Plantar Fasciitis - anyone ever dealt with this?

Never walk barefoot. EVER. Even in the house. A shitty pair of slippers is better than bare feet.

Workout? Depending on type, they may be over. The only cardio I found is cycling. Running and even walking are a no-go. Even the elliptical trainer tweaks my foot a certain way and screws me up.

Balls on the floor.

Meaning tennis, racquet, or golf. Put a ball on the floor and roll it over the areas, heel to toe.

Best ice treatment is either freezing the golf ball or better yet freezing a water bottle. those disposable ozarka bottles are shaped perfectly to fit the bottom of the foot.


Main thing with activity is if it hurts your foot frickING STOP. There is no working through the pain with this. Anything you do that makes it worse, set you back a week in overall healing. Maybe more.

I've had it bad once in my life. It lasted about a month and was misery. Every single morning I woke up and thought I would never walk again. During the day, any time it flared up and hurt, I sat my happy arse down and massaged it. If I was at the house I had a water bottle in the freezer 24/7 ready to roll under my foot. After the month or so it started to fade quickly, I'd say i went from peak pain every morning to no pain at all and forgetting about it in less than a week. Just take it easy and massage constantly (don't stretch it).

I am not a doctor nor did I seek 'professional' medical help .

I got it a few years back when I picked up running again. I only jog 3 miles a day but at my job I'm almost always on my feet for several hours straight.

i bought some shoe inserts and I can't make out the brand name cause its worn out. I even had a time getting the damn thing out of work boots to try and tell you what it is. It was so flush inside the boot

i do know they are only good for a year. (inserts)

The worst pain I felt during the experience was the first few minutes driving home after work. You could feel the throb just bumping at the heel while seated driving.

once i bought the soul inserts, it took a few weeks but the pain slowly but surely went away. I also switched running shoes when I bought the inserts.

this was after several weeks of being stubborn and just having my foot propped up a few cushions and wrapped in ice.

Yea I see all the insoles at Walmart but not sure what is best. Will research online but then of course a lot of websites trying to sell a magic solution. It’s veen 4-5 months now so I need to get over it. I squat and deadlift regularly so I’m thinking this isn’t good either.
Ps- some things i read say stretch and others say don’t.

I've frozen a golf ball and used the thing you put on your foot when sleeping.

Good shoes, inserts (spenco is reasonably priced and available at academy) and stretch your calves! Seriously I've not had PF but have tons of friends who have and often tight calves are the root of the problem I'm told.

Good luck.