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Originally Posted by hoot72
Yes, I find when you use the golf ball, it really 'gets in there' and helps with the inflamation of the tendons (i think) and generally is a great help in easing the pains in the mornings and nights.
Someone else suggested it to me..can't recall who though.
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I've started using the golf ball and I can already tell it's doing more for me than the massage roller was. Like ya said, it just gets in there and does a great job of hitting the right spots. Appreciate the good advice.
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Originally Posted by MtnGoat
I have Plantar Fascitis since 2007. I have had Shockwave treat and it worked on one foot. I wear all kinds of inserts, some work and some didn;t. They best thing I have found to help me out is lower (Calf) stretching exercises. I had a PT tell me this is what is the root cause of the inflamation of the tendons.
One leg forward and one back. Front leg bent a bit and lean into a wall supporting yourself with your hands on the wall. You MUST stretch for over one minute. Try working yourself up to 5 mintues for each leg. Longer the better, I even do this just standing around talking to people through out the day. I has really help me with my pain.
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I will have to add this to my stretching routine. I've been doing a lot of stretching but nothing that long. I was just doing your typical 15-20 seconds several times a session. One of the things that started making a big difference for me was using the massage roller on my calf. Stretching for that long should just help all the more.