Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis

[greenberetTFS]

Have you tried SynVisc ?........It works for me but they claim you're only aloud 1 shot every 6 months,in between those shote I get cortisone......

Big Teddy

[Oldrotorhead]

My wife and a Doc. in town have found that wearing Crocs around the house and in place of flip flops when very informal is OK. They never go bare foot. They both claim the Crocs help a lot, I don't have any medical evidence of this, but for $25 it may be worth trying.

Originally Posted by Oldrotorhead

My wife and a Doc. in town have found that wearing Crocs around the house and in place of flip flops when very informal is OK. They never go bare foot. They both claim the Crocs help a lot, I don't have any medical evidence of this, but for $25 it may be worth trying.

There are a lot of people who would disagree with that recommendation.

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailta...d/49221,-1.php

BTW as someone in that link mentioned.....try a pair a Merrell sandals! Expensive by darn well worth it!!! My wife has various foot ailments and her podiatrist recommended them (that's [and Asics running shoes] all she's been wearing the last 3 years...it changed her life!!

Plantar Fasciitis Treatment & Management

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/86143-treatment

[Oldrotorhead]

Here is some info on Crocs and foot pain. Again I have no first hand experiencewith this but my wife has one less thing to complain about.


http://diabetes.webmd.com/features/crocs-healthy-shoes-just-comfy



Crocs are certified by the U.S. Ergonomics Council and the American Podiatric Medical Association. Hanson says that what Crocs lack in aesthetic value, they make up in therapeutic benefits. The company created what it calls an Rx line of models specifically with healthy feet in mind: Croc Relief, Croc Cloud, and Croc Silver Cloud.

"These shoes were designed specifically to eliminate plantar pain and achy feet," says Hanson. "They also help people with injured feet, bunions, and diabetes. You've got a lot of inner support, heel cups and massaging heel nubs, and arch support. They're ideal for people with foot problems.

[Hernando]

I've got a dilemma that I could use some advice on. I'm currently a little less than 60 days from shipping active duty for 18X. I've been in the Guard for six years and I'm already an 11B so I'll just be going to Airborne, SOPC, and then Selection.

In the start of December I came down with plantar fasciitis. For about the first week it hurt bad in the morning and I had the typical symptoms. Currently it barely bothers me at all. At most it's nothing but a dull ache in my arch. Sometimes it doesn't bother me when running and rucking, and other times it does.

I stretch my foot daily, I use moist warm heat, I've bought insoles, and I use the calf massager daily as well.

My biggest issue is that because of this I've very much been limiting my ruck marching hoping to heal this. My cardio has suffered some but not much because I've maintained high intensity workouts thru crossfit. Being though that I'm two months from shipping and roughly four months from selection limiting my ruck marching and running isn't an option for me anymore.

My biggest concern is that I push thru it now but durning selection it flares up and becomes a major issue.

So I seek advice on how to proceed from here.

[hoot72]

I have found the Salomon RX Break sandals as a good sandal to use in doors and outdoors for PF.

I also have reverted to using nike ACG sandals day to day and not using leather office shoes and have no PF problems.

Also, when I do get the pf pains, the golf ball works brilliantly in solving the issues in a couple of minutes after pushing down the heel on the golf ball and rubbing it forward and back for a couple of minutes at night and in the mornings when the pain is at it's worst.

[Hernando]

Originally Posted by hoot72

I have found the Salomon RX Break sandals as a good sandal to use in doors and outdoors for PF.

I also have reverted to using nike ACG sandals day to day and not using leather office shoes and have no PF problems.

Also, when I do get the pf pains, the golf ball works brilliantly in solving the issues in a couple of minutes after pushing down the heel on the golf ball and rubbing it forward and back for a couple of minutes at night and in the mornings when the pain is at it's worst.

That is something I haven't done yet is get flip flops to wear around the house and such. I need to make a trip to the store and pick some up. I'm bad about walking around the house barefoot sometimes. I tried the golf ball this morning as well. That seems to work better than using the massage roller on my arch. Is able to get a deeper massage out of it.

Originally Posted by DocIllinois

Speaking from experience, and as someone who treats this condition regularly, and I've stayed at a Holiday Inn Express:

You may have bought insoles, but are they top of the line for shock absorption and support purposes? If so, and you're still having PF issues, its time to see someone who can make a set of custom orthotics. (And not a damn Dr. Scholl's store.)

Do you massage your feet after every run and ruck?

Are you dropping pack and elevating your feet during ruckmarch halts longer than a couple of minutes? Are you taking halts at all?

If you're still having PF issues, you may need to use a strassburg sock.


Are you willing to spend the money to see a physician who treats this condition? If your best efforts still come up short, this may be the best COA.


Be advised: These comments in no way constitute a diagnosis, treatment plan or prognosis. Good luck.

What would you consider top of the line? Currently for running and crossfit I use the Superfeet blue inserts. For rucking and everyday wear I use the Superfeet DMP inserts.

I usually don't massage my feet except in the morning and evening but I'll start adding that in after runs and rucks as well.

As of now the only halts I take when I ruck are for stretching, and usually if I stop at all for that it'll be at the very beginning. Usually though I've try to go the entire length of my ruck without a halt. I'll start adding in halts and elevate my feet while doing so.

I've got a strassburg sock but I usually don't wear that unless I don't have inserts in the current shoes I'm wearing.

Honestly I'm not concerned about the money. My biggest concern is simply getting my foot back to a 100% before I arrive at selection.

[hoot72]

Originally Posted by Hernando

That is something I haven't done yet is get flip flops to wear around the house and such. I need to make a trip to the store and pick some up. I'm bad about walking around the house barefoot sometimes. I tried the golf ball this morning as well. That seems to work better than using the massage roller on my arch. Is able to get a deeper massage out of it.

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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.

[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.

[Hernando]

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.

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.

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.

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.

[Dusty]

I developed a case after I had a lisfranc dislocation. Running in sand barefoot and wearing flipflops helped for some reason.

[Hernando]

Originally Posted by Dusty

I developed a case after I had a lisfranc dislocation. Running in sand barefoot and wearing flipflops helped for some reason.

I may have to see if I can track down some sand to run in, sadly not much to go around here.

I've been wearing some superfeet flip flops and they have seemed to help improve it some.

Originally Posted by WCH

My latest battle with PF was ongoing for about 3 months and getting more debilitating. Two thing that are helping.

1. Orthera Orthotic Inserts...Purchased at Costco 2 pairs ( 1 active, 1 dress) for $30. I now have 6 pairs!

http://www.orthera.com/orthotic-foot...rthera-active/

http://www.orthera.com/orthotic-inserts-orthera-dress/.

2. Ace Night Splint...purchased at Walgreens for $33. Later found the same thing (different brand -3M) at Publix (Supermarket) Pharmacy for $25.

http://www.diyhomenetwork.net/free-h...landscape.html


The night splint worked wonders for me......morning pain was almost gone after the first night.

11 months later...I'm free from plantar pain. I still were the orthotics in all my shoes, and the night splints while sleeping.

[Bortz]

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