Plantar Fasciitis
 

Seriously. This shit sucks. I've had it for a couple years. Basically, it is the soft tissue that holds your arch up gets inflamed and pissed off. Wikipedia

Over the last couple years, I've bought Orthotic insoles from my chiropractor and have Ecco boots. So every day for work, I lace up $500. But it continues to get worse, despite not doing anything overly active. I'll go to the chiropractor for awhile and it will feel better, but as soon as I quit for awhile, it is back and pissed off. I can't really justify going to the chiropractor once or twice a week 52 times a year. From both a time and financial perspective. I could stand to lose some weight, but it is difficult when you can't do much exercise with your legs.

Does anyone have any experience with Plantar Fasciitis? Anyone find any relief?

swimming is a good alternative.

Ice, calf raises on stairs, stretching, and new sneakers solved my issue a couple years back.

Got it about 6 years ago. It sucks. The only help I've found is insoles with mega arch support. In the mornings try twisting up a bath towel and loop it around your toes and pull up on it to stretch those tendons out before you get out of bed . I feel your pain! You might try soaking your feet in hot water with epsom salt too.

I've seen a number of posts on RunnersWorld from people who believe that barefoot running solved their PF. If there's any validity to it I would think walking barefoot could have similar effects if running isn't your thing.

http://www.runnersworld.com/communit...refoot-running

Makes sense that that would stretch out the tendons. I think thats the key.

Streches of the ankles, calves and feet, 2x per day, every day.

In with the first "Anti Freeze".

Stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch. Did I mention stretching?

I had to put arch supports in some of the shoes that I wear too, that was very important for me.

I have a similar condition called Achilles tendonitis. It's basically the same thing but affects the back of my heel rather than the bottom. The first time I got it I couldn't believe the pain. It took me three minutes to get from my bed to the master shower and that's about 10 steps. It took about a week to walk normally again. It flaired up a second time and I went to the doctor and he diagnosed the problem. The last two times I could feel it starting to ache I had the hot spot massaged vigorously and that helped immensely. Much less pain and much shorter duration.

Quit with the chiropractor, it' a stop-gap at best. And at worst a waste of money.

Go to a real physician. Ask for Indocin, take Ibuprofen when needed and stretch a couple times a day.

I go to a doc that's not a pill-pusher. He gave me advice about how to treat my problem and it has worked. To each his own, but I hate taking drugs of any kind.

That cortisone shot in the heel hurts like bitch, but it sure does work.

Give Antonio Gates a call. He may have some tips.
Oh yeah, I've heard stretching helps too.