Plantar fasciitis

merlot would you reccomend the special socks ?
DD sufferers with PF on and off. She also has a heel spur and weak ankle joints. Her foot gives her a lot of trouble.

I've had steroid injections in my knee, they weren't sore at all just an odd feeling of pressure . Keep your eyes shut , keep blethering and it'll be over quick !

My husband had Plantar fasciitis, he tried everything, but the only thing which worked for him was acupuncture.
I have had lots of steroid injections over the years, hands, thumbs, shoulders, hips, feet and I can honestly say they haven't been too painful. It could be I just have a high pain threshhold.
I also think it depends on the professional who is giving the injection. With some injections, I have hardly felt a thing. Often, I'm given a local anaesthetic first, which obviously makes it less painful.
Good luck, I hope you get some relief soon.

Have you thought about acupuncture? I was first diagnosed with PF about twenty years ago and was told a steroid injection would be the only option but another doctor offered a course of acupuncture which was very successful.

I had a recurrence of PF two years ago and acupuncture is no longer available on the NHS at our local surgery so I toughed it out with rest, orthotic insoles, rolling a frozen bottle of water backwards and forwards under my instep and some brilliant socks that tighten up the instep area and make walking less painful. Wearing Skechers trainers are a must for me now.

Good Luck. Hope you soon see some improvement. Do let us know if the steroid injection works.

Not had a steroid injection in my heel but I've had one in my elbow. Just before my wedding I developed tennis elbow and had a steroid injection. It was very painful, but it did bring relief. I had a second one the week before my wedding, just as painful ? but worth it.
I did exercises to relieve plantar faciitis, my doctor didn't offer me anything at all.