Plantar Fasciitis .. or .. Darn My Foot Hurts!!!!

[Guest guest]

So I've had this pain in my heel for a few weeks now (talk about

annoying!!!!!). Apparently I have plantar fasciitis - which is basically

a fancy way to say the bottom of my foot hurts! *lol*

 

I attribute it to the fact that daily during the holiday season, between

preparing baskets for work as well as personal gifts and all the holiday

cooking and baking, I was standing on a hard stone tile floor, many

times barefoot, for about 6 - 8 hours, if not longer (I know, I know .

 

I found out that best thing for this is, in addition to wearing good

supportive shoes when I'm going to be standing on a super hard surface

with no give whatsoever, simply resting it, using ice if the pain is

acute and regular stretching! Yep, stretching! Upon rising in the morn,

and before retiring at night, I now stretch my calves for a good minute

or two each. Amazingly enough it is noticeably helping.

 

I'm more than ever convinced that stretching and being limber from head

to toe is SO very important for good health. It is something that is so

simple, yet many neglect to do enough!

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

[Guest guest]

, " Christine Ziegler "

<chrisziggy wrote:

>

> I'm more than ever convinced that stretching and being limber from head

> to toe is SO very important for good health. It is something that is so

> simple, yet many neglect to do enough!

>

> *Smile*

> Chris (list mom)

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com

>

It's true-one of the easiest things in life to do is stay limber and

stretch! Keeping the muscles loose helps us to avoid many of the aches

and pains that occur from simple movements that injure tight muscles.

It also helps the body look better-we move more easily and the body

looks longer and leaner! Susan

[Guest guest]

Hi Christine,

 

I have been battling Plantar Fasciitis too,

in one heel only. A total annoyance when

you want to be active, and kind of embarassing

if you are a Reflexologist.

Reflexologist, heel thyself!

(groan, couldn't resist)

 

Reflexology helps, but I hate doing

my own feet.

What does help apart from stretching is

using a foot roller. I also improve when

I remember to do Emotional Freedom

Technique on it.

Ask me off list for a PowerPoint presentation

that is easier to learn from than the

e-book.

 

Hope yours clear up soon, it is a real

bummer.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

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" Intelligence is like legs.

Too many and you trip yourself up "

~Terry Pratchett

http://freegreenliving.com

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[Guest guest]

Ien , I would love to read your power point presentation on Emotional Freedom

Tech.

Sofia1026

Thanks

-

Ieneke van Houten

Thursday, January 04, 2007 4:06 PM

Re: Plantar Fasciitis .. or .. Darn My Foot

Hurts!!!!

 

 

Hi Christine,

 

I have been battling Plantar Fasciitis too,

in one heel only. A total annoyance when

you want to be active, and kind of embarassing

if you are a Reflexologist.

Reflexologist, heel thyself!

(groan, couldn't resist)

 

Reflexology helps, but I hate doing

my own feet.

What does help apart from stretching is

using a foot roller. I also improve when

I remember to do Emotional Freedom

Technique on it.

Ask me off list for a PowerPoint presentation

that is easier to learn from than the

e-book.

 

Hope yours clear up soon, it is a real

bummer.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

****************************

" Intelligence is like legs.

Too many and you trip yourself up "

~Terry Pratchett

http://freegreenliving.com

****************************

 

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone I wanted to get involved with this. a few years ago I had it so bad

in both feet it felt like I was standing on a tennis balls all the time with

walking becoming hard to do. I sought out a doctor that does a procedure called

dry needling, its was done under light sedation in the day surgery center. Its

basically, using a small acupuncture needle going into the area many times, He

told me around 200 but I have to say I was ready to try anything. after one

treatment I was not feeling any more discomfort and was up and walking with in a

hour. It was like a miracle. Would do it again in a heart beat.

get well

Michael

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sofia watts

Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:33 PM

Re: Plantar Fasciitis .. or .. Darn My Foot

Hurts!!!!

 

 

Ien , I would love to read your power point presentation on Emotional Freedom

Tech.

Sofia1026

Thanks

-

Ieneke van Houten

Thursday, January 04, 2007 4:06 PM

Re: Plantar Fasciitis .. or .. Darn My Foot

Hurts!!!!

 

Hi Christine,

 

I have been battling Plantar Fasciitis too,

in one heel only. A total annoyance when

you want to be active, and kind of embarassing

if you are a Reflexologist.

Reflexologist, heel thyself!

(groan, couldn't resist)

 

Reflexology helps, but I hate doing

my own feet.

What does help apart from stretching is

using a foot roller. I also improve when

I remember to do Emotional Freedom

Technique on it.

Ask me off list for a PowerPoint presentation

that is easier to learn from than the

e-book.

 

Hope yours clear up soon, it is a real

bummer.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

****************************

" Intelligence is like legs.

Too many and you trip yourself up "

~Terry Pratchett

http://freegreenliving.com

****************************

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Michael,

 

That's pretty cool. Maybe this is an excuse to get a tattoo on the

bottom of my foot! *lol*

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

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> Hey everyone I wanted to get involved with this. a few years

> ago I had it so bad in both feet it felt like I was standing

> on a tennis balls all the time with walking becoming hard to

> do. I sought out a doctor that does a procedure called dry

> needling, its was done under light sedation in the day

> surgery center. Its basically, using a small acupuncture

> needle going into the area many times, He told me around 200

> but I have to say I was ready to try anything. after one

> treatment I was not feeling any more discomfort and was up

> and walking with in a hour. It was like a miracle. Would do

> it again in a heart beat. get well Michael

[Guest guest]

I've been there. Sorry to hear about your pain. I spent a vacation limping

around Disney World three years ago.

 

My doctor gave me a suggestion that really helped. He told me to take a water

bottle with the water still in it and freeze it. When needed take it out of the

freezer, place it on the floor, place your foot on it and roll it back and forth

with your bad foot (placing some preassure on it). The ice helps take away some

of the inflamation and allows you to stretch and exercise the foot on the

bottle. Unfortunately I eventually needed cortisone shots to get the foot to

heal fully.

 

Good luck and I hope it heals quickly!,

 

-Cathy

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Chris,

I have the same thing on my rt foot. The first dr that I was referred

to by a friend gave me 2 steroid injections rt off the bat plus had me fitted

for shoe inserts.

I ran into a dr for a shoulder injury & mentioned about my foot. Come

to find out he was filling in but his main " expertise " is foot problems. When

he found out about injections he was very upset. Seems the steroids work -

hide the symptoms. If the p.f. flairs up again & you do not feel it about

the time it makes itself known it is too late & the foot is " blown " & extensive

surgery is needed. He does the stretching exercises & there is also a

special boot that can be worn at night. The friend that recommended the

original

dr? His feet did as above warning & has had surgery on his feet. His wife

has also had the injections.

 

God Bless You & Yours,

Georgia (hahagranny)

 

~~~God's answers are wiser than our prayers~~~

 

~~~Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments

that take your breath away~~~

 

~~~A friend hears the song in my heart & sings it to me when my memory

fails~~~

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I can certainly relate to your foot problem. In 2002, I had plantar fasciitis in

my right foot. I went to the podiatrist, who put OTC orthotics in my shoes. This

went well for a week. I went to a memorial service for a close family member.

The pastor had the family (we have a huge extended family) in another room prior

to the service. We had a prayer, then we were going to the sanctuary for the

service. I took a step in the hall, and felt a " knot " in my foot. I thought " I

can walk " through " this and it will be fine. " I completed the step, and felt and

heard a very loud " pop. " Immediate pain. I honestly thought I had broken a bone.

Turns out I ruptured the fascia. Home in bed for a week. Doctor had a tight

taped bandage on it for several days. After bandage was off, I used arnica cream

with good results. Also took horsetail, and drank LOTS of water. I now have very

expensive, very GOOD orthotics that were custom-made for me.

 

I highly recommend that you look into custom-made orthotics. Yes, they are

expensive, but your feet (and your back) will thank you. Dr. Scholls can only go

so far.

 

Barb

 

 

[Guest guest]

I had this back in 2001 and had to have surgery to have my huge heel spur

removed. The cortisone shots only helped for a little while and as we all

know you can only have so many of those. So surgery it was. Come 6 years

later almost and I still have pain if I stand for too long. I got mine from

restaurant work and from VERY huge heavy trays and the impact of trying to

pick them up

 

 

 

Feel for you all that have this, it is debilitating at its worse and not fun

at its best.

 

 

 

Wish there was a natural way to deal with it. I know one is losing weight

but of course there will be thin people out there who also have the problem.

I myself could lose a few pounds (If anyone knows of natural ways to deal

with this please post on the list?)

 

 

 

Be well,

 

Jen

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I have heard from people that using a

grooved foot roller frequently works

well. Roll in one direction, then grab

the bar back with your toes.

I notice improvement when I actually

remember to do it.

I am also using Emotional Freedom

Technique, ditto. It works when I do

it. Trouble is it seems to come and go

with no rime or reason, so I keep forgetting

to treat it, and then it comes back again.

 

It is no big deal right now, but it just

has to be gone by garden season.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

http://freegreenliving.com

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

If you google plantar fasciitis you will

finds all sorts of natural sites.

They all say: insoles, stretching, ice...

 

I had the best results with EFT, once I

starting using the whole long version,

or include the phrase: " even though I

am not at all sure this will work for me "

in the set-up.

 

For people who are not familiar with

EFT, go here. There is an e-book free

for the download.

 

get started:

http://www.emofree.com/a/?875/1

 

 

Ien in the Kootenays

http://freegreenliving.com

 

 

[Guest guest]

> For people who are not familiar with

> EFT, go here. There is an e-book free

> for the download.

>

> get started:

> http://www.emofree.com/a/?875/1

 

Thank you for the info Ien!

 

Jen

[Guest guest]

Hi There,

I do massage therapy in Maryland and have taken continuing education

classes to help with plantar fasciitis. My favorite class was about

active isolate stretching to bring fresh oxygenated nutrient rich blood

back into congested fascia/tissue areas.

One way to do this is to

 

-Stand on the bottom step of a set of stairs

-Put the ball of the affected foot at the edge of the step letting the

heel and arch hang over the edge of the step -all of the other foot is

on the step

-Lock the knee so the leg of the affected foot is straight

-Then bend the other leg at the knee putting all the weight of your

behind/hip area into the straight leg

-This should push the arch and heel downward toward the landing of the

steps

-Exhale into the stretch only holding the stretch for a few seconds

-Then straighten the bent knee and repeat bending and stretching for

6-10 reps.

 

Over time this method should re-lengthen the tight fascia in the arch of

the foot which is what usually causes the foot pain. I have also had

clients tell me that standing on tennis balls and rolling them around

under the affected foot helps. As well as taking a plastic soda bottle,

almost filling up, freezing it and rolling that under the arch of the

affected foot has been beneficial for some.

I hope with all the suggestions you have received you find something

that brings you relief.

Take care & have a great day!

Sharon

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Folks,

 

I want to thank everyone for sharing their plantar pain experiences

{grinz} as well as all the great ideas for both temporary and lasting

relief.

 

Feet really are both the James Brown and Rodney Dangerfield of body

parts .. the hardest working, yet they they get no respect! ;-)

 

*Smile*

Chris

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

[Guest guest]

Christine wrote:

Feet really are both the James Brown and Rodney Dangerfield of body

parts .. the hardest working, yet they they get no respect! ;-)>

 

Well put!

 

I love being a Reflexologist for that reason.

In the symbolic language of Astrology the

sign Pisces has a connection both to Feet, and

to the great unsung mass of people at the

bottom of society, the workers.

Makes you think eh?

 

Ien in the Kootenays, Moon in Pisces

http://freegreenliving.com

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

For a great website on Plantar Fascilitis (Heel Spur)

check out the website: www.heelspur.com

 

Also for your information, I've suffered heel spurs

for many, many years (on and off). The best remedy

for preventing them from reoccurring is to stretch

your hamstrings and calves every day. Since a

podiatrist demonstrated this to me, I've had no pain

since (for a few years now). It only takes a few

minutes. With soft knees (slightly bent) hang down as

if touching your toes.......DO NOT FORCE yourself.

Hold this position and breathe in and out slowly in a

relaxed manner. Within a few minutes you will be

touching the floor. You will feel the stretch

throughout your whole back, hamstrings and calves.

Believe me this is a miracle.

 

 

 

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