plantar fasciitis

[DDRN4me]

hope i spelled that right! Help!think i have that..extreme pain when i try to walk in the morning and after sitting..sometimes abates during the day but not always...have tried some inserts into shoes but not all that helpful...have MD appt but not for 2 weeks.. doing yoga and pilates for hamstring stretchng .any suggestions???

[TLC RN]

I have been training for a few 1/2 marathons and my long runs have been around 8-10 miles the last few weeks. In the last week I noticed my calves getting really tight under the poppliteal fossa. I thought it was weird but did not think much of it cause the tightness was so high up.

Also a month or so ago, I stopped wearing my custom orthotic at was using a gel insert from the store cause the whole bottom of my feet would be sore after a shift.

I guess all the above has lead to another flair up of PF...I had really tight calves (along the whole calf) the last few days and woke up today with a bit of the heal pain

I guess I will be using my orthotics as much as possible from now on. I hope that will curtail it. I don't want to miss my 1/2 marathon next month!