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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"PeirsolFan: For one posting bad information, you sure are touchy"
Actually, no. I don't level attacks. It's sad that in your struggle to be "right" you felt the need for that. There's a lot of information on the internet and a good portion is faulty.
If there were significant tears in tissue then an MRI would be ordered and immobilization would be necessary. I don't consider my information bad when my PF was so bad at one point they gave me crutches, and now I'm barefoot and pain free. (famous last words.)
The sports medicine specialist didn't know anything about shoes. I quit physical therapy after 2 months because the person was actually making the pain worse (she was a tri-athlete). Her advice was flexible bendy shoes. Sounds right, but it didn't help.
When the surgeon gave the exact opposite advice (shoes that don't flex easily where the ball of your feet are, and a cast) I went with that. It doesn't make sense when you think about it. (shrug)
One last thing. Splint estimates given to me were around $300. The removeable night cast? $50.
"PeirsolFan: For one posting bad information, you sure are touchy"
Actually, no. I don't level attacks. It's sad that in your struggle to be "right" you felt the need for that. There's a lot of information on the internet and a good portion is faulty.
If there were significant tears in tissue then an MRI would be ordered and immobilization would be necessary. I don't consider my information bad when my PF was so bad at one point they gave me crutches, and now I'm barefoot and pain free. (famous last words.)
The sports medicine specialist didn't know anything about shoes. I quit physical therapy after 2 months because the person was actually making the pain worse (she was a tri-athlete). Her advice was flexible bendy shoes. Sounds right, but it didn't help.
When the surgeon gave the exact opposite advice (shoes that don't flex easily where the ball of your feet are, and a cast) I went with that. It doesn't make sense when you think about it. (shrug)
One last thing. Splint estimates given to me were around $300. The removeable night cast? $50.
