Hello, I have been having severe pain in my heels, mostly the left. Went to see the Dr. he said I have plantar facitis which is torn tendon fibers in my arch that causes the pain. He said runners often develope it but it could be caused by alot of things. Has anyone had this problem and if so do they think swimming might have caused or aggravated it ? Thanks Tim
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Yes I have and still have plantar fascitis. I think I got it from running up hills.
I saw a doctor and he said it would take a long time to heal. I got it in July of 2003 and still have a bit of it today in Jan 2004. I gave up jogging until Nov and now only do about 10 miles/week. I took about 3 weeks off from swimming and worked out on a Precor machine. Its a machine where your foot stays flat. I also started doing a lot of knee bends with my foot flat. One day I did 10 sets of the following: 10 knee bends, 10 pushups, 10 knee bends, 10 presses(with light weight), 10 knee bends, 10 curls, 10 knee bends, 10 rows. I did these on the 2:15 sec (so it was sort of like repeating intervals). At the end of the workout that was 400 knee bends. The next day I felt slightly stiff in the knees--but really not too bad. I was able to swim the rest of the time.
I was also told to ice the foot after a workout and after coming home for the day. I did this a few times, but it was difficult to continue because of my work schedule. As soon as I get out of bed in the a.m., I sit in a chair and stretch that foot.
Regrettably this injury takes months to heal--you just have to hang in there and think of alternative exercises. You might want to ask a doctor for some anti inflammatory medicines.
Best Wishes
Terry
Yes I have and still have plantar fascitis. I think I got it from running up hills.
I saw a doctor and he said it would take a long time to heal. I got it in July of 2003 and still have a bit of it today in Jan 2004. I gave up jogging until Nov and now only do about 10 miles/week. I took about 3 weeks off from swimming and worked out on a Precor machine. Its a machine where your foot stays flat. I also started doing a lot of knee bends with my foot flat. One day I did 10 sets of the following: 10 knee bends, 10 pushups, 10 knee bends, 10 presses(with light weight), 10 knee bends, 10 curls, 10 knee bends, 10 rows. I did these on the 2:15 sec (so it was sort of like repeating intervals). At the end of the workout that was 400 knee bends. The next day I felt slightly stiff in the knees--but really not too bad. I was able to swim the rest of the time.
I was also told to ice the foot after a workout and after coming home for the day. I did this a few times, but it was difficult to continue because of my work schedule. As soon as I get out of bed in the a.m., I sit in a chair and stretch that foot.
Regrettably this injury takes months to heal--you just have to hang in there and think of alternative exercises. You might want to ask a doctor for some anti inflammatory medicines.
Best Wishes
Terry
