Now what did I do?

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orca1946 — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:31:41 GMT

I do some of those, guess I need to do more. Thanx for some more info.

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pendaluft — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:27:03 GMT

Getting to the bathroom in the morning or the middle of the night is one of the hardest parts of plantar fasciitis -- stretching the plantar fascia before stepping made a huge difference for me -- to stretch the plantar fascia bend the your knee 90 degrees hold the heel still and pull the toes back -- you can feel the fascia stretch with the fingers of the hand holding the heel. 10 X 10 sec is ideal (I always do less). Its good to do this a few times a day if you've been sitting for a long time. The hard part is doing it when you are waking up -- I often do a modified plantar stretch on the mattress while I try to get my wits about me. I had my first bout of plantar fasciitis when we had a new baby in the house and trying to respond to a crying baby before he wakes the other kids, while dragging your foot is pretty unpleasant. Stretching helped a lot-- i am pretty sure that this is the article I read back then-- last week my other foot started up so I started the stretching again: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Jul;85-A(7):1270-7. Tissue-specific plantar fascia-stretching exercise enhances outcomes in patients with chronic heel pain. A prospective, randomized study. DiGiovanni BF, Nawoczenski DA, Lintal ME, Moore EA, Murray JC, Wilding GE, Baumhauer JF. Department of Physical Therapy, Ithaca College, University of Rochester Campus, New York 14623, USA. benedict_digiovanni@urmc.rochester.edu Abstract BACKGROUND: Approximately 10% of patients with plantar fasciitis have development of persistent and often disabling symptoms. A poor response to treatment may be due, in part, to inappropriate and nonspecific stretching techniques. We hypothesized that patients with chronic plantar fasciitis who are managed with the structure-specific plantar fascia-stretching program for eight weeks have a better functional outcome than do patients managed with a standard Achilles tendon-stretching protocol. METHODS: One hundred and one patients who had chronic proximal plantar fasciitis for a duration of at least ten months were randomized into one of two treatment groups. The mean age was forty-six years. All patients received prefabricated soft insoles and a three-week course of celecoxib, and they also viewed an educational video on plantar fasciitis. The patients received instructions for either a plantar fascia tissue-stretching program (Group A) or an Achilles tendon-stretching program (Group B). All patients completed the pain subscale of the Foot Function Index and a subject-relevant outcome survey that incorporated generic and condition-specific outcome measures related to pain, function, and satisfaction with treatment outcome. The patients were reevaluated after eight weeks. RESULTS: Eighty-two patients returned for follow-up evaluation. With the exception of the duration of symptoms (p

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swimshark — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:07:58 GMT

Orca, What were some of the things you did to rehab? I seem to be in the same situation and am seeing a podiatrist on Monday. It's been miserable. I'm using the frozen water bottle icing method and trying to keep it stretched out. How did you deal with mornings? I have to have a crutch by the bed to be able to get anywhere in the morning. Paul, I'm sorry. I hope you can heal soon.

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pwolf66 — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:23:55 GMT

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orca1946 — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:54:27 GMT

New orthodics in 2 shoes I wear all the time, must wear some type of slide around the house with arch support,NO walking on hard surfaces like pool deck,a night brace to keep my foot at a 90 or more & still at night, ice it whenever I get back from the pool or gym. The doc will add a golf ball to stretch it more by rolling your foot on it maybe. Good luck - it takes a long time to make it go away!

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jmkregor — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:45:39 GMT

Hi, the link in my reply above sent me to a financial planning thing. This one might work better. saveyourself.ca/.../plantar-fasciitis.php good luck!

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jmkregor — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:39:47 GMT

Ouch! I'm sorry to hear that for you! Glad you can still get in the water while you heal. I been dealing with a plantar fasciitis since May. I'd say it's about 75% better. I researched a bit. I think the most helpful things for me were: 1) www.saveyourself.com and then you buy a little tutorial on-line about whatever you want. The guy that writes it is not selling any products or supplements. He just reviews all the literature for you, and "translates" into something that works. I've read tutorials on plantar fasciitis, low back pain, neck pain, runner's knee etc. First one you buy is like $15.00 I think. 2)dorsal night splint. Hard formed plastic on the anterior surface of your lower leg and foot. Velcro underneathe to keep in place. Has the advantage over other night splints in that you can walk short distances without falling (to the bathroom in middle of night), and it leaves your heel and plantar surface free to ice even while splint is in place. 3)raw ice--lots and often. in little circles on bottom of foot in little plastic "popsicle" holder. Anyway, sounds like you have something on beyond just plantar fasciitis, but I posted the above for anybody interested. Hope you feel better soon!!

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swimshark — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:31:32 GMT

Sorry, double post.

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swimshark — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:06:18 GMT

Good to hear. Keep taking it easy and I bet you'll be back to 100% soon.

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orca1946 — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:51:34 GMT

Swam today with gentle pushing off in turns. Seems OK doing that.

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swimshark — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:46:05 GMT

Sounds like good advice. I hope it heals well.

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orca1946 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:24:45 GMT

To the Doc this morning. His reply is that I pulled a muscle/tendon that was tightening up from the orthotics pushing my arch up. Ice it & take it easy on the walls.

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Bobinator — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:52:56 GMT

I think it sounds like you ripped or tore your plantar fascia (the tendenous surface on the bottom of your foot that attaches to to gastrocnemius and soleus. This is similar to a torn hamstring but on a smaller scale, probably more difficult to heal since your foot is below your heart. Good luck and I hope I'm wrong.

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Former Member — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:46:21 GMT

Hi! You need to go see a podiatrist. Did you fall or anything when you were going to the mailbox? I am assuming this is your left foot since you mentioned the right side having the big toe. Morton's neuroma pain is located in the 3rd or 4th metatarsal (think the 3rd or 4th toe) but that is not where you are having problems. Sometimes if you receive cortisone injections for things such as plantar f. it can weaken the tendons and make ruptures more likely. It is best to see a doctor now and avoid it getting worse. What the person said about flip flops are true. They are not good for support at all. Go see a doctor. Good luck with your recovery and next meet!

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swimshark — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 07:02:10 GMT

Could be a sprain in a small bone or something odd and not good like that. Go see a doctor. My team mates and I were just talking about this yesterday. Don't let it get bad because then you could be looking at 2 surgeries like me for not getting it checked out.

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orca1946 — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 01:39:41 GMT

Yes I did & am wearing new orthadics in 2 pair of shoes. This came after getting better from the other symptoms for while.

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orca1946 — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 01:22:31 GMT

Thanx all,I have an appt Mon. 10 AM

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Former Member — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:53:28 GMT

Hi! You need to see a podiatrist. Your injuries should not cause a tear like what you said. Did you fall when you walked to the mailbox? It is possible when people receive cortisone injections for things like plantar f. that it can weaken tendons and make ruptures more likely. With Morton's neuroma you should be feeling pain by the 3rd or 4th metatarsal (think like your 3rd or 4th toes) which is not close to your big toe. I am assuming this is your left foot since you mentioned your big toe being on the right side. Go see a doctor. I hope you feel better soon!

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Celestial — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:51:50 GMT

Nasty but true, you need to lay off wearing "flip flops" and other shoes that do not support your arch. As for a "cure" I'm betting 6 week recovery time, sorry. (You did talk to your local podiatrist, right?)