Anyone suffered with planta facsiitis??

[legaldancer]

I got this after dancing all night at my 50th wearing cheap ballet pumps with no support! Old enough now to know better!

It was really sore as others have said. I found some gel heel supports helped, but it wasn't until I went on holiday ( skiing strangely enough) that it went. I think the ski boots were quite supportive and I was relaxing and putting my feet up in the evening. It made a brief return, but I knew the warning signs this time and acted upon them. I only had it for a few months, so feel very sorry for anyone with a chronic condition.

 

[Goldenstar]

One thing I have just remembered I got some things called arch aids that really helped relieve the pain they are a thick elastic straps that velcros round your arch .I bought mine in the US but if you google them you might find them ,there's lots of things like that listed on eBay as well.

 

[impala]

I suffered with this for about 3 years. You have my sympathy. It's horrendous. I went to one podiatrist who took casts of my feet and made insoles but to be honest they didn't really help at all. Then I tried another podiatrist who recommended another type of insole and some stretching exercises to do and the difference has been incredible. I have to wear the insoles AT ALL TIMES. So even if I get up in the night to go to the loo and I have to wear them! My condition was so sore that even that short distance would have been enough to undo the good that the insoles had done during the day. The insoles are made by a company called Interpod. Can't recommend them highly enough.

 

[seagull]

Yes I suffered badly with this. I went and had my casts made of my feet and orthotics made. I slip them into different shoes as I need them. These have also helped greatly with hip/lower back pain. I cant go without them now. the only problem I found was in the summer when you cant wear orthotics with sandals or flip flops. I have found super orthotic flip flops called Orthoheel. Bought them from amazon and they were brilliant. They are recommended for plantar facsitis. Try googling them. They werent cheap about 90euro delivered, but well worth the money.