plantar fascitis

[obeyacts2]

:) I have been diagnosed with plantar fascitis. I know that it is s inflammation of the connective tissue of the soles of the feet. My question: does anyone here have any suggestions on how to cope with the sx? My MD just said change shoes often, no hi heels (like I wear stilettos to work as a CNA) and no going barefoot. Second, is it common for this to be much worse on one side than the other? Rt siiiide, very mild- Lt side AAAGH!!!) If you know of any sites for information I would love to hear about it.

Laura

[obeyacts2]

thanks for all the helpful suggestions.:) I bought myself some Dr Scholls shoes, like a nursing type shoe, that have a blue gel insert built into the heel for shock. I will eventually try Birkies when my budget allows. Im going to school on a CNA salary and its tough as far as $$$ goes.

Laura

[Audreyfay]

I suffered with plantar fascitis for years. I got it from conducting hospital tours on a weekend with a "pretty" pair of shoes. HAH! My heel was soooo bad! I did the NSAIDS thing and orthotics. I never did get the cortosone injection. I also did the ice and the stretches. Nothing really helped. But, I'll tell you how I got rid of it. I ended up with a low back strain with some neuropathy when a patient started to fall at work. I was on bedrest for 2 weeks, and on light duty for 1 month. It slowly healed and I got back to "normal." However, the plantar fascitis totally healed during that time and never reared its ugly head again. I wouldn't recommend my method! I've also noticed that when something that hurts more kicks in, the first pain is suddenly gone. :chuckle

[Vailgang]

I also have this wonderful problem. or should I say I used to. I did the steroid shots, orthotic and NSAIDs. They worked for several years then it came back. I then repeated the whole process, only it didn't go away. So I had a new procedure called orthotripsy surgery. No incision, you can go back to work in a few days. It was great. If you want more information just let me know.

[rebelwaclause, ASN, RN]

I remember denying orthotripsy's as not a covered benefit on most health plans. If it really works, I'd pay outta pocket for it...

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[cargal]

My podiatrist is submitting the paperwork to prove that all other treatments have failed, and I will be having orthotripsy when the paperwork goes through. I am very excited.

[kimtab]

I had this in one foot, for a year and a half before it went away suddenly on it's own (it was literally one day I had it and the next day I woke up without it). My doc told me to buy arch supports, to wear lace-up shoes. He talked me out of orthotics as being an expensive alternative to store-bought arch supports but I wonder of he was right about that one.

I abandoned the arch supports because they made my shoes fit wrong and they didn't seem to help much. I did stick with lace-up atheletic shoes whenever possible and also started wearing an ankle support I found in the drug-store, it wrapped around the foot too so I found it provided some support. I also took one advil if it was bothering me in the morning. These measures helped, and like I said- one day it just disappeared and it was like I never had it. Go figure.