Plantar Fasciitis Support

Just a reminder that y'all are welcome to talk and swap techniques that work for you - or vent. This is here for you - and it is only as good as we make it!
I've been pain free for years now, which is fantastic. I hope you can all feel relief, and if you do get to that point, please share what worked for you with the group!

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Hi new members! Feel free to post - lots of good listeners here.

I'm happy to find this group, just finished my first Diet Bet, and I love all posts, encouragement, and community. Yes, my feet hurt too, so I'm choosing the weight loss method. I've tried supplements, radio frequency (from a Dr in Salt Lake City), quitting coffee, quitting gluten..... now to the obvious, get rid of the menopause 15! Kate M

I noticed that there are 11 members here now! I hope that y'all will share what has worked (and what hasn't) and that we can help each other. Please don't be shy!

I have plantar fasciitis which makes it hard to walk sometimes. In fact it's hard to do a lot of exercises when you can't be on your feet. I'm hoping through proper nutrition I can lose a lot of my weight which should in turn make it easier to walk. I'm hoping it will be a snowball effect!

My mom has plantar fasciitis as well - and she says that rolling her foot along the floor with a frozen water bottle helps her... she also says that two inch heals help her. I told her about the cold laser therapy that I received, and her doctor told her that it was quackery. She got steroid shots in her foot instead, but said that it didn't really help. I'm terrified of needles, so I was always unwilling to go the injection route.

Hi there, so glad I found this group! Have been fighting plantar fasciitis for about 2 years now. I found that surprisingly enough, stretching the entire back of my legs several times each day made the biggest difference. That and wearing an ankle brace every night, keeping my ankles at a right angle without feet flopping down, so the calves/soles of my feet stayed stretched. I subscribe to the theory that otherwise they start healing the shortened position, tearing back up with the first steps of the day. I also tried magnesium supplements, hot baths, plenty of things. Curious to hear what you all tried and how it worked out for you.

About two years ago I started having heel pain. I thought that I'd somehow managed to break or fracture my heel. Turns out, I have plantar fasciitis. It got to the point that I could barely walk. This was soul crushing for me, as I was very active (walking to work, running events, hiking). I wallowed in my misery for a while, and sought help when I could barely walk. I tried physical therapy and homeopathic things, so many foot exercises, weird electric shock therapy, braces - I did this for a year and nothing brought relief. A year ago I went to a chiropractor for some neck pain after I was hit by a car, and I mentioned my plantar fasciitis. He suggested cold laser therapy, and at that point, I was willing to try anything. Bizarrely enough, it worked. After only a few sessions (like seriously, two), I could walk without pain. I went a few more times (like seriously, twice more) and haven't had any pain since. HOWEVER, I'd gained 50 lbs since my injury.

The point isn't to promote cold laser - but that if you're experiencing pain, try everything. Keep an open mind. Something will work. Keep at it. Don't give up. What worked for me might not work for you, as we're all different.

I've lost 65 lbs since March, and I'm still going. I'm rapidly approaching my weight in high school when I was a competitive athlete. I never thought that would happen in my late-thirties. I'm training for my first triathlon - never thought I'd say that a year and a half ago when I couldn't walk.

Seek help. There's an answer out there for you. Listen to your body - if you know something isn't working, stop and try something else.