Plantar Facitis

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Has anyone had plantar facitis and have recovered. Please send me your
ordeal. I say ordeal as I have done the ice , stretching , cortizone
shots, anti inflamatorys, physical therapy, the sock, podiatrist and
chiropractor with little if any results.

I used a lift, and slowed way down to where it didn't hurt, and if it
started hurting during a run, I'd stop and walk. It cleared up in a couple
of weeks, but I felt it when I first got out of bed for a while, then that
was it. That was about 20 yrs ago, when I ran a lot of 7:00 or faster
miles.

I think not running through such injuries is the key -- in other words,
stopping or adapting if there's any pain.

My rule of injuries (which I recently violated with my kneecap, btw) is slow
down or cross train to remove the pain during exercise.

I used to get on the bike (even though I'd much rather run) to keep my
fitness through various one-week layoffs due to injury.

Only then will it heal. I imagine if you push the injury too far and for
too long you may reach a point where the conservative approach doesn't work.

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Has anyone had plantar facitis and have recovered. Please send me your
ordeal. I say ordeal as I have done the ice , stretching , cortizone
shots, anti inflamatorys, physical therapy, the sock, podiatrist and
chiropractor with little if any results. I would be interested in
hearing your treatment protocol. The next step is surgery and I would
like to hear from others who may have had the surgery as well with what
results. Train smart! Raymond

you probably ran while you were in pain. you have to quit running for
weeks or months until it heals. no easy answer.

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Has anyone had plantar facitis and have recovered.

No.

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Quoted message said:

Has anyone had plantar facitis and have recovered. Please send me your
ordeal. I say ordeal as I have done the ice , stretching , cortizone
shots, anti inflamatorys, physical therapy, the sock, podiatrist and
chiropractor with little if any results. I would be interested in
hearing your treatment protocol. The next step is surgery and I would
like to hear from others who may have had the surgery as well with what
results. Train smart! Raymond

Yes and I will say it's a very long and slow recovery. I developed plantar
facitis back in July of 05 and continued to run until the end of September.
Only when it wouldn't heal on its own did I decide to visit an ortho. Took
some inflamatory meds, pain pills, and gave me some shoe inserts, plus a
splint to wear to bed every night. Although it helped, it still hurt some
since I am on my feet alot. They key for me was the pt. He cracked the area
behind my knee, and then pulled the bottom of my heel so hard, thought it
was gonna break! I relate it to pulling a finger or shoulder back into
socket. Once he did that it felt much better. But I didnt run for 5
months. Just started running again last week lightly on a treadmill and it
feels good. No pain in the mornig whatsoever. For me, I guess the bottom
line was lots of rest, and making sure I had the right shoes. I changed
shoes in July and think that's where my problem came from. Hope this
helps.

terrance

terrance said:

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Quoted message said:

Has anyone had plantar facitis and have recovered. Please send me your
ordeal. I say ordeal as I have done the ice , stretching , cortizone
shots, anti inflamatorys, physical therapy, the sock, podiatrist and
chiropractor with little if any results. I would be interested in
hearing your treatment protocol. The next step is surgery and I would
like to hear from others who may have had the surgery as well with what
results. Train smart! Raymond

Yes and I will say it's a very long and slow recovery. I developed plantar
facitis back in July of 05 and continued to run until the end of September.
Only when it wouldn't heal on its own did I decide to visit an ortho. Took
some inflamatory meds, pain pills, and gave me some shoe inserts, plus a
splint to wear to bed every night. Although it helped, it still hurt some
since I am on my feet alot. They key for me was the pt. He cracked the area
behind my knee, and then pulled the bottom of my heel so hard, thought it
was gonna break! I relate it to pulling a finger or shoulder back into
socket. Once he did that it felt much better. But I didnt run for 5
months. Just started running again last week lightly on a treadmill and it
feels good. No pain in the mornig whatsoever. For me, I guess the bottom
line was lots of rest, and making sure I had the right shoes. I changed
shoes in July and think that's where my problem came from. Hope this
helps.

terrance

I've had it, and recovered. A good podiatrist or the right chiropractor
can make great orthodics. That is one of the keys.

You need to stretch that ligament EVERY chance you can. While they sell
devices, simply stepping on a step with your toe and letting the back of
your leg down all the way will work. Do it all the time.

Be careful of the cortisone. Some is OK, but it weakens ligaments.

While it can be very tough to get insurance to pay for it, magnetic
pulse therapy aides healing. All the football teams have the machine.
My old internist had one.

It would help if you told us where you are to recommend people. I had a
pair of great orthodics made in NYC, that are soft by the great
chiropractor, Amram Weiner. Highly recommended.

And, on the Space Coast where I live I had hard orthodics made by
Robert Kirchenbaum, an incredible podiatrist. While he gives limited
cortisone shots, he also has a tremendous knowledge of less invasive
shots that flush out the area and promote healing. I have also seen
orthopedic surgeons, and they didn't help me at all.

Another cousin of planter facitis is a stress fracture in your heel,
from all the tension. A bone scan might be a smart precaution. Again,
orthodics, rest, and stretching will help. Hopefully that's not the case.

Certainly, you need an alternative to stay in shape. Swimming, biking,
weight training are all indicated.

But stretch, stretch, stretch. That was the ultimate cause of your problem.

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Surgery is probably going to add to your problems.
Learn how to tape the ankle. You can continue to run on it as the pain
will be much relieved. Some leave the tape on all day.
It took months for the pain to leave completely. Ice is OK. Forget the
stretching, shots, drugs, and therapy.
That was my experience and that of others in my group.