I just got a cortisone shot 2 days ago for a bout of PF I was dealing with for the past 3 months. How long should I wait until I start running again? Doctor said 10 days and given that I haven't run in over 2 months trying to treat this damn injury it is not really that bad. Could I return to other activities like biking or swimming before the 10 days or should I take a complete break from all activity?
10 days is fine. I've started back after 7 days and not had a problem. Walk/Jog for the first week and then build it up from there
I had two and they never told me one way or the other. After the second one I biked that night. After the first one, I don't remember, but I know I had it on a Wednesday and ran on a Saturday and it was as if I'd never been injured. Hope that helps.
i had a cortisone shot and started running the very next day and was fine. but then again i did not have PF, i had ITBS pretty severe. it seemed to do the trick for about 4 months or so before it resurfaced but not nearly as bad as pre-cortisone shot.
I had 3 cortisone shots for PF. My podiatrist not only told me I could run the next day, she encouraged it as I was training for a marathon. All 3 times I ran the day after and was so happy that I could run without the pain.
I had itbs.. used a pattstrap and it stopped the pain.
take off a week, to let it fully work and heal. You need to get custom orthotics to support the plantar ligiment or the pain/strain will come back again, eventually. I went thru that cycle for 3 years. I got cortisone shots in both arches. the shots were the most painful shots i ever received, right in that torn plantar ligament.
I 've had about 9 or 10 on 1 foot alone,over my whole running career 20yrs now.Yea,don't rush back to soon take a few days since your not running anyways.Also, address the reason your PF flared up to start with.See Heelspurs.com lots info on PF.Good Luck
sorry to hijack the thread, but does anyone have any idea how much "surface area" a shot actually has an effect on? I had one on my knee for ITBS two weeks ago and was just curious.
btw my doc said the shot would take effect in 48 hours and that I could try to run then
KNEES are trickier than into a small ligiment in the arch that can be easily targeted. I had cortisone shots in my knees at times with mixed results. 1 was targeting chondromalcia under the knee cap, the other was for a ligiment on the side of the knee. Nevertheless- do not run for 3-4 days at least, let the shot do its job
I had one in my lower back two weeks ago. I took off two days, took a long walk on the third, then was running again. Just wait until the stinging-like pain has subsided, and you're good to go.
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