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Topic:Help Please!anyone Suffered From Plantar Fasciitis
matthew goulden
Posted: 2011-05-23 17:31:06
Help please!anyone suffered from plantar fasciitis


Anyone suffered form plantar fasciitis?Iv got it really bad.At its worst I cant walk at bets its very painful and makes me hobble like an old man.Iv tried icing it, painkillers, anitinflams', stretching etc and nothing works.Not training is kiling me.Any help or info would be very greatfully recieved.

Thanks.
Kelly Leach
Posted: 2011-05-24 14:50:11
Physiotherapy treatment for this condition.

•Stretching is an important treatment. If the pain is bad in the morning the foot can be stretched up by putting a towel under the forefoot and pulling up with the hands. Standing calf stretches and a night splint to hold the foot up in a partly stretched position can also be useful.


•Deep massage along the plantar fascia may be useful and can be done by the sufferer once shown how by a therapist.


•Ice can reduce both pain and inflammation, used from 10 to 20 minutes as an ice pack. Use care with ice and ensure your skin is protected. Do not put a freezing pack directly on your skin as this can cause frost-bite like damage.


•Taping can be used by a therapist or trainer to attempt to route some of the forces through the sole along a different line.


•Advice on activity modification is important as the condition may not completely resolve. Patients may need to consider alternative methods of keeping up their aerobic fitness and strength if weight-bearing activity is too painful.


•Shock absorbing heel pads can be useful and should be tried as soon as the condition presents. Silicone gel pads are commonly used and are relatively cheap :)


•Arch supports may also be useful to restore more normal foot mechanics in cases where this has been disturbed.


•Other treatments commonly used are corticosteroid injections, shockwave therapy and botulinum (botox) injections.

Try and get in to see a physio :)

Good luck!
K :)
betaboy
Posted: 2011-05-25 14:18:01
I had it a few years ago BUT sorry I dont know how I eventually got rid of it. I'll post if I remember anything later.
I did buy those ugly Birkenstock (London) shoes though - thats how bad it was! Only wore in office though ;-)
They feel a bit strange beacuse of the high arch but they're surprisingly comfy.
Please let us know what advice your physio gives.
matthew goulden
Posted: 2011-05-25 17:16:03
kelly leach - wow thanks thats amazing.Iv tried a lot of those things already but I think the big difference may be that Iv done em on my own not under the guidance of a physio.Il try and get to see one asap, seems to be the way forward.So depressing can hardly train at all, having to go cycling to keep some sembelance of fitness.

Betaboy - il get to a physioan let you know their advice!

thanks for the replies guys
mh.
Posted: 2011-05-25 21:13:06
As well as following Kelly's advice it's worth checking how well your shoes fit. It might sound obvious but if you're wearing some that are worn out or don't fit very well then they can cause problems. I used to get quite painful feet myself, and I think it's one of the many things I managed to sort out by losing weight.
Kelly Leach
Posted: 2011-05-26 06:29:15
Hey, no need to wow I have been studying the lower limb so just thought I would share :)

Be careful, if you do limp and prefer to walk on your toes you may experience additional injury/discomfort to the knee, hip and lower back as the alignment of these joints may be thrown out slightly :/ (think posture)

The arch support of the foot does affect the central band of the plantar fascia (the thickest part that runs from heel to toes) so the posts above about footware and wearing a arch support are right.

Good luck!

K :)





matthew goulden
Posted: 2011-05-26 12:01:33
again many thanks!thing is Its really really painful, debilitatingly so, and im an exercise addict so I really appreciate any advice if it can get me back training asap.Yeah I limp permenantly since it became bad and Iv noticed a lot of secondry discomfort in the front of my foot where Im over compensating my tread.I suppose the only real way round it is to see a podiatrist and a physio?I do chronically pronate but its never caused me any problems before.Iv always trained/ran etc pretty much everyday for as long as I can remember.but I am doing much more manual work on top of this nowadays where Im on my feet all day everyday and this is what I think has caused it.

moral of the story - working sucks!!!haha
Kelly Leach
Posted: 2011-05-27 06:08:54
Have you had an xray? hmmmm stress fracture? if you are walking on your toes then , you need to stretch off regularly, you will be lengthening the ligaments at the bottom and shortening the ones an the top and more importantly the achilles tendon, gastrocnemius and soleus muscle will be contracted so may become tight or short... leading to a whole new set of problems!

Go to your nearest walk in centre, they will assess you and they have physio's based there.

K :)
matthew goulden
Posted: 2011-05-28 05:16:58
kelly - thanks again, yeah had an xray and no stress fractures which is good, xray confirmed I do have a plantar faxcia related bone spur though.I am starting to get a lot of other undue pain in the foot and ankle due to the silly limp and over compensation in the front of my foot!Dont hink my local walk ins have physios think il have to do it thorugh the gp.

Seriously, many thanks again for taking the trouble to reply its very kind of you.
Kelly Leach
Posted: 2011-05-28 07:27:10
No worries at all, do you only have the one walk in centre?

We have a few in Leeds, I'm not sure where you are from but try your accident and emergency dept, they started introducing walk in centres to try and stop people abusing the emergency dept. Worth a try I guess.

Happy hopping :)

Kx
Ricky S
Posted: 2011-05-28 09:35:13
I had it a couple of years back and was out of training for nearly 18months! I tried all sorts but I think it just got better with time in the end :/
matthew goulden
Posted: 2011-05-29 06:55:41
i dont like the out of training for 18 months shout!!!!
Ricky S
Posted: 2011-05-29 17:41:46
I was still growing so was worse, and no wasnt the best, there must be some way of sorting it!
Kelly Leach
Posted: 2011-05-30 07:42:24
Rest and physio... non weight bearing exercises will keep fitness up, swimming, cycling, rowing etc, hard with training as the stance alone will be uncomfortable! x
Mark L.
Posted: 2011-05-30 09:39:28
Omega 3's

Look into aldoa stretches
I do one stretch that goes from toes/bottom of feet, up calves, hams, back, shoulders, neck and asround to top of head...

The tight fasia isn't seperated and just on your feet.

Also when sitting at a desk or computer or watching tv roll a ball under your feet (one at a time) to massage and loosen up.

A couple tips I would suggest.

oh get that core functioning of course!
matthew goulden
Posted: 2011-05-30 12:54:07
everyone thanks again, any input is most welcome.Il check those strecthec thanks, I guess theyd be what a physio.podaiatrist would give me to do?What kind of ball, a tennis ball adequate?Already had a similar suggestion form one of our esteemed australian colleagues but he said roll a cold glass beer bottle?Is this pretty much the same thing?

Kelly - I make a few extra quid teaching and padding people so like you say, the stance alone is causing me grief.trying to get in to cycling and its helping with fitness a little.Really isnt the same though is it!!!?

thanks again all really appreciate the advice
Kelly Leach
Posted: 2011-05-30 13:18:45
Ha, No Matthew it really isn't the same thing and it is frustrating when you can't do something you love :/

The glass bottle will work as good as a ball :)

Kx
matthew goulden
Posted: 2011-05-30 15:39:03
kelly et al - thanks again the advantage a cold beer bottle has over a ball is when I get pissed off with the pain in my foot and not training I can start drowning my sorrows!!
Kelly Leach
Posted: 2011-05-30 16:23:04
In that case make it a vodka bottle ;)
matthew goulden
Posted: 2011-05-31 04:32:38
now ya talking!!
Mark L.
Posted: 2011-06-04 01:07:16
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matthew goulden
Posted: 2011-06-04 05:21:21
pretty much have always done that mate, and yeah its great as it assists the neural pathways cement movement in your body but it lacks the endorphines Im addicted to, but thanks I am and I will!!
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