plantar fasciitis

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dollie

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does anyone have plantar fastiis if so what did you do for it---i think my daughter has it -she walks all day on her job--we are waiting to hear from the doctor but it will take that twit 2 weeks before she calls
 

dollie said:
does anyone have plantar fastiis if so what did you do for it---i think my daughter has it -she walks all day on her job--we are waiting to hear from the doctor but it will take that twit 2 weeks before she calls
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I don't think I would call my doctor(s) twits for taking some time to call back with some information about what and what to do. I have gone to hospitals and gone through a series of test and then some materials need lab work to find out whatever. Once all test are run, evaluated, put together and the specialist post their ideas, the doctors must then decide from his personal experience with the patient, what to do. The the doctor will have a decent idea of where the patient is and where he should be. I was often told that what is being done will take some time for an answer. Honest is that response. Not something from a twit.
 
I had plantar fascitis at one time and it was very painful. It took my specialist somewhere around 5 minutes to diagnose it while I was sitting there!

As to treatment, the first thing he did was tape up my foot in a certain way to decrease the strain; that helped a lot, so he recommended custom orthotics. I got those made, religiously used them, and the problem was solved.
 

I developed Plantar Fasciitis when I was working. I worked long hours, many times on my feet all day on cement floors. What helped me is massaging Magnesium Oil http://www.globallight.net/ProductIn...?productid=245 into the arch of my foot. Just a couple of minutes before work and at night really helped. On bad days, I rubbed some in after work too.

My shoe of choice at work were sneakers (tennis shoes), when I had pain from the Plantar Fasciitis, I went from the New Balance brand, to a higher quality Saucony. That coupled with my mag oil did the trick for me. Now I'm not on my feet as much, but if I ever get any uncomfortable feelings in my foot, I just take out the oil. I only had it in one foot. It's excellent for almost instantaneous relief from foot and leg cramps too.
 
I've had plantar fasciitis for years. What helped me the most was buying a couple pairs of special orthotics (not cheap - $50 a pair) from the podiatrist and always having a pair in whatever shoes I'm wearing. Also, I had to give any idea of ever wearing "sexy" shoes again....no high heels, no cute little flat sandals.

I also have learned to live with the pain. It is what it is. I can't let it stop me from hiking, etc.
 
I had a bout with it a couple of years ago and was furniture walking like I was a hundred years old.

Similar to Butterfly I went to the Podiatrist, he taped my foot and gave me a prescription, my insurance covered, for off the shelf orthotics that were adapted to my shoes by the salesperson, the problem was solved. I don't use orthotics today and have had no problem other than a few foot cramps since.
 
I had a bout with it for a year or so when I first retired. Stretching exercises did it for me---stretching that ligament that runs across the bottom of your foot.
 
my daughter had her foot xrayed went to a specialist and he saw nothing wrong with her foot even tho she cant hardly walk on it---so much for the doctors arround here
 
dollie said:
my daughter had her foot xrayed went to a specialist and he saw nothing wrong with her foot even tho she cant hardly walk on it---so much for the doctors arround here
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X Rays only show bones. With plantar there is a tear in the ligaments. Those don't show up on x rays.

You can feel it just by pressing on it. I know because I had it years ago. Dr. Schools sells pads you can put in your shoes that won't cure but it will relieve the pressure.
 
Yeah, x-rays won't show plantar fascitis, which is either a tear or a bad strain in the ligament. The big thing for me is to be sure I have good arch support and buy good shoes. I have severe pronation (feet collapse inwards) and that's the root of my problem. Nike makes a couple of good motion control running shoes, which are about all I wear nowdays.
 

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