Plantar Fasciitis help and advice please

I had it as bad as that. Acupuncture and insoles worked for me

Cid24

I had electric shock treatment - not nice but it works!!!!

Did you mean actual electric shocks or shockwave treatment
A bit like being attacked with a pile driver, but worked for me.

I had PF for years..get GP to refer you to Orthotics! I have specialist insoles made.You can buy them from Amazon but... mine were fitted,feert put in foam mould and bespoke insoles were made for me. Also rolling tennis ball under foot helps a bit but get back to GP and ask for referral to Orthotics. I feel your pain literally! Naproxen is useless! Good luck

I had b plantar fasciitis some years ago from pushing heavy trolleys of plants in the garden centre I worked at. I purchased sole supports for my shoes from boots the chemist . From memory they were made by scholl and they gave bb me immediate relief. They are very expensive but they work

Nellylemon1

I’ve had it several times and my husband had it not so long ago. Only thing that helped us was Fitflops. They all come with arch support. A little bit pricey, but they always seem to have a sale going.

Same here, finally gone after nearly a year of pain, but FitFlops were the only footwear to help this and relieve the pain. I now have FitFlop slippers, shoes, boots and wellington boots! Not cheap, but got most in the sales. :-)

www.fitflop.com/uk/en/

I had this in my 30s while DH was working overseas and I had two small children. It followed a month of having two tennis elbows and two housemaids knees. It was a terrible time. Steroid injections in the elbows did nothing, but the one for my foot worked immediately. I had not heard of any of aid people mention - but it is over 40 years ago!

I’ve had this condition for about seven years. It is very painful! I do a lot of walking and exercise so it has been very debilitating. The only thing that worked for me was steroid injections in my foot. They are painful but well worth it. Unfortunately I was told I’m only allowed three (apparently, it makes the pad on heel very thin if you have more). I asked for the operation but the consultant I saw said it doesn’t work. I have been to physio many, many times and kept up with the exercises but it doesn’t work (I was an exercise instructor until the painful foot brought it to an end so I was well able to do all the exercises they gave me and eager to do them but the physio assumed I couldn’t be bothered and that was why they didn’t work). I am now waiting for an appointment for shockwave therapy which works for some people. My consultant told me that it probably wouldn’t work, it’s something I have to live with and I should just do less walking (he wasn’t very helpful) zMy Hi-Tech walking shoes help somewhat but flimsy sandals and slip on shoes make it so much worse. I hope you get sorted out. Apparently it does eventually clear up for some people so hopefully you will be one of those.

I had electric shock treatment - not nice but it works!!!!

EDIT BUTTON;
Mine were a pair of sheepskin style boots (of a fashion type - not old lady type) and a pair of their flip-flops (which I've still got - as I like them per se). I wasn't going to wear anything that wasn't stylish/modern - even with bad feet LOL.

Sounds like you've got it noticeably worse than I did back along - ie years ago. But I found Fitflop footwear range and bought a couple of pairs from that and they were the only footwear I wore until it got back to normal. They were defo very helpful to me and I think I must have had a "recommend" to them. Mine was probably quite a mild case compared to yours - and so mine resolved in a matter of weeks and I could go back to normal/have been normal ever since.

Both my husband and me suffered with plaster fasciitis. The only relief we got was with these, Pro 11 Wellbeing Plantar insoles.

They're available on amazon, currently £9.99 and have an almost perfect rating, from over 32,000 reviews.

It's important to understand what the condition is and why it happens and then it's easy to see why the insoles work so well.

Cronaca

Do all exercises as suggested, and I started wearing Crocs and Fitflop shoes, which were a Godsend. Still lasted eighteen months in both feet, then went away just as it came on.

I wore those fitflops all through that Covid period, I had nice straight toes, now, all curled up 😩

To roll the ball under foot (I use a golf ball) put it in a sock and stand on the open end of the sock with your other foot so that the ball doesn't roll away.

Do all exercises as suggested, and I started wearing Crocs and Fitflop shoes, which were a Godsend. Still lasted eighteen months in both feet, then went away just as it came on.

Check out YouTube for hints on strapping your foot using physiotherapy tape. My partner taped me up and it really helped, I haven't suffered from it since.

deedeedum

I share your pain, there is nothing like it or medication that can ease it. My Doctor was suggesting all sorts of things, operation i.e, skin off ok foot to repair the other which meant walking around in a boot, steroid injections. Cured in six weeks by a physio recommended to me - sorted. I hope you read this, good luck.

I hope you have changed your doctor!
Plantar fasciitis is caused by straining the part of your foot that connects your heel bone to your toes (plantar fascia)

You may be more likely to get plantar fasciitis if you are 40 to 60 years of age, recently started exercising on hard surfaces, exercise with a tight calf or heel, overstretch the sole of your foot during exercise, recently started doing a lot more walking, running or standing up, wear shoes with poor cushioning or support or are very overweight

For the long term.
I have suffered with this over the last few years, but since I have my new insoles in with a high arch bit it has not been back.
I got the Eco Dasher by Fitpace insole as a kickstarter, but you can buy it now on Amazon. I will get myself some more of them.

Can I tell you a funny (to me) story connected with this?
I met a friend in our village while I was suffering from PF and told her.
“Oh “ she said, “xxxx (her husband ) has been suffering from that too.”
We discussed possible treatment and she said that he was doing the exercises - “and” she added, “he has prickly balls”
(Muffled snort from me, thinking, poor man, as if PF wasn’t bad enough)
As she is the sort of person who would not see any double entendre I had to do my best to keep a straight faces!

Dr Berg - plantar fasciiatus is a good video on u tube to watch.

I share your pain, there is nothing like it or medication that can ease it. My Doctor was suggesting all sorts of things, operation i.e, skin off ok foot to repair the other which meant walking around in a boot, steroid injections. Cured in six weeks by a physio recommended to me - sorted. I hope you read this, good luck.

I’ve had it several times and my husband had it not so long ago. Only thing that helped us was Fitflops. They all come with arch support. A little bit pricey, but they always seem to have a sale going.

Mine was quite bad, but the insoles (Scholl, from Boots) did eventually work. I wore them in both shoes for at least 6 weeks.

I have suffered with this on and off. Rolling foot over a ball, stretching exercises, cushioned inner soles and supportive shoes such as Sketchers all help. I find it gets worse if I stand for long periods.

I found acupuncture worked - but I had to keep going back as the effect wore off after a few months and it just became too expensive so I had to give it up.
Then I asked my GP if it was available on the NHS and was sent to Physiotherapy at a local hospital. The needles were inserted in a totally different pattern to the ones used by the acupuncturist who first treated me, and didn't help at all.
Why not try it if you have the money to spare?
It does ease after a while.

I was told I had flat feet when buying some shoes and soon after had bad heel pain. GP totally disinterested so I saw a sports therapist who has been most helpful and the PF is gradually going. Use a massage ball, daily exercises and have had taping and acupuncture which along with supportive trainers have really improved things.