Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 8336713)

That makes it DRAMATICALLY worse for me. Even walking around my house barefoot flares it up.

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 8316968)

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?

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 8336713)

That makes it DRAMATICALLY worse for me. Even walking around my house barefoot flares it up.

Originally Posted by Omaha (Post 8336771)

It did at first, but I was told that strengthening the foot is the only way to heal it. Arch supports just allow the foot to further atrophy. Another thing that helped me was sleeping in one of the boots made for PF.

Originally Posted by ClearmontChief (Post 8319189)

Air Force! I'm AF Retired. Make sure it's documented in your service medical record. When you are preparing to retire, you have the opportunity to claim medical issues you've had during active duty to get issues "service connected". Then, if you have enough "service connected" issues you are given a disability rating. Every little thing makes a difference. They have 'fuzzy math', I've got 8 10% Disability issues, and 3 other things 'service connected' but a zero rating (for now, they service connect it and rating can increase if worsens) for a total of 50% disability. Sleep Apnea is an automatic 50% disability unless surgically corrected.

Here's the key, once you hit 50% disability, it's an additional payday, VA provided 'career retraining' educational benefits, and so on.

Originally Posted by frazod (Post 8317916)

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

Originally Posted by ClearmontChief (Post 9619114)

Yep. I had a series of cortisone shots, twice on each heel. That, and the stretching finally got it out of me. Bad for awhile, then better, then bad again...5-6 years!

Freeze a bottled water. Then, roll it around under your foot while sitting in your chair helps. All the other things, helped. But, I didn't get over it until the cortisone series and then gave it time.