Do any of you guys have problems with this? What did you do that helped? I�m trying to wear house shoes instead of going barefoot in the house. I�m also wearing a little sleeve that fits around the middle of my foot with small gel pad on the bottom that�s positioned right in the arch of my foot. It seems to help but it�s kind of uncomfortable and causing my feet to hurt where the pad is sitting instead of from the tendon pain.

All I know is��this chit sucks. It�s been bothering me for the last couple weeks and is only getting worse. I�ve been taking Ibuprofen and trying to stay off of my feet as much for the last couple days in hopes that it gets better. Got to figure out how to manage this issue or I�m afraid it�ll be a long term problem.

My dad has it. He's managed it without surgery so far. When he sits down at night to watch tv, he takes a rolling dumbell and puts his foot on the metal bar and rolls back and forth on the bottom of his foot. That works for him, but a frozen water bottle will do the trick even better. Just keep one frozen, take it out and roll it every time you're sitting down, should help.

Funny you bring this up. The past week I've been having pain in my arch first thing in the morn and when I google it seems the culprit may be plantar fasciitis. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread

Rolling a frozen golf ball with my foot several times a day helped mine more than anything else I tried.

I may be wrong, but I don't think the house shoes are helping and may be hurting. I believe you want something with arch support. I have it off and on (but it's been a while) and the thing that seems to flare it up for me is when I wear shoes without arch support for several days in a row and stand on my feet a lot on those days. I have flat feet and shoes with arch support are crucial to keep me from having the plantar fasciitis flare up.

Go to New Balance store. Tell them what's going on.

Pick up a pair of their shoes with the bar in the heal. Then get the memory foam inserts.

I literally had relief the same day. Not completely gone, but relief.

After a few weeks of wearing them I had no pain. The memory foam is getting old and I need to replace. Evidence by pain coming back.

One more thing. Wear them at all times. Never wear anything else. Never go bare foot.

The foot doc I went to had semi custom inserts. They took those inserts and added the pad you mentioned inside the insole. I have other issues that cause pain in the same areas. This helped a lot and the inserts were less than $50.

stretches

had a bout of this a while back and these stretches had me fixed up in a short time. the one where you grab your toes and pull toward you seemed the most beneficial to me. also used a medication I got from GNC called Arnica 30x. they seemed to lessen to pain on my worst days.

Better shoes. Stretching. Use lacrosse balls, golf balls, a rolling pin or foam roller under your feet and toes.

Shoes and weight often are the culprits. Both can be modified.

If it persists then find a good podiatrist or orthopaedic specialist and get some relief via custom insoles (insurance will pay, if your insurance includes it), cortisone shots (momentarily painful but awesomely helpful) and/or surgery (last resort). A specialist will tell you to start with stretching, ibuprofin to reduce inflammation, ice (frozen peas), shoes, and custom inserts. Typically those are their first recommendations.

Good luck. PF sucks. Had it, got the inserts and injections, changed shoes, it went away.

Here's an old thread with some good info that might be helpful to you:

Plantar Fasciitis

I fought it for ages and tried everything foot dr wanted. Changing shoes eventually took care of it. You need some shoes that provide a lot of support. I wear ugly Brooks Brothers shoes exclusively and seldom have it hurt too bad.

Thanks for all of the advice. I'm definitely going to try some of the things you guys are recommending. Looks like I'm off to buy some new shoes. I usually wear new balance but it tends to be whatever is on sale. I've never been too picky about shoes. I guess I'm going to have to start. Driving for any distance seems to be one of the worst things for it. We road over to Demopolis and back the other day, which is about 2 1/2 hrs one way. When I got back and got out to open the gate I was limping as bad as if I had a sprained ankle. I have a long, narrow foot with a high arch. I think my foot shape has a lot to do with the root cause of my issues....need better support like y'all are saying.

alabama foot institute. dr todd falls (ortho) & angelo thompson (c.ped)

I'm 50 and had PF when I was about 35ish. When I got out of bed in the morning I had to grab the wall, dresser, door, etc. to hobble into the bathroom. As we age we aren't as flexible and limber, and we also compound the situation often by not drinking as much water as we should.

I was told, along with my foot care stuff (inserts), to stretch daily and stay hydrated. I try to drink at least a gallon of water a day if not more. Have done yoga (great stretching, breathing, it helps) but yoga is nothing more than controlled stretching and breathing. So, for what it's worth, taking time to stretch lower back, hamstrings, feet (Achilles), etc., could also help you.

i couldn't find a pair of new balance that felt "right". tried brooks and no go there either. slipped into some of the high dollar asics and that brand has been the best for me. don't stop at one brand if it doesn't help. keep trying, you're feet are worth it.

also, this is important - get that inflammation cooled down, whatever it takes. i let mine ride from april to december of last year (not that i didn't do anything to stop the inflammation, i did everything i could and went through 3 podiatrists.). the continued inflammation caused the muscle to thicken. i had the operation in december and it is much better. i have some flexing issues when i first begin to walk, if i've been sitting, but after a couple of minutes i'm good to go. i believe this is due to the second part of the operation, not the plantar fasciitis release. i was told to expect a year for full recovery. it's been 5 months so i'm almost halfway there.

i completely gave up driving the toyota tacoma. after the month of no-weight bearing and i was cleared to drive, i was back to everyday life. i swear the toyota seats sit so low that they made me keep my leg a certain way and that made my foot hurt. we had it detailed and it has been parked ever since. been driving a full size gmc with electric seats that adjust every which way and no issues.

you may just need to find a podiatrist and the "right inserts" - could be as simple as that. i will add that every podiatrist i went to said to NOT wear flip flops and to always wear my shoes with the inserts, from the first step out of the bed in the morning to the last and to never go barefoot.

Man I really don't think there is one right answer for that demon.I suffered for 3 years straight with no relief at all.I tried everything that has already been mentioned.Stretching downwards on steps helped slightly but only momentarily.I went out and bought Merril walking shoes,work boots and casual shoes and in 2 weeks was broke but walking without pain.I don't feel 100% but it is manageable now even when I sit for short periods of time and stand up.I spent alot of money over those 3 years and didn't have crap to show for it.It made me feel like some handicap person and was really embarrassing in public when I had to stand up and waddle around but thank God it has subsided.I feel for you and wish I could really help.I feel for anyone suffering with that crap.The last year I had it was the worst though.I was nearly crippled for that last year.

Both of those described mine. My GF called it my "old man" walk.
The night splint (boot style off ebay less than $25) and the powerstep pro insoles helped mine. Mine eventually went away with those things. I still use the insoles.

I've tried it all. Dr's, surgery,insoles, custom insoles, shots in feet is a killer need to do that to terrorists they'll talk. New Balance works best for me with NB insoles. The BEST stretch I do every night and in middle of night is to stand on a step with back of foot hanging off as along as you can stand it. Keep feet warm in bed keeps tendons from drawing up. Good luck with it It's the devil

No joke. Taking cortisone in the heel is hell.

I had heel pain several years ago. Thought I had a spur. Started wearing New Balance and it went away. But mine was in heel not arch.

Rolling the water bottle and wearing more comfortable shoes helped. I wear crocs when I'm not at work and they seem to help a lot.

I too as many others on her have had bouts of this. What worked for me even though it took about 6 months to get over it were the stretching exercises along with wearing a good shoe with good arch support. For the first few months, I also had to use a Dr Scholls insert in my shoes. Once your foot/feet is really sore, hot epsom salt water soaking helped my soreness

Mine was caused by high arches. Got some custom orthotics, a few steroid shots and losing forty pounds has almost eliminated it entirely. If I've had a long day on my feet, I get twinges of it, but not nearly as bad as it used to be.

Strausburg sock, roll foot on frozen water bottle, or tennis ball. Stretch your calf muscles and Achilles' tendon. Worked for me several years ago when I was running a lot.

I rolled a frozen 2 liter bottle under my foot for awhile last night before going to bed and it seems to have really helped. Its feeling better this morning than it's felt in the last couple weeks. I think the inflammation was getting bad and causing my pain. You could feel heat at the base of my heel.

I don't have PF but I do have arthritis in my left foot in my two middle toes. It so bad that the toes are V shape with an area fist size on the bottom of my foot that stays swollen. I take naproxen for the inflammation with an occasional steroid shot from my doctor.

As far as shoes go he told me don't wear any shoe you can twist easily. Especially crocs or flip flops which I wear all the time. Also the inserts are a big help as well. Foot pain sucks especially when you work standing or walking the majority of the day.

I had it terrible bad in both feet about 10 years ago. At the time I was coaching a kids ball team and one of the mothers saw me walking and asked how long I had PF. I was surprised that she asked to begin with but she made the comment I can help you with that. She worked for a foot dr. She asked me to bring her some pre-tape and athletic tape from the dugout. I did and she proceeded to wrap both my ankles very much like you had your ankles taped before a football or basketball game. By the end of the game, I had no pain at all. She told me to continue wearing it especially when I went to bed. The mornings were the worst, almost having to crawl to the bathroom, but that first morning, not a problem. I continued to wrap my ankles myself for almost 2 months and then the problem just vanished.

I've been told there is a specific way to wrap it. I need to get someone to show me so I can wrap at night.

They sell a brace you can wear at night. Walmart carries it.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/ACE-Plantar-Fasciitis-Sleep-Support-209616-One-Size-Adjustable/19898460

Strasbourg Sock works! But I rigged my own with a belt and bungi strap to hold the foot back at nite when I was in the recliner. Have had it twice, takes about a month. Cortisone shot recommended.

I used to have to crawl up stairs on my hands and knees. Dr. made arch supports for me and I haven't had it since.

Yes had it bad once. Podiatrist Put me in a cam walker for 3-4 weeks & physical therapy & some anti inflammatory. Eventually got rid of it. Lots of icing down. I was lucky it hasn't come back. CNC you should probably go see a good podiatrist and get it treated now so u can be in woods healed up in fall.

I had it both feet a couple years ago! I went to one podiatrist for about 6 months that preached use a tennis ball in the mornings to roll under your feet and do stretches with a towel and take melixicam for inflammation! It never got better so I went to another podiatrist in Huntsville who knows his stuff!! He gave me a cortisone shot in each foot, which was extremely painful the next morning and he made custom insoles for my feet!! I've been good since then with minor inflammation only if I get on a ladder from time to time!! Oh by the way this dr laughed and shook his head when I told him about the towel and tennis ball saying that stuff don't work!!!

I have or had it Thank God. Went to the doc and after three different visits and three bad ass shots into the arch of my foot I can report that I have not had a problem with it in years and i am almost 54. So man up and get the shots!!!!but my poor doc was scared as hellllp that I was gonna mule kick him through the wall with my other foot. You will get relief after the first shot and follow doc's instructions on stretching. My hard headed arse decided I was good to go and ended up having to do the shots again twice.