Superfeet are great. For anyone who likes Crocs for walking around the house, I highly recommend looking into Oofos. I hate “thong” style flipflops, but these work for me. You have to try these in person because their sizing is odd. I got myself a pair upon the recommendation of MOfWC and use them as them as recovery shoes after long runs.
My husband did sleep with a gadget for 8 weeks but it only mildly helped not 100%. So I think the turmeric helps with the anti- inflammation property.
I like SuperFeet too. I wear the pink ones. DH wears them in his walking shoes all the time.
I also developed PF after breaking a toe. I tried the night time boot, the inserts, the ice bottle and rolling tennis balls on the foot. What resolved it was using the ball on my lower calf - just above the achilles tendon. There were some amazingly painful spots in that general area. I also rolled the tennis ball side to side and up and down. The PF resolved quickly. My theory is that the broken toe cause me to walk in such a way that the calf muscle was strained and shortened. This in turn pulled on the PF structure. Once the calf and achilles relaxed, the PF relaxed also.
That is true, my husband had to change the way he bounced his feet when he runs. Interesting, when he was younger his parents warned him not to walk like that and it now finally caught up with him.
dietz199, I am convinced this is what led to my problem. I don’t wear flip flops or flats , but I do live in my birkenstocks in the summer. I knew I would have to put on some kind of shoe before we took our ten day trip to Scandinavia because it is colder over there . The first time I put on closed shoes was my running shoes. I had no time to see a doctor before we left , so I bought someDr Scholl’s inserts for heel pain…made my foot hurt more.
I have heard that alternating between heat and ice helps as does stretching before getting out of bed. I was always told to nt stretch a cold muscle. Yesterday was so painful that I wanted to crawl on my hands and knees to get upstairs to go to bed. I put a heating pad on my feet this morning and stretched before getting up. It helped a little.
Tomorrow I shall call podiatrist and see what I can do.
I found Spenco flip flops to be fantastic. They have a metatarsal bump, heel cup and great support for high arches. I also love these inserts http://www.amazon.com/Orthera-Dress-Orthotic-Inserts-Mens/dp/B0069CRH0O/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1443400231&sr=1-1&keywords=orthera+orthotic+inserts
They have a gel heel cup and again, great arch supports. I like these shorter inserts because they fit in almost all of my shoes. They are a stiffer than Superset and ‘bounce’ when you walk. Costco carried them for a while but I haven’t seen them there in ages.
My runner friend had PF and used a Strassburg sock instead of a night splint. The sock was a lot more comfortable to sleep in.
I have suffered for many many years, but am finally getting relief. I would advise many of the things listed above, I hated the Strasburg sock but found sleeping in the pf splints available at Walgreens to be much more comfortable. I would absolutely go for the cortisone shot early on (I did not…) and if you do not get relief, I would advise seeing a podiatric specialist MD and get referred to an orthotic specialist who can make you custom cast orthotics–especially if you have a high arch. I suffered unnecessarily for years because I was wearing good, non-custom orthotics. They just weren’t high enough for me. I lost a good decade of activity–don’t ignore it and don’t try to be active through it. Try chiropractic to realign your feet and graston technique therapy also helped. Custom othotics were finally the solution for me–$400-$500, but well worth the money. A walking boot can also give some relief (with orthotic inside).
Ouch. Physician here- had it years ago. Changed my gait with a broken middle toe (and figure THAT happened secondary to a cut tendon that was never repaired when I was a six year old- things catch up with you decades later, sigh). I remember all sorts of time and treatments. Gone for years now and I’m usually barefoot now except wearing sandals to the stores et al- your barefoot days can return.
I had t a few years ago. I had a friend who loved birkenstocks and thought I’d give them a try. They killed my feet. I remember I was driving to Houston to visit my best friend and was out in the middle of nowhere and had to pull into an outlet mall and buy some socks because my feet were burning. Continued to wear (with socks - hate to think what I looked like) them for quite a while thinking all those people who rave about them can’t be wrong. Then the heel pain started. I did find forcing myself to flex and stretch my feet in the morning before I got out of bed helped though it hurt like heck!
The only thing that finally worked for me was wearing Dansko Pro XP clogs (the kind with the memory foam inside) ALL the time. I put them on in lieu of slippers, too. It took about a year but the pain finally went way.
H uses HOKA Stinson ATR- went away.
Nothing says all of us have the same foot structure or that all shoes are right for all folks. Or that we all stress our feet in the same ways or under the same conditions.
How do you pronounce it?
I say fash-ee-I-tis.
The podiatrist said fa-SHITE-iss.
The Brits say fas-ci-i-tis. It does seem to be the preferred, though the first is there, too. Let’s just hope we don’t need to say it.
fas·ci·i·tis \ˌfa-shē-ˈī-təs, -sē-\
Fash ee EYE tiss
Fascia is the tissue that is inflamed; the suffix -itis means inflammation.
I have a number of running (and non-running) friends who solved this by wearing Hokas. Get the Bondi or Stinson model- the most cushioned. I still have people calling and thanking me for the recommendation.
The treatment that finally got rid of my PF, sixteen years ago, was this:
Immerse feet in ice water (yes, water with ice in it) for 3 minutes. Use a timer, because the last minute will hurt, if the water is cold enough.
When the three minutes is up, immerse feet in warm water (as hot as you can stand) for one minute. Repeat this cycle three times: 3/1/3/1/3/1
Do the whole set at least twice a day; three times is better.
It took less than a week before I could walk without any pain. When I get the first twinge now, I immediately go to the ice/heat cycle and it’s gone in a day or two.
As for shoes, I love the Hokas (the Clifton is the only one wide enough for my feet).
A tip about Hokas for women: if you wear size 8-9 and above women’s Hokas, look into men’s Hokas - they are less wildly colored and are definitely wider. I bought a pair of men’s Bondi for running this summer when my feet rebelled against the heat by doubling in width. Some Brooks shoes come with stretchy uppers that feel as if you are wearing socks. Very accommodating for various foot issues!