Swimming is supposed to be a good exercise for people with plantar fasciitis, in that it won't inflame the problem, but I'm starting to wonder if this is true for your typical Masters swimmer. For one, there are a lot of hard pushes off the wall. For another, there is swimming with fins (long fins and zoomers). Does anyone have any experience with this? I can't seem to shake my plantar fasciitis and I wonder if swimming (or at least wall-pushing and swimming with fins) is delaying recovery.
Walking around in bare feet is really bad for plantar fascitis, but somewhat unavoidable for swimmers.. Make sure that you wear flip flops with arch support (not the cheap flat kind) on the pool deck and in the locker room whenever you possibly can. I am PT and have been away from the outpatient world for a long time, but remember that very minimal time walking barefoot could really set off symptoms. That has been my personal experience as well
MSK,
Wouldn't you agree that arch supports act as a crutch for the arch (Plantar Fascia) and relying on them doesn't allow you strengthen the arch...like being barefoot would do? Getting the PF healed, and then a common sense approach to strengthening it...without arch supports...and keeping it strong by going barefoot (or without arch supports) as often as possible...is what has worked for me. I've been a runner for more than 40 years. I used to get PF frequently. But since taking that approach ten years ago, and running in shoes with no arch support, I haven't gotten PF again.
Dan
Walking around in bare feet is really bad for plantar fascitis, but somewhat unavoidable for swimmers.. Make sure that you wear flip flops with arch support (not the cheap flat kind) on the pool deck and in the locker room whenever you possibly can. I am PT and have been away from the outpatient world for a long time, but remember that very minimal time walking barefoot could really set off symptoms. That has been my personal experience as well
MSK,
Wouldn't you agree that arch supports act as a crutch for the arch (Plantar Fascia) and relying on them doesn't allow you strengthen the arch...like being barefoot would do? Getting the PF healed, and then a common sense approach to strengthening it...without arch supports...and keeping it strong by going barefoot (or without arch supports) as often as possible...is what has worked for me. I've been a runner for more than 40 years. I used to get PF frequently. But since taking that approach ten years ago, and running in shoes with no arch support, I haven't gotten PF again.
Dan
