Plantar Pascitis

[Raider Ronnie]

Plantar Pascitis, anyone have/had it ?
The heel of my foot has been killing me for a while. At last doc appointment was told I have this and was given a med to try for 2 weeks, no help.
Doc gave me a needle in the foot today, feels so much better and now need to wear orthotic arch supports in my shoes. oh well at least my arthritis in my knees & ankles has not been bothering me lately.

[PRBuzz]

RR, check this out as seems like good info:

PubMed Health - Plantar fasciitis

[justplugit]

Frozen water bottle,RR, roll between your arch and heel on the floor for 10-15min
3 or 4 times a day worked for me.

[Sea Dangles]

Had it..Ouch!!! Needle helped temporarily.Step on something without shoes and you just might shed a tear.

[HESH2]

had a friend who was bothered with it for months.then his knees and other joints acted up.took awhile and found out he had lyme's disease.antibio's and he pretty much back.

[Saltheart]

I never had it but I had an intrepid friend who was sidelined with it. About the only thing I can ever remember hearing that kept him out of action. I guess the good news is that it got better . I hope it gets better for you soon too.

[Raven]

if and when possible even if you use crutches to do so

your Doctor won't tell you this RON

as for arthritis... (i have it too)
the oldest and most effective remedy
is mixing APPLE cider vinegar (only 5 % ) real good for ya too

with equal parts Honey,
then stir them until they are completely blended together,
say two tablespoons each
then ya mix that into WELCHES grape juice to taste
and it tastes very much like WINE

the vinegar makes the calcium "build up" in your Joints
go back into solution thus relieving the inflamation

if you took chemistry in high school: remember the LITMUS paper
used to check acidity and or alkalinity of a chemical ?
same deal checkin chlorine in swimming pools kinda

well you can buy Nitrazine paper on a little roll at the pharmacy
and check your URINE periodically in the same fashion

if your diet is overly ALKALINE calcium will go from a solution
or from your blood into a precipitate (read harden)
and build up in your joints
Apple cider vinegar reverses this... LIKE Magic

[spinncognito]

Had it a few years ago and was a very painful experience. The first few steps after any period of rest were at time excruciating. Tried the inserts and the frozen water bottle exercises and both helped a bit but the only real solution was time. It eventually eased up and went away. Perhaps I was lucky but that is what happened to me and I sure as hell hope it never happens again. Good luck!

[Swimmer]

Ronnie I have had it. First time I wore the arch supports, custom made, for several months, and it took care of the problem just fine, no shots or nothing. I reinjured it and this time treatment was going to see phy. therapist and was she cure. Massaged my foot every morning, then she ran the same type of xray over my foot that they do on pregnant womans tommies to see the baby. Then she massage my calf muscle for ten minutes. This was all agony, it was terrible. I had to do this 25 or 26 times, I still have three visits left on my card. The first injury happened when I jumped off a ledge chasing after an #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&. The drop was 9 or 10 feet. It went away. You wear the insert because it lefts the nerve up and supports it allowing it to heal. Personally, the arch support worked just as good as the massage did everyday, but heh, I put up with it.

[Bazza]

I have had this several times. The 1st time a few years ago, I did PT and store bought ortohodics and it went away in a few months. This time around I am going on two years. I have tried everything: PT, massage, taping, custom orthodics, nightsplint, several cortozone shots, new shoes, stretching, ect.. There is no one cure, everyone is different. The frozen waterbottle works good. There is plenty of info. on the internet and youtube.
Good luck

[american spirit]

my wife is a physical therapist and i'm an occupational therapist. not sure if this was mentioned yet. one of the most important things is having a resting foot splint to wear nightly so that the ankle/ foot is in a neutral position and allows the injured fascia to relax. there are some nice one's that fit dorsally, instead of running along the back of your leg and foot. that in combo with the above mentioned exercises usually helps.