Plantar faciitis

:( have plantar faciitis...have had it about 3-6 months now and only get pain relief from doc. Walking is agony and every so often feels like something tears inside the sole of my foot. Will it ever get better? Could I claim mobility allowence and or blue badge ? Can't walk very far without pain!:(:mad:

Plantar faciitis is typically a stuborn pathology and can take 12 months or longer to resolve. The important thing is to address any biomechanical factors that may be contributing to the problem, otherwise the condition may take even longer to resolve. I would suggest it is worth while being assessed by a quality sports physio to determine what these are in your case.

In the meantime taping for the foot can provide some very effective pain relief but this is usually only helpful while the tape is on. Again a sports physio can show you this if you haven't already tried it.

For now I would be religiously stretching your calf muscle with the knee straight and the knee bent to try and improve some of the tissue extensibility in the calf/achilles/plantar fascia complex.

I hope this helps?

In the case of chronic inflammation like plantar fasciitis it is very important to offload the affected structure. I would suggest seeing a physio who is well versed in foot biomechanics who can sort you with a pair of shoe orthotics.
I'm not saying orthotics are the ultimate answer to cure all plantar fasciitis but they work brilliantly when given appropriately.
Also with the stretches make sure you don't overstretch as this is likely to hinder your progress. You can also stretch the plantar fascia by placing your heel on the floor and your toe on the wall (if you get what i mean) and then try to bring your knee to the wall... you should feel stretch under your foot. try not to overdo it.
Good luck

yep i agree with both of the answers so far. look at taping to offload the plantar fascia and look in to footwear and orthotics long term if necessary. physiotherapy can help with passive stretching plus soft tissue massage to eliminate adhesions. joint mobilisation around your ankle and heel also helps relieve any stiffness that has come about by walking on a sore foot. (or the stiffness could have been there in the start and actually caused the plantarfasciitis!!) It'd be interesting to hear what brought this on ie; what caused your plantarfasciitis in the first place

Hi there,

I also have plantar fasciitis, what I do is at the end of the day I stretch my calf muscles knee bent and straight. And before going to work I apply tape (leukoplast) to make medial arch higher and also over the heel area. Works for me..

Just my two cent.. :p