to avoid it. What we were told, is that most people have a spur at the bottom of their foot, especially as you age, and that if you are standing, walking or carrying weight, the spur causes inflammation and pain in the surrounding tissue, hence the 'plantar fascitis'. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Nope sorry they are not the same, you can get plantar fasciitis without a heel spur. rarely do you not acquire plantar fasciitis when you develope a heel spur. Deb
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| Posted 2 months ago My husband was told that his diagnosis was heel spur/plantar fascitis, my nephew was told the same thing...We were told that this is true of the majority of diagnosis http://www.heel-spur-treatment.com/_plantar_fasciitis_treatment_guide.php As you can see from this website, they are called the same thing...
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| Posted 2 months ago Let me add that even though they are called the same thing, you are right in that not everyone that has a diagnosis of diagnosis of heel spur/plantar fascitis actually have a bony growth......but they are called the same thing. In my husband's case, he actually has an x-ray showing his bony growth that looks just like a spur. |
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Angie_ri78 says ... I think I have this. When I wake up in the am (especially after working the night before or pulling a double) my left foot is so sore to walk on. It starts in my heel and runs up the back of my ankle to my calf. I walk around for the first hour like a cripple. How would a doctor determine this dx? I heard you can't jog when you have this, is that true? I'm currently trying to lose weight, how does this affect exercises? Anymore info or opinions would be awesome, thanx! Just speculating... Perhaps it may be achilles tedinitis, since the pain continues up the back of your ankle and into your calf. Just an idea.
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| Posted 2 months ago Yea, that sounds exactly like my hubby. They started him out with the 'custom sleeping boot', and went on to teaching him to do some foot manipulations before getting out of bed. After about a month of this, they did an X-ray. He said it was murder when he first got up in the morning. Usually, the people that have it, have either really high arches or really flat feet. I understand that contributes to it in some way. He did a lot of standing/walking, they told him to change his shoes out every 6 months. If you have proper arch support for your type of foot it helps alleviate the pressure on the heel area. |
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| Posted 2 months ago This was on kittyrn site she recommended. A physical therapist I worked with recommended this, it has helped me greatly. I currently don't have it (knock on wood!) and when I fill the twinge I go to the stairs and do the exercise. Stair Stretch - This is a great stretch to do. Begin by finding a step, curb and something you can hold onto to maintain your balance. Remember to slowly ease into the stretch. Bouncing may cause further trauma to the area. Balance yourself on the balls of your feet Slowly allow your body weight to gently stretch the calf muscles until you feel tension This is what I do all the time, it has helped me a lot. Please don't pay any attention to my misspelled words or typos. Sorry I'll try harder next time. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Hey thanx for the input. It comes and goes but I notice if I stretch and sleep with a small pillow under my ankle to keep my foot aligned, its not so bad the next am. I don't really wear heals and avoid walking in flip flops ( just around my house ). I don't whatever I have is too severe cuz I am able to manage on my own. Just when I forget or am too tired to "sleep right" and stretch, is when I have trouble. |
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| Posted 2 months ago I had this awhile ago and my friend who works in PT said to ice and stretch. Wearing shoes that fit well and that are comfortable is important. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Thanks so much for the advice.I was afraid of the no sandals etc, i hate shoes..lolAnyway, ya gotta do what ya gotta do right??? |