Plantar Fasciitis

[JEBar]

for those who blissfully may not know, Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain .... it involves inflammation of a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of each foot and connects the heel bone to the toes (plantar fascia)....plantar fasciitis commonly causes stabbing pain .... my first experience with it was well over 10 years ago .... a visit to a podiatrist resulted in orthotics and weeks later, the pain stopped .... a month ago I wore some LL Bean hard rubber sole rain boots and plantar fasciitis returned with a vengeance .... having heard good things about "The Good Feet Store" I went to one looking for a good pair of orthotics .... I tried a good set of theirs and they worked .... HOWEVER, they want to sell theirs in a set of 3 different pairs in which the arch support differs greatly .... their set of three supports come with a $1,200 price tag .... I left shortly after getting that quote .... from there I went to Amazon and found several similar orthotics .... thankfully the set ordered arrived today and happily, they work well

[2007dura]

I have had it about 5 years now. Have you got to get the shots in the heel yet? That is a day you will not forget. I use Form inserts that seem to work well. Have learned how to see if a shoe will cause pain before I buy, which has helped. Copper fit socks seem to help too. These balls and roller help alot. https://www.ebay.com/itm/22488170687...Bk9SR_C8-aWUYQ Thanks for the heads up about the Feet store as I saw their commercial and thought about driving a 100 mile on way to visit. Just saved me some money.

[Cat320]

PS is weird stuff. I had it in the right foot after being on my feet all day at my volunteer, once a week job....as noted above, quite painful. I tried a number of inserts in my steel toed shoes (PS never bothered me any other time), finally found some that appear to have fixed the problem. No pain in a year or so, knock on wood.

[wiredgeorge]

I few years ago I ruptured my achilles tendon while running (well about 25 years ago when i could still jog) and the tendon tightened up when it reattached. Guess they get thicker. A few years later was carrying my golf bag up the 18th at the Lackland GC and ruptured or tore my plantar tendon which is in the arch of your foot. The 18th has a very steep hill up to the green. Anyway, went to a foot doc and he prescribed "custom" orthotics and spent a lot of money and they were useless. Eventually, the issue worked itself out until I decided to get exercise by walking on my property. My drive is about 1/4 mile in a circle but steeply uphill then steeply downhill and sloped and my plantar injury came back with a case of plantar fasciitis. Just gave up the walks and wore good arch support inserts and all is OK now but still feel tightness now and then.

[JEBar]

UPDATE :

over the years I've purchased many different types of footwear in an attempt to find shoes that don't aggravate my Plantar fasciitis .... properly designed and located arch support is the key .... be it walking shoes, tennis shoes, boots, bedroom shoes, dress shoes or anything else, the most effective ones are MarsRoad Men's Outdoor Hiking Sandals ====> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ..... right out of the box I've found I they work really well .... as one who hasn't worn sandals in decades, that has come as a surprise

[wiredgeorge]

Living in Texas is conducive to wearing sandals outdoors. Everything living near the ground wants to stick you or bite you. Claudia loves to wear sandals and when camping had her feet chewed on my fire ants and I had to make an emergency run of about 20 miles each way to town for benadryl cream and pills.

[norty]

UPDATE :

over the years I've purchased many different types of footwear in an attempt to find shoes that don't aggravate my Plantar fasciitis .... properly designed and located arch support is the key .... be it walking shoes, tennis shoes, boots, bedroom shoes, dress shoes or anything else, the most effective ones are MarsRoad Men's Outdoor Hiking Sandals ====> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ..... right out of the box I've found I they work really well .... as one who hasn't worn sandals in decades, that has come as a surprise

Ok Jim, You are in my pocketbook already this year! I ordered a pair. Going to try and wear more sandals this year. I have a different brand but want to switch them around.

[JEBar]

they sure work for me, looking forward to how they do for you

[JEBar]

UPDATE :

the weather has allowed me to spend more and more time wearing the sandals shown above .... they really work well and perform as advertised in handling my Plantar Fasciitis ..... sometimes it pays to be paranoid and pays to take precautions ..... with that in mind I've ordered a second pair so as to guarantee a few years from now I will be able to replace the ones I'm wearing

[norty]

I have been wearing mine and really like them. Not so with some others I have purchased. I am shying away from FB ads entirely, unless like with your purchase, I get a glowing approval.

[JEBar]

good to hear yours perform well ...

[JEBar]

UPDATE :

delighted to be able to report that the sandals shown in the link in post 1 continue to be very effective in preventing my Plantar Fasciitis from flaring up .... I wear them most all day, every day that we have good weather .... there is no doubt that they are one of the best buys I've ever made in dealing with the problem