Plantar Fasciitis

[boomersooner]

The weird thing is that it hurts first thing in the morning when you get up....I saw something where you can sleep with this stretchy thing on that keeps your Achilles stretched out while you sleep.....Lots and lots of people evidently have this and don't know it!

[Moesha]

That's the odd thing is that mine doesn't hurt first thing in the morning. I did sleep with the night splint last night that I borrowed from my friend. She said that it really helped her. I didn't notice a difference this morning, but I will probably keep trying it for another week or so. My sister, who is a massage therapist, worked on my food this afternoon and thinks that my problem is more in the ankle area. I'm going to look for some stretches to do for that also.

[boomersooner]

Mine doesn't hurt every morning, but it does more than not....It really hurts when I've been standing or walking on it....My arch has fallen a bit so I think that is where mine started. It isn't fun, that's for sure, but I guess there are much, much worse things to have!

[DJFyrewolf36]

I just was diagnosed with this too on my right foot...I have to make an appointment with the podiatrist. Anti Inflamitories help a little but not all the time...streching helps too but sometimes for no reason at all it seems my foot starts to hurt really bad!

Is there any way to keep it from swelling up at night? This is where I have the most issues...

[Karen]

Have you tried elevating your foot as you sleep? That might help, if you can.

[Moesha]

There are some different kinds of night splints that will help keep the fasciitis stretched during the night. My friend wore that. Now, after just a couple of weeks, hers is much better. I have been trying it. I don't know if it is helping me because I never had the terrible pain in the mornings. Mine still hurts once I start working. I'm sure the podiatrist will know if a splint would help. There are several different kinds. Some are bulkier than others. Please let us know what the podiatrist says. I've been contemplating going to one myself. My friend went to an orthopedic doctor. She was given steroids to take. I know that some doctors will give a cortizone shot into the heel area if it is bad. Most will try other things first though.

[boomersooner]

I went to an ortho, and he said the cortisone shots would be the very last thing considered....he gave me the heel pads, gave me exercises, and gave me a script for a custom orthotic, but he said don't do that unless the other things don't work. There are a couple of stores in the Dallas area that specialize in just feet....I may go and see what they have...