Plantar fasciitis next steps - custom insoles? special shoes?
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Anonymous
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I've dealt with plantar fasciitis for a long time (I have very high arches and I walk a lot) so I already do the basics like stretching, massage, hard insole supports, never going barefoot. I tried a new sport this past spring that caused a flare-up. Even though I've stopped the sport, I can't get the pain to resolve with the usual measures.
Are custom orthotics worth it? They are a few hundred dollars, plus they look huge like I may need new bigger shoes to fit them. What about specialty shoes like Orthofeet? I already wear Asics sneakers (with insert) and Vionics slippers: are the other brands better? What else? I don't want an injection if I can avoid it. |
Anonymous
| The injection is the quickest and best solution. Find a doctor. |
Anonymous
| Have you tried physical therapy? |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| custom orthotics, hokas and never go barefoot. BTDT. |
Anonymous
| I had tried everything w/ minimal relief and had a big flare due to bad shoes and a new sport. I started going to a Chinese foot massage place twice weekly. Their massages are just calves down and are almost painful but I got relief after the first one and 3 weeks later it’s completely gone |
Anonymous
| I have custom inserts that I wear with New Balance sneakers - those tend to run a smidge wide. |
Anonymous
This. And lose weight. |
Anonymous
Like at home, or with a PT? If a PT, can you recommend a doc or type of doc? |
Anonymous
Thin person here with debilitating PF. It's not a problem solely for overweight people. The shots didn't really work for me. Oofos recovery slides help a ton. I also bought a pair of super ugly Oofo sneakers that I wear out of the house when I'm having a bad flare. Tried custom orthotics, danskos, hokas, and every PF gadget you can find. Oofos, stretching, lacrosse ball on the thighs, and soaking my feet in cold water helped. |
Anonymous
| Shock treatment, custom orthotics, hokas including the hoka recovery slide, at home shiatsu foot massager, strengthen your calves. |
Anonymous
| Only thing that fixed it for me was acupuncture. |
Anonymous
| Tons and tons of calf stretching (downward dog, all the time) |
Anonymous
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My plantar fasciitis issues completely disappeared when I gave up gluten. I had other symptoms that were irritating (hives), which is why I started eating GF, but the decrease in inflammation has been pretty surprising to me. My feet have no pain now, where they used to hurt when I got up in the morning, or stood for a while, or exercised.
YMMV, but throwing it out there. I know it sounds crazy. I used to need orthotics that only sort of helped, but my feet have been pretty happy for a while now. |
Anonymous
| i only wear VIONIC shoes or Birkenstock sandals. The fix for me is active release therapy on my calves. |