It's been about three weeks now since I made my self-diagnosis of plantar fasciitis and I'm so happy to report the pain in my heel is at 98% no more. I say 98% because now and then I get a twinge of pain.
The second day after I found the exercises, I was doing them like 20 times a day and I was amazed when I did my very first calf stretch how much it eased the pain. Someone described the pain like walking on a very badly bruised heel and they were dead on when they said it. It was exactly how it felt.
They are several types of exercises that would help and I chose to do only one and that was with the arms slightly outstretched, facing a wall, chair, table, counter etc. and with one leg back, heel down to feel the stretch in the calf. I would stretch my calf with the painful heel first for about 30 seconds to a minute and switch over to the non-painful heel so both legs would benefit from the stretching.
Since it's so much better, I now stretch the calf muscle several times a day as I don't want the pain to come back.
Pam of A Pain In The Heel has a blog dedicated to plantar fasciitis. There are a lot of great information and video exercises that can help cure plantar fasciitis.
A recent blog post I read from her asked Are Crocs Rx good shoes for plantar fasciitis and sore feet? Find out on her blog as I'm sure you will find it interesting.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Plantar Fasciitis: Update
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Thanks for the mention of my blog. I am really happy that you found it helpful and that you are feeling better. Remember to keep on with the stretches to prevent the pain from coming back. :)
You're welcome Pam and thanks. :)
I will for sure keep up with the stretching exercises. Whenever I'm on my feet, I take that time to stretch.
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