Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis

[hoepoe]

I had a bout with PF for just under a year.

Treated it with rolling a frozen soda bottle (plastic) under my feet, rolling a hard bouncing ball (gold ball size) under my feet when at my desk but that didn't seem to help

Then i changed to minimalist shoes, and walked in them (didn't run due to the PF), used a baking roller to "push out" my calves, slept with a PF specific brace and started stretching my calves every day.

I don't know what the actual solution was, but i respect the PF and how much of a nuisance it can be.

For me it seemed that the source was the tight calves. I still stretch them multiple times per day, especially on days that i run.

I pronate and was running in very cushioned, very supportive shoes when the PF started - that's what sent me to minimalist. I know use a "light" version (4mm drop) of minimalist shoes to run in and they're great. The extreme minimalist shoes (0mm drop) created other issues when running more than 3miles.

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