Planters Fasciits

[red7flag]

After a week of serious competitive tennis I developed planters fasciitis. I have been using Asics Gel 5. Are there any brands that help the condition? I have stopped playing for 2 weeks, but the condition returns the first time I play again. Any suggestions?

 

[mikeler]

I wear these everyday to get rid of my heel pain:

http://www.cvs.com/shop/personal-care/foot-care/footwear/cvs-plantar-fasciitis-arch-sleeve-skuid-894776

 

[Uncoil]

Try this.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/15/heel-pain-treatment/

 

[heninfan99]

Brooks are the best after some physical therapy

 

[jrxl]

Went to a podiatrist last year for PF. He recommended Superfeet Green insoles. He said that the insoles that come with athletic shoes today are so bad that any off-the-shelf insole effectively treats PF for 75% of patients. Superfeet Greens are stiffer than most insoles, so they will last the longest.

Then he recommended exercises like the ones in the link below, and recommended against walking around barefoot whenever possible. No more PF for me.

Try this.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/15/heel-pain-treatment/

 

[Tennis_monster21]

My mom had this real bad. She wore this sock-type thing while she would sleep and it helped her a ton. What the sock did was pull her toes upward towards her shin and somehow that helped.

 

[WildVolley]

Then he recommended exercises like the ones in the link below, and recommended against walking around barefoot whenever possible. No more PF for me.

I did the opposite with respect to going barefoot.

I stopped wearing the shoes that were giving me trouble and wore Crocs as much as possible until the pain diminished while doing stretches, etc. Then I went barefoot as much as possible on all sorts of surfaces, including concrete and hard wood floors.

My feet noticeably strengthened and I haven't had any issues with PF since. While my case is a single anecdote, I've read multiple cases online of people who have solved their problems by ditching shoes as much as possible.

I don't know what technique is optimal for curing PF. From what I've read, it isn't at all clear that PF is well understood by podiatrists. In terms of attempts at controlled studies, the negative heel drops do seem to have empirical evidence for benefit. Othotics seem to help some people and not help others.

Best of luck to whatever you try to cure PF. I haven't had any problems with mine in more than five years.

 

[Fintft]

I could only play with Nike Air Courtballistecs (kinda off) and also walked in them (both with gel insole Dr Scholl's active).

Strecthing (basically bending your knees with your soles flat on the ground) in groups of ten, helped as well (no weight if possible).

 

[Uncoil]

After a week of serious competitive tennis I developed planters fasciitis. I have been using Asics Gel 5. Are there any brands that help the condition? I have stopped playing for 2 weeks, but the condition returns the first time I play again. Any suggestions?

Superfeet insoles seem to be helping me relieve my minor plantar fasciitis. I'm using Superfeet Carbons in my tennis shoes.

 

[SteveI]

Superfeet insoles seem to be helping me relieve my minor plantar fasciitis. I'm using Superfeet Carbons in my tennis shoes.

Calf Stretches really.. really helped my plantar fasciitis. Also.. make sure you stretch before you hit the floor each morning. If you do not do that you just keep tearing the plantar tendon each morning.

 

[Uncoil]

Calf Stretches really.. really helped my plantar fasciitis. Also.. make sure you stretch before you hit the floor each morning. If you do not do that you just keep tearing the plantar tendon each morning.

Good advice. Most of my discomfort is in the morning right when I wake up.

 

[SteveI]

The most important issue when selecting a shoe is to make sure the shoe is flexing in the correct spots. Too flexible.. no good... too stiff no good.

 

[1HBHfanatic]

I wear these everyday to get rid of my heel pain:

http://www.cvs.com/shop/personal-care/foot-care/footwear/cvs-plantar-fasciitis-arch-sleeve-skuid-894776

i wear something similar to this, allowed me to play while healing

Try this.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/15/heel-pain-treatment/

this helps with the pain
also try rolling a ball with your foot, tennis ball, baseball, golf ball, whatever, it massages the area


OP, the asics shoes ive looked at, have low arch support
medium arch support is somethig i must wear now
dont know if thats your case also, but thought i mention it

 

[snowpuppy]

Went to a podiatrist last year for PF. He recommended Superfeet Green insoles. He said that the insoles that come with athletic shoes today are so bad that any off-the-shelf insole effectively treats PF for 75% of patients. Superfeet Greens are stiffer than most insoles, so they will last the longest.

Please have care when going for performance insoles. With superfeet you want to understand if you have high or low arch and your true level of support needed. I have mindlessly been sticking SF Green in my shoe for awhile for all my sport activity and find that it don't always help. As it turn out something with a lower volume like a SF black, blue, or carbon might be been better.

Aside from insoles a shoe that I'd recommend is Barricades. They are usually supportive and my 1st impress of the 2015 version is really positive.

And finally the hardest part which no one really want to hear or do is to exercise the area. You and find a physical therapist that can give you a menu of strengthen exercise that might actually be your best bet as truly solving your problem.

 

[Jim A]

You need to look beyond the foot. For most people it hurts at that part because the body is out of sync much higher up. The imbalance runs down the leg, to the achilles and stops at the end .....the plantar. No barefeet, strength and stretch the whole body. Golf ball etc all good things and part of it. Rarely are shoes the main culprit or only solution

 

[schenkelini]

Good insoles are a big help, but I have had a reoccurance of PF a few times even with the insoles. When I feel the slightest amonut of pain I start taping the foot. See http://heelspurs.com/tape.html I keep taping until the foot feels normal again and then I stop. It has worked well. I have been taping my left foot again for the last month or so. I may keep it up for another month.

 

[morten]

My mom had this real bad. She wore this sock-type thing while she would sleep and it helped her a ton. What the sock did was pull her toes upward towards her shin and somehow that helped.

Strasburg sock, running warehouse have them.