Plantar Fasciitis

[Slick]

Sounds like you need to get these orthotics reviewed, even remoulds made? Mine aren't carbon, they're fairly comfortable

I bought a 30 quid sock from boots and that seems to help better.

I'm waiting on a call from the clinic I linked, I'm prepared to give anything a go at this point.

 

[Drago]

I'm in the same boat. Because of my liver the Doc has swerved me away from painkillers. Some days it's bearable, others it's agony and I've serious difficulty even walking. Seriously, if having my foot off would cure it I'd do it, it hurts that much.

 

[Slick]

I'm in the same boat. Because of my lover the Doc has swerved me away from painkillers. Some days it's bearable, others it's agony and I've serious difficulty even walking. Seriously, if having my foot off would cure it I'd do it, it hurts that much.

Yeah, I'm the same but I now have an appointment on Thursday with this clinic so I've everything crossed for that.

I know its very minor, but I soak my feet in voltarol gel when it gets really bad. Probably more so in my mind, but I think it turns it down a bit.

 

[Sterlo]

I'm in the same boat. Because of my liver the Doc has swerved me away from painkillers. Some days it's bearable, others it's agony and I've serious difficulty even walking. Seriously, if having my foot off would cure it I'd do it, it hurts that much.

You should have left it, the original gave much more interesting thoughts!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Oops , posted itself 🤔

 

[All uphill]

I had a bad year with this in 2016. It was agony.

On the advice of my GP I stopped walking barefoot indoors and tried cheap shoe inserts from Boots.

I was lucky, those two measures ended the pain for me.

 

[Slick]

I had a bad year with this in 2016. It was agony.

On the advice of my GP I stopped walking barefoot indoors and tried cheap shoe inserts from Boots.

I was lucky, those two measures ended the pain for me.

Nice.

Maybe if I did that when my feet first became tender, that might have worked for me too.

I couldn't even consider walking on a hard floor bare footed and have skechers slippers waiting at the side of my bed to make sure my feet are supported immediately. The cheap inserts from boots has piqued my interest though, and might give some of them a go if Thursday doesn't work out.

 

[Sterlo]

I had a bad year with this in 2016. It was agony.

On the advice of my GP I stopped walking barefoot indoors and tried cheap shoe inserts from Boots.

I was lucky, those two measures ended the pain for me.

This does seem to be a recurring theme on here, I do have some ordinary slippers, wonder if it's worth putting some form of support insole in them and see if it makes a difference. I do have orthotic insoles in the majority of my shoes but tend to walk round the house in socks.

 

[Slick]

This does seem to be a recurring theme on here, I do have some ordinary slippers, wonder if it's worth putting some form of support insole in them and see if it makes a difference. I do have orthotic insoles in the majority of my shoes but tend to walk round the house in socks.

Ooft, even reading your last sentence had me wincing in pain.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Oops , posted itself 🤔

replying to myself, I have had PF several times over the years. Always brought on by a prolonged increase in training load. I think footwear and posture are important, as are the type of surface and terrain ( one instance occurred when walking the SWCP with backpack, all the ups and downs eventually took their toll)
On each occasion it was several weeks before I was free of pain, but it did resolve itself. I think it's very much an individual thing with regard to the effectiveness of treatment, but the basic principles are the same, ice, very gentle stretching by pulling the toes back towards the shin ( I had a sort of bandage / sock arrangement that I wore at night, it kept the foot tilted towards the shin )
With regard to footwear, there's a bery good episode of the " Sliced Bread " podcast where they look at running shoes ( another episode is on " barefoot " running shoes. Well worth a listen as injuries are discussed too.

 

[vickster]

Nice.

Maybe if I did that when my feet first became tender, that might have worked for me too.

I couldn't even consider walking on a hard floor bare footed and have skechers slippers waiting at the side of my bed to make sure my feet are supported immediately. The cheap inserts from boots has piqued my interest though, and might give some of them a go if Thursday doesn't work out.

Be aware you'll likely need the full course of Shockwave and then the pain and inflammation will hopefully subside as it's now a chronic issue

 

[Drago]

I had a bad year with this in 2016. It was agony.

On the advice of my GP I stopped walking barefoot indoors and tried cheap shoe inserts from Boots.

I was lucky, those two measures ended the pain for me.

I've even gone as far as putting inserts in my slippers.

 

[Slick]

Be aware you'll likely need the full course of Shockwave and then the pain and inflammation will hopefully subside as it's now a chronic issue

Yeah they have told me the first appointment is pretty much assessment and if I'm suitable and they have time, I will fetch my first session.

She reckoned they would be able and tell me during the assessment how many sessions I would likely need.

 

[markemark]

Had it for around a year. Better shoes, never walking barefoot and losing weight stopped it.

 

[All uphill]

This does seem to be a recurring theme on here, I do have some ordinary slippers, wonder if it's worth putting some form of support insole in them and see if it makes a difference. I do have orthotic insoles in the majority of my shoes but tend to walk round the house in socks.

I can't wear slippers without getting pain again; Ms AU finds the sight of me in the evening wearing pj's with shoes hilarious.