Plantar Fasciitis

I found some exercises on YouTube that helped me.

I've never used Voltarol. I had this painful condition in one foot several years ago. I blame wearing shoes - sensible, comfortable shoes in fact - but they didn't have enough support for my heels. I found a website 'Heel that pain' and used the foot exercises and advice from there. DH's NHS podiatrist advised stretching the calf and Achilles tendon. Now, I always wear Ecco shoes as the insoles are a bit cushioned and because I walk a lot rather than use the bus, maybe around 20 miles a week, this makes all the difference on pavements. When I wore 'smart' shoes recently my soles felt very tender the next day. So I know P-F may recur so I'm careful about footwear. From time to time I get a sharp pain up the inside of the affected foot when walking.

Cured (not cored) 🙄

Steroid injections gave short term relief. The only thing that cored in permanently was shock wave therapy

I have throbbing feet, especially seems to be worst at night. I have seen a NHS podiatrist, who told me he could find nothing wrong with my feet, although I have a short achilleas tendon. Advised me to wear running trainers with a higher heel. The only advice my doctor could give me was to take paracetamol! The problem seem to go away last summer but is now back.

Steroid injection in heel…. had to go back three days later for a 2nd jab….i was pain free within 1/2 hour and that was 30 years ago….never looked back !

I had shock wave treatment for this when I lived in France and it worked. The treatment was uncomfortable but not unbearably so.

Dreadful pain,I bought lots of inner soles for shoes,rested my foot ,then discovered Fitflop shoes…the best ever! Such relief!

I have had it fairly regularly and found the best thing was, arch supports, gel ice pack under your instep and rolling a small hard ball such as a golf ball under your instep all helps a lot. Wearing supportive shoes also good. I use my gel supports at the first sign of pain and because the are on a wide stretchy sleeve I can wear them with anything including sandals and slippers! It’s known for being worse in the night 😢

I used to get this and found FitFlops. Never looked back. Have leather sandals which I use for slippers and they’re wonderful.
Try a pair second hand from EBay! That’s how I started wearing them, but will try Haflingers someone recommended on here. Good luck. Really painful

Saw a physio at local hospital who showed me a way to tape up my bad foot and it went in a week never to return

I tried stretching, exercises, insoles, heel supports, sturdy slippers, Voltarol, etc., etc. all on GP recommendations plus what I found online. Suffered on/off for years, GP said it would go eventually and it did. Woke up one day several years ago, no pain and touch wood, none since.

Would definitely get it diagnosed from a doctor or podiatrist as my pain was only in the heels- and definately not at night- nor when i was'nt actually walking or on my feet! Doc said its the faschi- definitely plantar fasciitis! He advised support (&the rubbery heel supports you can get are very good- excercising them as stretching the foot up& down works the muscles and rolling on a iced bottle of water or similar.Rest legs & feet raised up when resting.try stay off feet when possible.Takes months (doc said around 9mths) he was right.

I get this on and off. A recent tip I got was to draw out the alphabet with your feet before getting out of bed! Sounds daft but has helped

I found a set of exercises on NHS website (think it was that one) which involve stretching exercises. This worked for me.

Try Vionic insoles. I use these for my flat feet. I have had two bunion ops and these insoles are the only ones that stop my feet hurting. Vionic shoes come with in built arch support. Even sandals. I never wear slippers. I keep a pair of trainers for
the house and use my insoles all day.

I am so pleased (and sorry) to hear from ladies with same condition.
After 4 months of constant pain, I was beginning to think I was the only one with this condition.
I have exhausted Amazon's remedies for Plantar Fasciitis, but sterile injection I haven't tried
Not sure if my GP would agree to it, but anything is worth being able to walk the dogs again.
Thank you

Perhaps I was lucky in that my experience of this nasty problem was over in a few months. I walked with a stick to take the weight off the affected foot, my podiatrist gave me a small shoe lift to correct my gait, and I did find the exercise that gave the most relief was standing on the bottom stair, with heels over the edge, and lowering my heels as far as I could to stretch the underside of my foot and the backs of my legs. I hope it goes soon - it is literally crippling while it lasts.

I suffer with this too. I use Voltarol and I wear
Arch support insoles - - even.in my slippers! There are a number of exercise things that you can buy too. I tend to have flare ups , will be ok for a while and then once again I am in pain. Hope you manage to get some relief.

I had it a few years ago, as I was nursing at the time, so on my feet all day. I was lucky that I was able to fast track to physio, they told me to freeze some oranges and use them several times a day rolling my feet over on the floor. I managed to buy Fitflops, which were in he only foot wear I could use. Incredibly painful and took about 2years to go!

want to cut your feet off when its at its worse, buy good support shoes by fitflop etc, get insoles that support feet, i bought a special tens machine just for feet on line,it really helped,roll foot over a tennis ball

Fitflops - these shoes boots trainers and Flipflops solved my PF pain !

Hi
I had very bad PF for years on and off, really got me down, couldn’t walk sometimes as so painful, feels like stepping on a peice of Lego
Tried exercises, support socks, ice, painkillers, nothing made much difference
Saw a private chiropractor and had a course of shock wave therapy ( pulsed sound waves via an ultrasound type device, feels prickly but not painful) this cured me, I am so relieved, and would recommend it

I suffer badly with this. My GP suggested that I roll either a cold drinks can (or a tennis ball that had been put in the fridge) under my foot every so often during the day. He also suggested that standing with just the ball of your foot on a bottom step facing up the stairs and raising up on tip toes can help. I just used the cold can and it helped me quite a bit. I also bought a pair of Skechers trainers with the memory foam footbed. I still have the PF but am able to tolerate it more.

Same as Witzend, bought insoles and eventually it went away. I also used a tennis ball. Put it under my foot and ran my foot over it back to front and back again.