re: Can You Naturally Heal Plantar Fasciitis

Get a 1/2 or 3/4th deep socket and roll it under the bottom of your foot (it's going to apply force better than a frozen water bottle or tennis balls). It's going to hurt, but put as much weight through that leg as you can reasonably stand. Do it for 5 total minutes and take small breaks in-between in necessary. That'll provide almost immediate relief. You could freeze the socket before you use it but that's not a must.

Rest (staying off your feet), avoid walking on hard surfaces with bare feet for long periods of time, and good calf stretches will help you in the long run. Don't stretch aggressively, I've had patients who thought they'd see results sooner if they stretched harder. Our bodies often respond to pain by tightening up and resisting whatever is causing us pain. Aggressive stretching could make your calves tighter. Stretch until just before it hurts and hold it there. As you loosen up over days and weeks you'll get more flexable. Don't rush it, the socket rolling should give you temporary relief.

Try stretching your calves and Achilles before you do any workout or you are going to be on your feet for an extended period.

But rest is probably the best remedy, aside from getting a cortisone shot in the ball of your foot and nobody wants that. That shite hurts like hell!

ETA: Rolling The frozen water bottle under your foot like someone prescribed above is really good and helps a ton.

Mine was bad for 2 years. Started wearing Nike Pegasus and it has almost completely disappeared. I don't know if it's because the fit tighter on feet or what. But I will not buy another shoe

I had it for about 2 months earlier this year - a very bad burning sensation in my heel. 2 months of no rigorous activity and stretching everyday and it went away.

Get insoles made from your podiatrist.

I promise you it sounds gay but it will work and you will have relief and be back to 100 in a couple weeks.

Dr. Amy Walsh, Houston, TX

So hot, want to touch the, ...........stethoscope.

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Can You Naturally Heal Plantar Fasciitis

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yes, I’ve done it.

Stretching...people really underestimate what consistent stretching sessions can do for them, myself included. I can feel the differences in my body if I skip a few post workout stretching sessions.

Also, I would look up cupping or scraping in your area and get a few sessions to help breakup muscle fascia and stimulate blood flow to the area. It wont feel good, but will help long term.

Ketogenic diet and losing weight made mine go away

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I had it from basketball. Wore this thing uncomfortably for 3 night and never had it since.

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I second this. Worked for a buddy of mine, who recommended it to me, and it worked for me too.

Try this. Put your foot on a step/elevation so that your knee is at about a 90 degree angle. Lunge over that knee so you get a really good stretch at the end of your range without your heel coming up.

Don’t really hold it sustained but just do about 10-12 good reps really pushing end range at your ankle (you should be dorsiflexing or bending your ankle to your shin really far at the end of range compared to normal).

Do that every 2 hours religiously for a day or two. This is the moat important element of this.

Don’t do anything else and see if you get a decent amount of improvement in a day or two.

Any increase in discomfort should settle down after 10-15 minutes post set of this.

You’d be shocked how many people with “plantar fasciitis” this has helped over the years. As a PT it’s the first thing I have people try especially after they’ve spent a lot of time doing all the traditional ball mashing, ice bottle rolling, barefoot exercises, etc.

Remember consistency is by far the most important element followed by pushing each rep to end range.

ETA: this is only medical advice if it helps