Foot Pain? PF?

[kiki02]

after walking for a while EVERY DAY, extreme pain in right foot which continues until not in use.

anyone have this? what can I do? bought the night splint, ... is it a special shoe?

Thanks . HOW CAN I SPEND DAYS walking at WDW now? (((( FREAKING out.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

My pain was in the Achilles. It ended up being tendonist. Had to wear a aircast for 3 months. I was able to go to Disney and walk with the aircast and had no problems. Used the hot tub at the resort every evening

I used icy hot patches on my ankle too and it helped.


Do you have pain when you try to get out of bed?

When I am in the house and know I am going to be on my feet most of the day I wear tennis shoes. I bought I pair just to wear inside. helps a lot

This is what I wore
http://www.amazon.com/Air-Walker-Fr...=UTF8&qid=1388153440&sr=8-9&keywords=air+cast

 

[mblondie0509]

after walking for a while EVERY DAY, extreme pain in right foot which continues until not in use.

anyone have this? what can I do? bought the night splint, ... is it a special shoe?

Thanks . HOW CAN I SPEND DAYS walking at WDW now? (((( FREAKING out.

If you think you have plantar fasciitis, the thing that helps me is to roll my foot on something before I even get out of bed. For me, a big can of Progresso soup helps. I keep it by my bed and roll my foot to stretch it out first thing in the morning. I also use an elastic band that you would use in a fitness class and put it right on the ball of my foot...hold the two ends in your hands and pull your foot towards you. This plus ice and elevation when you are back in the room plus ibuprofen if you can tolerate should help. I totally feel your pain. I was ultimately discharged from the Army due to my PF.

 

[disneyfor3]

I had plantar fascitis last year and kept trying to get it better on my own. Finally went to foot doctor who gave me cortisone shot in heel, wrapped it and put me on an anti-inflammatory. He said it would have been a shorter healing time if I'd come to him sooner. He also said not to go barefoot in house.

 

[powellrj]

I had plantar fascitis last year and kept trying to get it better on my own. Finally went to foot doctor who gave me cortisone shot in heel, wrapped it and put me on an anti-inflammatory. He said it would have been a shorter healing time if I'd come to him sooner. He also said not to go barefoot in house.

I would go to the doctor NOW, the sooner you get started healing, the better. The post above you is great advice. Anti-inflammatory meds helped me the most. Start taking Aleve now until you can get to your doctor and then follow their advice. Good luck.

 

[threecrazykids]

I had plantar fascitis last year and kept trying to get it better on my own. Finally went to foot doctor who gave me cortisone shot in heel, wrapped it and put me on an anti-inflammatory. He said it would have been a shorter healing time if I'd come to him sooner. He also said not to go barefoot in house.

Exactly what my podiatrist did as well. I had kept putting it off and putting it off and finally went in and ended up getting a shot.

OMG that shot helped but I was literally almost in tears getting it.

The pain kind of transferred with my foot though because I ended up walking differently due to the pain. Ended up with more than one neuroma which required shots as well. Holy heck those shots about did me in...but now I'm much more careful about my shoes and feet.

Make sure your shoes have a wide toe box, and don't go barefoot - that's the WORST thing you can do for your feet.

My podiatrist told me his "favorite season" is summer due to all the foot issues that flip flops cause.

I always wear tennis shoes around my house as well - I am only barefoot when I am sitting.

It really is one of the most annoying conditions to have. It's so painful and unless someone has experienced a severe case they have no idea how debilitating it can be.

Best suggestion I can give you is to buy good shoes that are plenty wide for your toes to spread out and stay on an anti inflam med to keep the pain at bay.

 

[runwad]

I have this too and finally went to the foot doctor in the fall. They gave me stretches to do and I'm fine as long as I do them multiple times a day. He did say I was highly inflamed and had me take 4 ibuprofen 3 times a day for a while to get the inflammation down. Now all I do is my stretches and I'm good to go. He wanted me to go to PT but I can do the stretches on my own. Had I known that is all I had to do I'd of saved myself some money and skipped the doctor. Just google the stretches and do them yourself to see if it relieves your pain. Good Luck

 

[Jack&Ryan'smom]

If it's PF you wouldn't be able to get out of begin the morning without being in extreme pain . I've had PF for a year and a half now. The shots are the only relief for me. I did get orthotics as the podiatrist recommended . I made the mistake of not going for a shot before our trip in Sept. it was a tough trip for me cause me foot was killing me!!!! I only wore sneakers with my orthotics or my Orthoheel flip flops (which I highly recommend) the whole time. Dr. Said I really aggravated my PF during my trip. Go to the podiatrist before you go! Foot pain can really put a damper on a Disney trip!!!

 

[MEM]

I had PF in both feet - trips to WDW made it worse, obviously. I spent many hours on the internet researching it because my primary physician at the time told me I just have to be patient "it will go away on its own". Eventually she referred me to an orthopedic surgeon who was a disaster. She had me wear a boot "to relax my foot"????? All it did was throw my knee and hip out of alignment plus the other foot, also sore, bore the brunt of the pressure. She then tried the cortisone shots which did nothing. Then she referred me to an in-house physical therapist who thought the best way to cure PF was to exercise my feet!!!!! After each session I limped back to my office and sat with baggies of ice cubes under my feet. The last resort was to be a "release" or cutting of the plantar fascia. My sister had that done and the problem returned in time. I went to a new orthopedic surgeon for a second opinion and he said the plantar fascia is there for a good reason and talked me out of the surgery. He suggested I find a new PT.
I finally went to a PT near my home, who had treated my daughter for soccer injuries - he said he had successfully managed many cases of PF. He described it as many small tears in the plantar fascia that kind of heal, or try to heal, and the scar tissue is what causes the pain because it keeps getting irritated. He said the exercises I was doing only made things worse. He worked on my feet using something called the Graston technique.
It worked miracles. After my feet healed, I went to wearing shoes made by Dansko, Merrell and Teva. I really needed the arch support. I have pain from time to time but only if I try to wear a different brand of shoe. Flip-flops are out because you need the shoe to stay attached to your sole as you walk. Good luck! It can be managed but each case is so different.

 

[Eureka]

Part of my job is to write evidence-based summaries about different treatments for medical conditions. I recently wrote about plantar fasciitis and unfortunately there are not many treatments that are unequivocally "effective." Icing, stretching (the sole of your foot seems to be better than stretching the calves), cortisone shots and TENS seem to work for some people, but studies are small and not always indicative of how it will work for larger populations. Make sure you wear shoes with plenty of arch support and do some stretching before you get out of bed to minimize first-step pain.

 

[SSRJen]

I have had years and years of foot and ankle pain. I went through custom made insoles, wearing a cast to "rest" my foot and ankles..etc. Nothing seemed to fully help. Finally, I discovered ProKinetics® Insoles. They work like magic and I haven't looked back. I have a non-removable pair in the sneakers and a removable pair for the rest of my shoes. They are amazing and I am no longer spending hundreds of dollars on things that don't work! Do the research to make sure they are for you.

You can find them here. http://www.mortonsfoot.com .

Good luck!

 

[kiki02]

My pain was in the Achilles. It ended up being tendonist. Had to wear a aircast for 3 months. I was able to go to Disney and walk with the aircast and had no problems. Used the hot tub at the resort every evening

I used icy hot patches on my ankle too and it helped.


Do you have pain when you try to get out of bed?

When I am in the house and know I am going to be on my feet most of the day I wear tennis shoes. I bought I pair just to wear inside. helps a lot

This is what I wore
http://www.amazon.com/Air-Walker-Fr...=UTF8&qid=1388153440&sr=8-9&keywords=air+cast

Pain in the AM not too bad. It's always muchhh better after having been 'off' it for hours (sleeping).

 

[kiki02]

I had plantar fascitis last year and kept trying to get it better on my own. Finally went to foot doctor who gave me cortisone shot in heel, wrapped it and put me on an anti-inflammatory. He said it would have been a shorter healing time if I'd come to him sooner. He also said not to go barefoot in house.

did you go straight to podiatrist or GP? of course our Health Ins is awful

 

[kiki02]

Exactly what my podiatrist did as well. I had kept putting it off and putting it off and finally went in and ended up getting a shot.

OMG that shot helped but I was literally almost in tears getting it.

The pain kind of transferred with my foot though because I ended up walking differently due to the pain. Ended up with more than one neuroma which required shots as well. Holy heck those shots about did me in...but now I'm much more careful about my shoes and feet.

Make sure your shoes have a wide toe box, and don't go barefoot - that's the WORST thing you can do for your feet.

My podiatrist told me his "favorite season" is summer due to all the foot issues that flip flops cause.

I always wear tennis shoes around my house as well - I am only barefoot when I am sitting.

It really is one of the most annoying conditions to have. It's so painful and unless someone has experienced a severe case they have no idea how debilitating it can be.

Best suggestion I can give you is to buy good shoes that are plenty wide for your toes to spread out and stay on an anti inflam med to keep the pain at bay.

Thanks and thanks all. I'm on line trying to find a pair of good shoes for outside and for inside (and on a budget) and i'm clueless now what to order!!!

 

[kiki02]

Exactly what my podiatrist did as well. I had kept putting it off and putting it off and finally went in and ended up getting a shot.

OMG that shot helped but I was literally almost in tears getting it.

The pain kind of transferred with my foot though because I ended up walking differently due to the pain. Ended up with more than one neuroma which required shots as well. Holy heck those shots about did me in...but now I'm much more careful about my shoes and feet.

Make sure your shoes have a wide toe box, and don't go barefoot - that's the WORST thing you can do for your feet.

My podiatrist told me his "favorite season" is summer due to all the foot issues that flip flops cause.

I always wear tennis shoes around my house as well - I am only barefoot when I am sitting.

It really is one of the most annoying conditions to have. It's so painful and unless someone has experienced a severe case they have no idea how debilitating it can be.

Best suggestion I can give you is to buy good shoes that are plenty wide for your toes to spread out and stay on an anti inflam med to keep the pain at bay.

Thanks and thanks all. I'm on line trying to find a pair of good shoes for outside and for inside (and on a budget) and i'm clueless now what to order!!!

 

[melissafox18]

Ice, stretch, supportive shoes, rest, and physical therapy if it doesn't help. You can do some strengthening of the supportive muscles in your leg (hip, knee, quad, etc.) that may help the solution.

Take a water bottle and toss it in the freezer. Every morning and every evening (when you get home from work or after dinner) roll your foot and heel on it. The cold will help with the pain and it should help ease some of the discomfort.

If you are concerned, go to the doc. There's a thousand differential diagnoses for heel pain/PF!

 

[threecrazykids]

Thanks and thanks all. I'm on line trying to find a pair of good shoes for outside and for inside (and on a budget) and i'm clueless now what to order!!!

My foot doctor recommended Saucony or Ryka. All of mine have the mesh across the toe box to allow plenty of room to stretch.

He originally recommended Ryka, but I have found Saucony Cohesion also work and don't cause me any issues.

Good luck!!

 

[Sadie22]

After being diagnosed and treated by a podiatrist, go to a New Balance store to be fitted and/or a store where they specialize in fitting people with problems as recommended by the podiatrist. A manufacturer and style of shoe that works for someone else may be all wrong for you. A trained and experienced fitter should examine your shoes for wear patterns, observe your gait, and work with you to find the correct size, fit, and support that you need. Good supportive walking shoes are something to spend money on to get the correct type. This is not something to skimp on.

 

[threecrazykids]

After being diagnosed and treated by a podiatrist, go to a New Balance store to be fitted and/or a store where they specialize in fitting people with problems as recommended by the podiatrist. A manufacturer and style of shoe that works for someone else may be all wrong for you. A trained and experienced fitter should examine your shoes for wear patterns, observe your gait, and work with you to find the correct size, fit, and support that you need. Good supportive walking shoes are something to spend money on to get the correct type. This is not something to skimp on.

Agree 100%

I tried on New Balance at one point (trying to find some other shoes that worked) and they KILLED my foot. I too was told New Balance are great shoes for PF as well - just not for me.

Each shoe and each foot is different so what shoes work for one may not work at all for another.

 

[melissafox18]

The option I like best for shoes is to try a running store. They are REALLY expensive, but they will find something that fits well with your feet and watch your gait/how you walk to see what type of shoe works best. You don't have to buy them there (as they are often over $100), BUT you can get an idea of the brand or style that fits you best. I found what worked best for me and then went to zappos and amazon and found them much cheaper (or an older style that had the same benefits for half the price).

New Balance are often great shoes as they provide excellent support. They also aren't terribly expensive.