plantar fasciitis: when does it go away?

ive found that taking time off makes it worse

ice, back down mileage to 50%, and aleve after runs

also, hopefully you're not racing anytime soon. hold off until it's good

good luck

I was diagnosed with pf in 2000. Saw an old podiatrist who made some arches (temporary until he could order some three hundred dollar orthopedics) for me and told me that it was simply the shoes I wore didn't afford enough support and I should never go barefoot again. Bought some birkenstock supports (forty dollars) and slippers (about seventy), never walk without them and have never had the problem again.

Whatever works for you but that podiatrist doesn't know the first thing about PF.

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I was diagnosed with pf in 2000. Saw an old podiatrist who made some arches (temporary until he could order some three hundred dollar orthopedics) for me and told me that it was simply the shoes I wore didn't afford enough support and I should never go barefoot again. Bought some birkenstock supports (forty dollars) and slippers (about seventy), never walk without them and have never had the problem again.

Stretching out my calves a few times a day and temporarily wearing inserts worked for me. Wore my podiatrist-created inserts in my kicks for a month or two and stretch my calves and ankles out every day, even three years later now. Keeps the PF away.

Had the beast for a year. Still do.

1. Spent the first year doing calf stretches, some exercises, the sock, ice, and massage. Had a handful of long rest periods. Never helped much.

2. gave in and saw a podiatrist. He gave me cortisone and some temporary arch supports. It was magical--pain free, trained and raced. pf came back 2 months later as bad as it ever was.

3. Got another shot (last one, and only if

I took time off and got inserts, doctors orders). Took 6 weeks off with stretching. Orthotics finally came and started a slow build up. Good or a whole and minor pain came back, but not as bad. Had a revelation one day when I realized my hamstrings were tight as hell. Started stretching the hell out of my hamstrings alongside Other stretches, massage, and the sock at night. It's now pain free enough to train uninterrupted without pain while running. Keeping mileage under 50 for now, long runs only up to 11 miles.

The hamstring stretching seemed to be the difference for me. But that comes after a lot of other treatment.

I'm convinced that PF is like alcoholism in that you're never cured, only "sober." be vigilant and never underestimate the beast!!!

Your problem is you are getting cort shots. What a HUGE mistake. In the short-term is reduces inflammation and relieves pain but in the long term it makes it worse. Cort interferes with healing and masks the pain so you make it worse. Stretching calves won't work in the long run either because it is not a flexibility issue. Tight calves are a symptom of the problem, not the cause. That said, night splints have been proven to help.Arch support and inserts/orthotics have never been shown to help. And defiantly should not be used long term. Think of them as casts. They help stabilize the problem so it can heal but you wouldn't wear it for the rest of your life. Like a cast, orthotics causes atrophy.

Bump. Been dealing with this since February. Feels terrible until a mile into my run and then it subsides. Morning runs are pure misery. Bought an orthotic and it didn't seem to work.

Read some bad reviews regarding the Strassburg sock...not sure if that is a viable option.

Considered a massage...sort of pricey.

I've found that walking and running around barefoot prior to a training run actually helps...and I can't believe I'm saying this...but I actually considered buying Vibrams and doing a few runs short runs in them a couple times per week in this park near my house.

Train in the Nike Structure Triax and I overpronate.

The strassbirg sock works if you use it regularly and don't use it too aggressively at first. Don't put any weight on your foot ever unless it is stretched out really good. Getting an injection is an option, as is the Graston Technique.

My wife has had PF for about two years now. She recently bought a pair of GoRuns and found instant relief from them. she is not running in them yet but previously walking to the back of a store would set it off. Now its good. May be worth a shot.

Plantar Fasciitis arrives mysteriously, and it leaves the same way.

Take 10 athletes who got rid of it, and you'll probably find 10 different ways to get rid of it. Massage, orthotics, heel cups, acupuncture, Strassburg sock, cortisone, etc.

There's an adage in medicine: The more ways people have "cured" the same medical problem, the less likely it is that any of the "cures" actually did anything.

I had PF back in 2007, and I tried everything, too. Nothing got rid of it. I finally stopped worrying about it and did exercises that didn't hurt.

It went away a few weeks later. I had it for three months total. It hasn't come back.

Dr. John Sarno believes that PF is a classic example of tension myositis syndrome, or TMS. He may be right. Read about it if you're so inclined.

wake up every morning and do a standing calf stretch while leaning against something. Hold the stretch for 3min straight, stretching both the calf and your foot. Repeat at night before you go to bed. My plantar is completely gone, it works.

Does anyone know how arch height plays in developing PF?

THE SIMPLE ANSWER.

THIS WORKS FOR A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF ATHLETES

TAKE THE HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY RHUS-TOX

TRY STRENGTH 30C IF IT DOESN'T WORK USE STRENGTH 200C

BINGO ! CURED !

Cortisone shot is soooo painful and doesn't work :(

PF is the most evil injury ever invented. It is especially infuriating because it's barely even an injury at all, yet it can hurt like it's half torn off.

For all anyone knows, it may be caused by bad mechanics, or it may be caused by a hoodoo man sticking a pin in a doll's foot. It can strike as suddenly as a shark lurking under the track. It may go away tomorrow or it may torment you the rest of your life.

Hi--I suddenly came down with this horrid affliction. When I would get out of bed I could hardly walk...it hurt so bad! I did a little research online...and I purchased Dr. Scholl's Memory Foam slippers.....also Sneakers with Memory Foam (New Balance 635). Prior to this, I was wearing slippers with no support at all and I have hardwood floors throughout my condo. Anyway....it worked! I no longer am suffering from this.

Hope this helps!

I realized mine came from moving into a condo with hardwood floors. I did a little research online and ordered Dr. Scholl's Memory Foam slippers and New Balance 635 Memory Foam sneakers. I use to wake up in the morning and getting out of bed and touching the floor was so PAINFUL...it was like my whole foot was one big bruise. Anyway, hope this helps! I suffered for many months before I changed my footwear and it seemed to get rid of this affliction for me!

One thing that I found helpful for plantar fasciitis was foot mobilisation therapy. Particularly good if you have stiff or high arches; you need the joints of the foot, ankle, and fibula to be moving with their natural joint play. Look for FMT or MME in Australia or New Zealand. I actually travelled to the State last year to train with the guru 96-year-old Rue Tikker, a podiatrist who trained with the legendary Dr John Martin Hiss DO MD.

I offer FMT in Auckland, New Zealand, at my practice, Unity Osteopathy , and I treat a lot of runners ultra trail and marathon distance.