Recurrent severe plantar fasciitis

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to come out with some different advice here. Supportive shoes, never going barefoot, insoles, etc. -- all of these are band-aids on the problem, and actually exacerbate things because they weaken your feet and calves. Obviously you need to rest some to get past the current pain, but in the long term you need to work on strengthening your calves and your arches by wearing minimalist shoes that encourage a toe strike.

I never got rid of my PF issues until I started wearing minimalist running shoes (originally Merrell Pace Glove, now Altra Solstice) and switched my running stride to a toe strike.

sorry no - minimalist shoes don't have enough cushioning and cause too
much force on the fascia.

[Anonymous]

I never had PF and after 9 months of wearing minimalist shoes, I developed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to come out with some different advice here. Supportive shoes, never going barefoot, insoles, etc. -- all of these are band-aids on the problem, and actually exacerbate things because they weaken your feet and calves. Obviously you need to rest some to get past the current pain, but in the long term you need to work on strengthening your calves and your arches by wearing minimalist shoes that encourage a toe strike.

I never got rid of my PF issues until I started wearing minimalist running shoes (originally Merrell Pace Glove, now Altra Solstice) and switched my running stride to a toe strike.

sorry no - minimalist shoes don't have enough cushioning and cause too
much force on the fascia.

PP here. Well, it worked for me, and I don't have to wear supportive shoes every minute of my waking day like some folks on this thread. Strengthening the muscles surrounding the fascia put less pressure on the fascia itself.