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BobbyDigital
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This limping around for the first hour I wake up and anytime i get out of my office chair after sitting for an hour is getting old fast.

9/22/2010 9:40:01 AM

Mr Grace
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sounds like you're getting old fast too

9/22/2010 10:58:07 AM

BobbyDigital
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yeah, this shit started a few days after i turned 32.

incidentally i also found my first grey hair around this time.

9/22/2010 11:04:00 AM

DonMega
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I had a spell of this earlier this year after trying out a new park of sandals (Chacos). It went away by resting my feets, taking naprosen (Aleve) twice a day, and icing after working out. I tried the boot for a while too, but that failed because I sleep on my stomach.

9/22/2010 11:25:03 AM

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Get a lacrosse ball

stand on lacrosse ball with one foot at a time, putting weight into the ball through your heel

9/22/2010 11:29:29 AM

DonMega
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I froze ice in my nalgene bottle and did the same thing

9/22/2010 11:38:00 AM

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take your shoes off and make fists with your toes on the carpet.

9/22/2010 12:22:43 PM

jbrick83
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My dad has it pretty bad (he has really really flat feet). He wears orthotics in his shoes and is perfectly fine. And he's a very competitive triathlete, so he puts a lot of pressure on them.

In relation to the OP, but not the thread topic...I just recently found my first gray hair...at 27.

9/22/2010 12:23:16 PM

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barefoot running (or Five Fingers clad running) seems to be sort of fad-ish at the moment, but some of it seems to make biomechanical sense.

couldn't hurt to try i guess.

i dont have any of the PF problems yet, but my dad does, so im trying to be as preventative as possible.

PARALLEL THREAD TOPIC

first grays at like 26. i get them on the sides of my head in clusters

[Edited on September 22, 2010 at 12:39 PM. Reason : .]

9/22/2010 12:38:51 PM

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I, too, had this earlier this year. Stretching is crucial and will make it go away. Google the stretches. I really liked the stair stretches for convenience. Just make sure you actually relax your feet during the lowest part of the stretch rather than just doing a calf raise.

9/22/2010 4:24:24 PM

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^

get new shoes too, made mine go away

9/22/2010 6:13:09 PM

Skack
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^ Agreed...I'm rolling on New Balance 993's now and they are like butta.

9/22/2010 11:15:35 PM

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Bobby, I am the resident TWW podiatrist at your service !

9/23/2010 7:25:20 PM

Agent 0
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Nuoq, what do you recommend for extensor tendinitis? Or is that outside your area of specialty?

9/24/2010 12:40:21 PM

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Whaaaaaaaat

I've had this shit for like two months. Never knew what the problem was, haven't been to the doctor yet. I always forget about it because it's only bad when I wake up in the morning or when I've been driving for like 3+ hours.

Thanks Dr. TWW. This thread has blown my mind. God I've gotta lose some weight. I need to go to the Woodfoot clinic.

9/24/2010 1:37:11 PM

BobbyDigital
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Quote :
"Bobby, I am the resident TWW podiatrist at your service ! "


sweeeeet


So I've been using the frozen bottle of water treatment and all kinds of stretching, and it's definitely helped some.

Anything else I should be doing? Should i avoid running?

It never hurts while I'm running, just after periods of inactivity like first thing in the morning, or if i'm in my office for a couple of hours without getting up.

9/24/2010 2:03:16 PM

ssjamind
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stretch a lot, especially calves and hamstrings. yoga helps.


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"incidentally i also found my first grey hair around this time."


that's pretty good - i started seeing greys in my late 20s

9/24/2010 2:34:38 PM

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late 20's? Pffft. I got my first gray hair at perhaps 19. It's pretty bad at 30, by 35 I'll probably be more than half gray.

[/thread hijack, no foot problems -yet- though I probably ought to lose some weight to make their job easier]

9/24/2010 3:07:01 PM

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I had Achilles Tendinitis earlier this year and it was a bitch. I had to sleep with a boot on. I got new running shoes too. It sucks getting new shoes when the old ones are spotless.

9/24/2010 3:14:32 PM

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Barefeet

9/26/2010 8:13:00 PM

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I don't know if I have this or not? I get INTENSE pain in the bottom of my heels if I've been on my feet for consecutive hours. I don't have any discomfort in the morning and it only gets worse and worse until I can sit down. I can't pin it down to any particular shoe that I wear, activity, or how long I've been on my feet either. Is there anything else it could be?

9/28/2010 9:45:48 PM

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"So I've been using the frozen bottle of water treatment and all kinds of stretching, and it's definitely helped some.

Anything else I should be doing? Should i avoid running?"


Yes avoid running and keep up the ice.

I would start stretching your Achilles tendon as much as possible, at least once daily.

Don't go barefoot around the house and no flip flops or slip on shoes- always wear some kind of lace up shoe around the house and to work.

I would take two Aleve in the morning and two at night, with food, regardless of your pain level for two weeks to help calm the inflammation. I know it says to only take one on the bottle, but prescription strength Naproxen is 500 mg so two Aleve is just slightly less than that, like 440 mg I think.

9/30/2010 4:04:25 PM

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I started getting this about a month ago.

I kinda like the way it feels. Mild pain/discomfort is distracting in a good way.

10/2/2010 11:24:28 AM

Madman
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I have this now. It is horrible. Bobby, did yours go away?

12/3/2010 5:19:43 PM

BobbyDigital
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nope. I mainly use the frozen water bottle treatment when it flares up, and if it gets really bad, ibuprofen.

but I haven't found anything other than short term remedies.

12/5/2010 1:21:45 PM

Bobby Light
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I used to work in a running store and we always heard great things about the Strassburg Sock.

http://www.runningwarehouse.com/descpage-STRASOC.html

12/7/2010 10:33:50 AM

Arab13
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oddly enough i had this issue when i was younger (elementary school) much more often than i get it now....

12/31/2010 10:06:49 PM

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i've had this shit for about 3 years now. it's caused bone spurs in both heels from the constant stretching, tearing and tightening of the tendon... i really haven't been able to do anything for it but stretch very well before running or playing basketball, and i've cut down to really only playing basketball one day a week most months, and 2 a week during Jan/February and in the summer.

after a while, i've just sort of dealt with it. hurts like hell sometimes, though.

[Edited on January 5, 2011 at 7:41 AM. Reason : .]

1/5/2011 7:40:22 AM

BobbyDigital
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my wife bought me tempurpedic slippers to wear around the house, and the pain has gotten much better from not walking around on hard floors all the time as Nuoq suggested.

I did a 3 mile run last night, but i'm paying for it today.

1/5/2011 10:51:39 AM

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I think I am starting to get it. It hurts like hell to walk when I first get out of bed. The pain usually last for 3-5 minutes depending on how much walking I do in that time period.

1/5/2011 11:03:19 AM

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BobbyDigital,

You need to go to a podiatrist and get some orthotics. You shouldn't "avoid running" as treatment for a permanent problem. I said it earlier, my dad had a severe case of plantar fasciitis. He finally saw a podiatrist after trying almost every single thing listed in this thread. He got some orthotics made and now he has no pain whatsoever. He's been a competitive triathlete for the past 30 years (before and after the problem).

[Edited on January 5, 2011 at 12:38 PM. Reason : .]

1/5/2011 12:38:23 PM

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You don't have to be old to be afflicted with this. I got it bad when I was 25 and running 30 miles a week or so and living in NYC.

I did therapy till it was gone and the more or less stopped running on a regular basis. I don't run anymore b/c I hate running and don't want to spend $texas on orthodics and good running shoes

1/5/2011 1:41:48 PM

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^You should have good running shoes regardless of whether or not you have plantar fasciitis. My dad can only wear Brooks...and the ones he gets are usually around $70 or $80.

And while orthodics might be a little expensive to begin with, it's pretty much a one time cost (my dad has had the same orthodics for years). He transfers his orthodics from shoe to shoe.

I would say that being able to run and not alter your life because of foot pain is well worth the one time cost.

1/5/2011 2:42:58 PM

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I completely tore mine two years ago in a basketball game. The ligament snapped and popped the inside of my heel. I thought someone kicked my shoe and turned around after I hit a shot... there wasn't anyone there.

I ran down the court fine and then when I went to get set into defensive position... I couldn't put ANY weight on that foot. I limped off the court and had two blueish black spots where it snapped and hit the opposite side.

The doctor said that I performed a surgery myself and that it would heal up fine (I forget what he said they do that for). I had to stretch and freeze water bottles and roll those around a lot. After a couple of months on crutches and some rehab with shoe orthotics... I've been fine.

I play basketball several times a week with no issues now.

1/7/2011 4:29:38 PM

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I got dress orthotics (for my work shoes) and some sneaker orthotics (for my running shoes). Helps a lot. Hardly notice the pain even when I'm walking around at home/waking up. Also had a night splint (stopped wearing it). Definitely got all the way up on that deductible.

[Edited on January 7, 2011 at 5:49 PM. Reason : .]

1/7/2011 5:49:47 PM

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came across the following, and got the feeling that strength AND flexibility in the calf (and leg muscles in general) would help:

http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/26/3/360.abstract


also fyi:

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=plantar+fasciitis&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1%2C34&as_ylo=&as_vis=0

2/7/2011 4:10:53 PM

TKE-Teg
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^my physical therapist said to stretch the hell out of your calves before running (or any activity involving running) and it would help a lot with plantar fasciitis.

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"The doctor said that I performed a surgery myself and that it would heal up fine (I forget what he said they do that for). "


What the hell does that sentence even mean?

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"You should have good running shoes regardless of whether or not you have plantar fasciitis"


Well of course I had good running shoes when I was running. Damn things were around $130 when I bought them. They weren't some Walmart special.

2/7/2011 4:20:15 PM

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one thing that helped mine was rolling my foot on a frozen water bottle for hours on end
that and rest ... havent had it since

2/8/2011 12:38:55 PM

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What I've found to work better than a frozen bottle of water is a fith of liquor kept in the freezer. The bottle's diameter is bigger so easier to roll on the arch of your foot.

After I got planar fasciitis to go away the first time, when I was running a lot I used the preventative measure of soaking my feet in ice water (in a large cooler) for about 20 minutes, continuously shortly after finishing my run. After a few minutes your feet go numb so you don't really notice the cold, but its not really comfortable. It works though.

2/8/2011 1:02:23 PM

MOODY
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Quote :
""The doctor said that I performed a surgery myself and that it would heal up fine (I forget what he said they do that for). ""


I completely tore my plantar fasciitis ligament. He said that they cut it to perform a surgery for really bad heel or achilles problems and that it heals naturally in time. Hence, I performed the surgery myself. It means exactly what it says.

2/8/2011 1:20:38 PM

TKE-Teg
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you have a funny way of wording an injury that at the time you didn't know would help you. Either way glad it improved you.

2/9/2011 9:20:39 AM

MOODY
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^ My bad.

2/9/2011 11:39:21 AM

BobbyDigital
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so I'm on week 2 of P90x. I've noticed a marked improvement in the pain. I think strengthening my calf muscle has probably helped. Or it could be coincidence. we'll see.

2/15/2011 9:05:48 AM

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