Plantar Fasciitis

[ross88guy]

I am literally kicking myself - I went out for a 13 mile run the other day in a pair of battered natural running shoes and have now been diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis. Has anyone else been diagnosed with the same condition? How did you recover from it - ice, rest??

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[jmike]

yes

a few times -- mostly after 12 mile ruck marches while i was in the army

went to sick call --- doc iced my heel down and then jammed a needle into it -- wiggled it around a little bit to get around the scar tissue and injected it with cortisone --- i wanted to stab him in the face

[KT Monahan]

Yes. They gave me this boot thing to wear when I slept. It kept the foot extended and all the muscles and tendors stretched. I think I got it from wearing dress shoes on a daily basis when I started working in an office full time. At least that's what the doctor suspected.

You can also do this thing where you get down on your knees and put your weight on your toes to stretch out your foot. I know I'm describing it well, but that helps.

[macdiver]

Give it plenty of rest to heal. Once healed consider barefoot running. It will take time to transition but it is a healthier running form. And by barefoot I mean skin to ground not the BAREFOOT SHOES. Shoes of any type are not bare.

[stallion16]

see a physical therapist. This is a very common condition that they treat and it will speed up recovery time.