Golfers Heel anyone suffer with this

[Ian_Bristol]

Since i have restarted playing golf (3\4 times a week) after stopping for a few years I notice that when i get up in the morning it is very painful to put wieght on my feet it gets better after time but after 9 holes starts to restrict my ability to walk becoming more painful i did some research and it is some times called golfers heel ( Plantar Fasciitis )
There must be others in the same situation so what do you do.:swing:

 

[duncan mackie]

lot of threads on, and related, just put Plantar Fasciitis in the search box above and press the button

 

[matt611]

Dose up on ibuprofen

 

[Ian_Bristol]

Note to self search first

 

[tugglesf239]

I suffer also pal (as do a few more on here)

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?70244-Plantar-Fasciitis-Adizero-s

Let me know if you find any resolve as mine is getting worse by the week

 

[Coatsy79]

Mine has improved, it also called postmans heel as the rubbish shoes the Royal Mail give you to walk round in basically give it to you

But since I've had more cushioned shoes (including golf shoes) it's gotten so much better

Google it there's plenty of stretches that can help, I still get it from time to time but nowhere near as bad as it was

 

[Fish]

Dose up on ibuprofen

or buy a sharp knife :smirk:

 

[bignev]

I have this to.Started this summer after wearing a pair if cheap dimple shoes with no cushioning.
Really sore first thing but tends to ease off.
will cushioned inserts help?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Never had it but it sounds horrendous. Does it impact the swing or just make walking the course unbearable. Can you get away with a buggy (where available) and play or does it just hurt too much. Gout is probably the worse pain aside from acute pancreatitis (which I wouldn't want on anyone...blue light job to hospital for me, don't stop at reception to check in). Definitely couldn't golf with gout

 

[Matty]

Some great advice here:
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/plantar-fasciitis-leaflet

 

[John Boy Saint]

I have increasingly suffered from this especially after playing golf, I bought a pair of the insoles in the link below last week and used them in my various shoes, then most impressively in my Golf shoes. Having just returned from the Society 4 day tour to St Mellion my feet feel noticeably less painful, especially first thing in the morning getting out of bed.

http://www.physioroom.com/product/Spenco_Ironman_Total_Support_Thin_Insoles/2013/39482.html

 

[tugglesf239]

Never had it but it sounds horrendous. Does it impact the swing or just make walking the course unbearable. Can you get away with a buggy (where available) and play or does it just hurt too much. Gout is probably the worse pain aside from acute pancreatitis (which I wouldn't want on anyone...blue light job to hospital for me, don't stop at reception to check in). Definitely couldn't golf with gout

Mine does not affect mid round and has certainly not affected my swing (its always been painful looking!)

Its the morning after

Feels like soft cramp and takes some serious stretching to relieve the pain.

 

[duncan mackie]

Mine has improved, it also called postmans heel as the rubbish shoes the Royal Mail give you to walk round in basically give it to you

But since I've had more cushioned shoes (including golf shoes) it's gotten so much better

that is more likely (from both the cause and the solution) to be plantar calcaneal bursitis although that's less responsive to stretching to ease symptoms.

the single thing that they do share solution wise is well fitted shoes proving the appropriate arch support for an individuals foot - this can come from some insoles but is generally best provided by the shoes themselves.

unfortunately in golf people look for form (fashion), colour, comfort (short term), price, brand, waterproof?, width, arch support in roughly that order - and they don't always get to the end of the list at all!

 

[la_lucha]

Never had it but it sounds horrendous. Does it impact the swing or just make walking the course unbearable. Can you get away with a buggy (where available) and play or does it just hurt too much. Gout is probably the worse pain aside from acute pancreatitis (which I wouldn't want on anyone...blue light job to hospital for me, don't stop at reception to check in). Definitely couldn't golf with gout

Generally it hurts to put weight on it, let alone play golf. You have to be really careful once you get it. I've had it for about ten years.