I have been suffering from this since the summer. I do a lot of walking and the symptoms fit. I recently bought scholl insoles for my walking boots although it is a bit early to say if they are working or not. Has anyone else suffered this? Any tips or hints on what to do would be appreciated.
Plantar fasciitis
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Biker Joe
Über Member
- Location
- Nr Harlow, Essex.
Yes I've suffered from that about two years ago. I was doing a lot of walking and didn't notice my shoes were wearing out. The heals had worn down on the outside and the heal support inside had collapsed somewhat, causing strain on the tendons.
I was advised by my doctor to:-
Get a new pair of shoes with good supporting soles. (Insoles etc. should not be neccessary. More important is the fit of the shoe)
Rest the foot as much as possible,
Take an anti-inflammatory (ie Ibuprofen)
Get a can of beans. Freeze them and once frozen roll the foot over them for 5 minutes three or four times a day.
Do some stretching exercises. Sit down, take hold of the toes and gently stretch them back. This stretches the tendons and accelerates the healing process.
Another exercise was :- Stand facing a wall lean forward towards it so that you are on your toes thereby stretching the foot tendons.
Do these exercises three or four times a day taking care not to overstretch the tendons.
Each exercise should last about 5 mins..
This helped me considerably but it still took about 2 months to sort out completely. ( Very frustrating)
The plantar tendons stretch from the toes back through the underside of the foot, over the heal and are attached to muscles at the back of the lower leg.
This cured the condition and I haven't suffered from it since.
I hope this is of some help to you.
I was advised by my doctor to:-
Get a new pair of shoes with good supporting soles. (Insoles etc. should not be neccessary. More important is the fit of the shoe)
Rest the foot as much as possible,
Take an anti-inflammatory (ie Ibuprofen)
Get a can of beans. Freeze them and once frozen roll the foot over them for 5 minutes three or four times a day.
Do some stretching exercises. Sit down, take hold of the toes and gently stretch them back. This stretches the tendons and accelerates the healing process.
Another exercise was :- Stand facing a wall lean forward towards it so that you are on your toes thereby stretching the foot tendons.
Do these exercises three or four times a day taking care not to overstretch the tendons.
Each exercise should last about 5 mins..
This helped me considerably but it still took about 2 months to sort out completely. ( Very frustrating)
The plantar tendons stretch from the toes back through the underside of the foot, over the heal and are attached to muscles at the back of the lower leg.
This cured the condition and I haven't suffered from it since.
I hope this is of some help to you.
wheeliebin
Über Member
- Location
- The rolling hills of Hertfordshire
I got this from playing tennis. I tried resting from tennis and some exercises but wasn't very diligent at keeping the exercises going. I also tried some cheap insoles with no improvement. After about a year I tried some "Superfeet green" insoles as a few people recommended them. At first I didn't notice any improvement but I kept using them and at some point I realised the pain had gone. I've kept using the insoles and have been fine since. I swap the insoles between tennis shoes, golf shoes and walking shoes, but I don't use them in my walking boots as these seem to have good support.
As Joe says if your walking boots/shoes have good support you may not need insoles but for me I found a lot of tennis shoes don't have good arch support.
As Joe says if your walking boots/shoes have good support you may not need insoles but for me I found a lot of tennis shoes don't have good arch support.
Yellow Fang
Legendary Member
- Location
- Reading
I got it after doing a lot of running. It's very difficult to get rid of. I think wearing my boots in bed helped, although you can buy special splints.
Also, exercises like trying to pick up a tennis ball with your foot may help.
Also, exercises like trying to pick up a tennis ball with your foot may help.
Bodhbh
Guru
I got it a few summers back after while doing alot of walking in Green Flash plimsoles. I bought a splint for nighttime and stopped walking for more than the bare miniumum for a couple of weeks and it disappeared. Not sure if the splint helped, as it may gone by itself anyway. I learned my lesson not to walk long distances in silly footware with no support anyhow.
