Plantar Fisciitis

[Khamelion]

Wor lass has it and ne of her mates as it as well.

Wor lasses mates got so bad she ended up having surgery a few months back and was of work for nearly 6 weeks, she is a school teacher and on her feet a lot, also it didn't help that after surgery the wound got infected and developed an abscess which had to be drained and packed. She's still in quite a bit of pain but is back to work.

My other half has had acupuncture without much success, also got told be a physio to stick a golf ball in the fridge and roll under the foot in the same way as described above but using the tennis ball. Another one to try was a bottle of frozen water rolled back an forth under the foot. She has had insoles made for her and all sorts, but if the pain keeps up, it'll be back to the docs for her and probably surgery as well.

 

[wrighty1874]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I went to the docs today and he has given me 4 exercises to do twice a day for a month. If problem persists, then it will be a steroid injection into the heel. Advised me to get a pair of trainers too.

 

[SteO]

My missus had this quite badly and Doc recommended she wore Crocs for a while. She did and it helped a lot but they aren't everyone's cup of tea.

 

[garyinderry]

Another one with this. I thought it was just a symptom of playing football and getting older.

Add this to fallen arches and bunions. My feet are an absolute disaster. :mmm:

 

[Martin70]

I had it for about a year I could feel it as soon as I put my feet on the floor in the morning.

Somehow it kind of disappeared overnight and not come back. I did buy some insoles which helped a little but if it happens again I am going to get custom made professional ones bugger the cost.

 

[garyinderry]

I have been wearing hard insoles for my fallen arches. I suspect this may be a factor in the plantar.

 

[wrighty1874]

Those excersises worked for me after a couple of weeks and have been free of pain for over a year now.Still do the exercises once in a while to help prevent it starting up again.Also wear the insoles.

 

[spongebob59]

Those excersises worked for me after a couple of weeks and have been free of pain for over a year now.Still do the exercises once in a while to help prevent it starting up again.Also wear the insoles.

What are the exercises ?

 

[tugglesf239]

Im a sufferer

First it was just the left inner heel. Now i can feel it coming on my right.

Use the night sock, but it wakes me up sometimes as it puts your foot into a very un-natural position.

To be fair it does work though. Help keep the plantar stretched during the night, so that you dont extend and tear it when you step out of bed in the morning

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I started to suffer this for quite a while. I have in the past suffered with dropped arches, but never this. I tried insoles which definately helped, but obviously wasnt the answer long term. It then struck me that I suffered more after each time I played golf. I was wearing Footjoy Contours. I binned them and changed over to Ecco Biom Hybrids. Now I have no feet/heel pain at all, and the Plantar whatsit is now just history to me.

 

[Bound by convention]

+1 for the exercises.
SpongeBob, youtube is your friend.
When my foot was really tender, I used a tennis ball. As the symptoms began to resolve, I moved on to using a hockey ball.
It sorted itself in a week on so.

 

[Papas1982]

Think this may have struck me down.

qucik question to any longer term sufferers. Did it keep you off the course or did you just put up with the discomfort?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Personally I kept going, it has now gone, but I guess it depends on the type of course you play, how often you want to play and most importantly how badly you are affected. Mine was manageable and I play a flat course so whilst I was sore after playing I was not in agony. There were different levels of uncomfortable but mine was never higher than a 6.5 on the pain scale of 1-10. You probably have to just work it out for yourself and rest when required.

Mine went susprisingly easily, after about 4-5 months, unlike my tennis elbow which I have had for about 4 years now.

 

[Papas1982]

Personally I kept going, it has now gone, but I guess it depends on the type of course you play, how often you want to play and most importantly how badly you are affected. Mine was manageable and I play a flat course so whilst I was sore after playing I was not in agony. There were different levels of uncomfortable but mine was never higher than a 6.5 on the pain scale of 1-10. You probably have to just work it out for yourself and rest when required.

Mine went susprisingly easily, after about 4-5 months, unlike my tennis elbow which I have had for about 4 years now.

Cheers, it started around a month ago. Play once a week usually. But had my society this weekend and being the youngster of the group decided to walk all three days and now have a bit more tenderness.

Gonna try the tennis ball exercise and persevere. Can't be dealing with months off. May just be my excuse to skip the horrible weather in winter.

 

[wrighty1874]

Played through it for 6 months and went to doctor, wish I'd gone sooner.Excercises worked in under a week.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I should add, unlike the other intelligent people on here, wrighty immdiately above, I did not do the exercises as religiously as I should, hence why it took a few months to clear. Speaking to others who have had it it does seem to be one of those where doing the exercises genuinely does work.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

MIne has been gone quite a while and not signs of it coming back. Mine was definately brought on by my FJ golf shoes, and once I stopped using them the PF went away. I only ever did calf and achilles tendon stretches when I did sufer with it.

 

[drdel]

Flipping painful - Took mine almost 6months for to clear.

Did the exercise of standing on bottom stair s with toes and heels hanging off stair for 1 minute twice a day. I still do it to keep the flexibility 'cause I'm 70!

Slept with foot in a plastic padded 'boot' (about £30 and yes, you get used to it) that held the ankle joint at an acute angle to stretch the tendons overnight so that by the morning you don't get the pain when you first step on the foot which then tries to pull on the tendon that runs under the heel which will relax 'short' as you sleep otherwise.

A good sports Physio will teach you how to strap your foot with tape to keep the tendon slightly stretched and help take the force of walkinh