tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post3370950723471727398..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Plantar FasciitisThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-61495971822344956702008-10-31T11:23:00.000+00:002008-10-31T11:23:00.000+00:00Thanks, Beth, I will try and find this book. I've ...Thanks, Beth, I will try and find this book. I've just returned from another long walk - and towards the end the foot pain recurred each afternoon with a burning intensity.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-57485716954011809332008-09-19T02:45:00.000+01:002008-09-19T02:45:00.000+01:00May I humbly suggest the work of Pete Egoscue, hi...May I humbly suggest the work of Pete Egoscue, his book is called "Pain Free"... I teach exercise, take exercise, walk, dance etc. and have had several protracted bouts of plantar fasciitis. Last year, I had the added bonus of stabbing pain in my right heel that felt like an ice pick. After massage, chiropractic, yoga, stretching, ice, and many many other attempts to shut it off, Egoscue's exercises resolved it in weeks. Neither the P.F nor the ice-pick like heel pain has returned in over a year. Awesome.dreaminginthedeepsouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020119023684944166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-3206480945335923992008-08-17T11:40:00.000+01:002008-08-17T11:40:00.000+01:00Thanks anon for taking the trouble to help with so...Thanks anon for taking the trouble to help with some advice. I'll investigate thoses sandals.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-28555991664939096652008-08-16T07:44:00.000+01:002008-08-16T07:44:00.000+01:00I had a nasty bout of PF several years ago and tri...I had a nasty bout of PF several years ago and tried all of the standard remedies: countless stretching variations, heat followed by ice, cushioned insoles, even massaging my soles by rolling them over frozen golf balls! In the end, simply walking around in a new pair of Birkenstock sandals solved the problem within two weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-87834951492539375912008-08-05T16:30:00.000+01:002008-08-05T16:30:00.000+01:00Yes, some aches and pains seem to take forever to ...Yes, some aches and pains seem to take forever to sort themselves out.<BR/><BR/>I once had a Repetitive Strain Injury in my right arm from driving (used to do 30,000 - 40,000miles a year) which took ages and ages to get better - but get better it did and it's never recurred.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-67211966010543032242008-08-04T23:29:00.000+01:002008-08-04T23:29:00.000+01:00These things don't usually last forever. I had ter...These things don't usually last forever. I had terrible problems running with "shin-splints" (pains in your shins). It led to lots of physio, podiatry (shaped insoles), etc and dogged me for a few years. I thought it never go away but, touch wood, it has. I'm telling you all this because I know how bloody depressing these things can get: they feel like they'll never go away.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-71641877043444155992008-08-02T08:55:00.000+01:002008-08-02T08:55:00.000+01:00'Girly heels', Alan! Now are you sure you don't ke...'Girly heels', Alan! Now are you sure you don't keep stashed away a few pairs of Manolo Blahniks under all that macho walking gear?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, thanks to one and all for your comments and ideas. I will definitely try insoles/superfeet.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-1968616512142912742008-08-01T15:28:00.000+01:002008-08-01T15:28:00.000+01:00Ooooh..That sounds pretty nasty. Have you tried 'c...Ooooh..<BR/><BR/>That sounds pretty nasty. Have you tried 'customfit superfeet'? I have very narrow 'girly' heels and the customfit cups the heel in the fitted heel shape, so that your own heel pad doesn't 'flatten' when your heel hits the floor as it is contained laterally by the insole. It makes a huge difference to walking on hard surfaces.<BR/><BR/>Ignore stuff like sorbothane as all that does is give bouce artificially and adds to the heat under your foot.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with it.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-1627065321976201792008-08-01T14:58:00.000+01:002008-08-01T14:58:00.000+01:00I too suffer from plantar fasciitis from time to t...I too suffer from plantar fasciitis from time to time. Have had hydrocortisone inbjections (horrible) and they didn't make much difference (had to have two). I found insoles helped, as did very thick cushiony heels on my walking shoes. Mine has almost gone away - just a twinge sometimes, so don't despair - you probably haven't got it forever.<BR/>Thanks for the comment on my gardening poem!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com