Are you still having any plantar fasciitis issues?
A pair of Altras ended my pf issues. It was an older model and some of the newer models have a different technology so I cant speak on all of them.
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I think so a little bit. I havenāt been running in a year or more and though Iām walkng my dog 3-4 miles a day, that still isnāt as much as I was walking when it was bothering me a lot. When walking my dog I feel it every once in awhile. I have a new pair of NB running shoes Iāve been walking and been thinking of starting light jogging on my non weight lifting days.
Also, when mine started it was from an injury that broke my tibia and fibula. I had a lump on the arch of my foot where the tendon basically felt like it knotted up which my doctor said was fascitis so not actually 100 percent itās plantars? Iāve had several cortisone shots when I was walking a lot more a few years ago which did absolutely nothing.
If it comes back Iāll look into those.
ETA: The cortisone shots were for supposed mortonās neuromas that developed actually, not the fasciitis.
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For me, treating/staving off plantar fasciitis has always been about religiously stretching my calves.
This, plus never ever wear flip flops. Just throw them away so you wonāt be tempted. But Iām just going to the store ā next thing you know youāre out for 4 hours walking all over the place. I have Keen sandals that I can slip on and off but still give me some arch and heel support.
Also I take this stuff every day on the recommendation of a massage therapist:
Probably bullshit. But Iāve gone from severe pain after walking a mile to walking and hiking 30 miles/week. So Iām just going to keep doing what Iām doing. One of the big reasons I didnāt go on to South America was my foot. It sucks not being able to explore a cool city on foot.
It would be interesting to see if my heel spur is gone too. I believe that is more of a symptom of plantar fasciitis than a cause.
Soooooo glad I didnāt elect to get surgery in Costa Rica, which I thought about a little but never seriously. The surgery wouldnāt have been on the bone spur. They cut part of your tendon behind the knee so it will stretch out more. Sounds dicey. 90% of people have full recovery of normal function. Well do those people like to hike up mountains all the time? No studies for that one.
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Dancing or walking in and out of concerts with horrible shoes was a big no no for me I learned. I have Keen sandals Iāve worn in and out of Red Rocks though that are decent for me.
I was doing Yoga when I had a lot of those issues. I think a bunch of things may have caused my issues. First, the leg break and I have a rod in my leg atm. Then the fasciitis and rod affected my gait I think. I also got neuromas in my left foot after the injury when I was walking 10 miles a day or more and never had any issues with anything at all before the leg injury so pretty sure I am walking different than I used to. I also skipped almost all of the rehab I should have taken after the leg break. I was working out and walking a lot and probably not eating enough decent food also so nutrition may have been a factor.