Hints to Speed Recovery from Plantar Fasciitis??? (Read 750 times)

i had fasciitis a while back from playing basketball...it lasted about 4 months...i basically try to stay off of it as much as i can and for exercise ended up doing a lot of swimming...i remember how painful it is just to walk..i never did go to the doctor so i'm not sure if there is a speedier medical ways to fix it...although everything medical seems to take longer

Tom, I too suffered frok a bad time with the same issue. I finally had to see a podiatrist. Not only did it stop my running, but I actually just had problems getting up after sitting or sleeping for extended periods and after driving. I began to do a number of stretches and he also provided me with custom orthotics. That was just over a year ago. I had some problems early on with the orthotics actually causing some knee pain believe it or not. He made some adjustments to them which corrected the problem completely. This Summer I began training for a marathon and I sweat alot. The custom orthotics which have a hard plastic covering were causing a problem with mositure pooling in the front of my shoe. The podiatirst had me purchase a specific brand and model of insole at a running store. He told me that while they were not quite as good as the custom, they are pretty close. They were like $60.00 a pair. I wear them when I run and the customs at all other times. I run anywhere from 70-135 miles a month and I have not had any problems at all. That is the good news. Unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the insole. I just go to the store and they have it in the computer under my name. I will try to get it this week and post it here. Ken

I called the running store today. The insole I use is called Lynco. They have different ones, but most running stores would be able to tell yoyu whcih one you need. It is red. I think they are color coded. Ken