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: "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."
You must mean yours! It's good to see you have a sense of humor and that you can brush off mistakes well!
People were rather polite to you after your first inaccurate post. Then you decided to pick on (rather attack) someone for absolutely no reason. I hadn't wanted to pick on you but obviously you need a good spanking.
Yes, the "itis" suffix indicates inflammation. I grant you your doctor might have told you your problem was inflammation but after that you got flat out careless. PF is micro-tears resulting in inflammation. I'll bet you can't see most tears on an MRI, only inflammation. This does not mean there are no (micro) tears, it probably means the contrary. Generally, "the" pain is NOT in the arch but I suppose you took that on good faith from your doctor. But then again, this is the internet.
Running shoes or similar is definitely one of the better choices for PF.
Why don't we admit that we have, or should have, a need to get things right. In this thread, I haven't had one bit of struggle even in cleaning up your mess. If you can actually point out where I might be wrong, I will take it like a man, which I am. Either way, no harm, no foul.
Anyway, and sincerely, it is good to hear all about your success over PF and I hope you (and me too) can keep it from happening again.
PeirsolFan: "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."
You must mean yours! It's good to see you have a sense of humor and that you can brush off mistakes well!
People were rather polite to you after your first inaccurate post. Then you decided to pick on (rather attack) someone for absolutely no reason. I hadn't wanted to pick on you but obviously you need a good spanking.
Yes, the "itis" suffix indicates inflammation. I grant you your doctor might have told you your problem was inflammation but after that you got flat out careless. PF is micro-tears resulting in inflammation. I'll bet you can't see most tears on an MRI, only inflammation. This does not mean there are no (micro) tears, it probably means the contrary. Generally, "the" pain is NOT in the arch but I suppose you took that on good faith from your doctor. But then again, this is the internet.
Running shoes or similar is definitely one of the better choices for PF.
Why don't we admit that we have, or should have, a need to get things right. In this thread, I haven't had one bit of struggle even in cleaning up your mess. If you can actually point out where I might be wrong, I will take it like a man, which I am. Either way, no harm, no foul.
Anyway, and sincerely, it is good to hear all about your success over PF and I hope you (and me too) can keep it from happening again.
