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Re: Excellent authoritative medical article on plantar fasciitis

guest — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:03:42 GMT

D.H., I wonder if a deep tissue massage would get rid of the build-up of scar tissue you've created over the past few years of fighting P.F. As you know, scar tissue is weaker than the surrounding tissue and susceptible to re-injury, but can be removed through massage. Something to consider.

I'm shocked at how much better my foot feels after just one night of sleeping with the foot in a flexed position, and my home grown version of a Strassburg sock was reasonably comfortable. It wasn't that complicated to make, just pin an ace bandage to the end of a sock, put the sock on, pull the bandage tight and take a few wraps just below the knee and you're done...lol

I'll look into a splint though and keep up with the stretches.

Thanks.

Re: Excellent authoritative medical article on plantar fasciitis

guest — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:37:37 GMT

Ok D.H., the gist of this article seems to be, to stop what you're doing long enough for the Plantar Fascia to heal properly. That each morning, when you step out of bed after sleeping with your foot in a relaxed position, you undo whatever healing that's taken place overnight. I'm assuming that's the pain we feel those first few steps, the healing has to take place when the foot is in a flexed position.

I tried yesterday to buy a night splint, but couldn't find one in this one horse town I live in. Sooo...., with a sock, a couple of safety pins and an ace bandage, I made my own version of a Strassburg Sock, http://about.thesock.com/works/ a contraption designed to hold your foot in a flexed position while you sleep and mine worked pretty well.

When I got up this morning and took those first few steps, there was a big improvement in the amount of pain I felt.

So now, if I've actually started the healing process and haven't torn it down this morning, the next step is to protect it by not doing something stupid, like go for a run.

I'm going to rest and try this for a few days. I may cross train, but won't do anything to undo the healing that's going on.

Thanks again!

Excellent authoritative medical article on plantar fasciitis

guest — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:38:53 GMT

Rich in NH wrote:

I tried yesterday to buy a night splint, but couldn't find one in this one horse town I live in. Sooo...., with a sock, a couple of safety pins and an ace bandage, I made my own version of a Strassburg Sock, a contraption designed to hold your foot in a flexed position while you sleep and mine worked pretty good.

Rich, I commend your ingenuity, but you probably don't want to go through that procedure every night. I bought a couple of night splints online. You can find 'em on amazon.com. WELL WORTH IT.

I also bought a Strassburg sock, but I found it uncomfortable, so now I use only the night splint. (Left foot only at this time; briefly I used 'em on both feet.)

By the way, I have found the stretches that are illustrated in that article VERY USEFUL. I probably couldn't be running without them.

Wear the night splint every night, do the stretches every day, and you should be running again in a month or two, is my guess. But you may have to KEEP ON wearing the night splint and doing those stretches.

Dark Horse

Re: Excellent authoritative medical article on plantar fasciitis

guest — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:34:01 GMT

Excellent read D.H., thanks. For some reason the forum's software won't let me respond, but let's see if this will go through. "Inappropriate content" was the error message, which I read through a 1/2 dozen times and still couldn't see what I'd said that was wrong. Go figure, eh?

Excellent authoritative medical article on plantar fasciitis

guest — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:46:42 GMT

Rich, I recommend you read to the end, even though it is long.

It has some good advice that I believe you are not following. It even has illustrations of good stretches, which have helped me.

It also has a picture of a night splint, which you need to be using, but I bet you aren't, because I know how you are.

?http://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0201/p467.html

Dark Horse