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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I had this although not as severely as it sounds as you. Mine presented as intense pain in the instep rather than the heel.
I treated mine with ibuprofen and by always wearing footwear which was well structured in the arch of the foot. Took about 3 months to clear up, but I still tend to wear structured shoes, and still get the occasional twinge. Getting a proper footbed moulded may help.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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IME plantar fasciitis is the stress point that gives way when the problem is probably higher up the leg.
Actions:
Don't walk barefoot or wear soft shoes or trainers
Put quality hard footbeds in all your footwear - I use Superfeet. (I've used Superfeet in everything I wear for at least a decade. The PF came on when I stopped using them in my main casual pair of shoes that I was walking around in barefoot because it was very hot - summer in Dubai.)
Deep ice massage/superfreezing of the heel at least every day, preferably several times a day (clears the scar tissue and repairs the tendon)
Take Reparil if you can find it
Hamstring/Calf ITB/Achilles stretches - I found somatics methods to work especially well for me (hamstring)
Doing all these things cleared my PF in about 6 weeks. Has never come back.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Richard_Sideways, Thanks for the link
Raceplate, What is a deep ice massage/superfreezing 
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Glen Charman, http://www.tendonitisexpert.com/how-to-reduce-inflammation.html
I didn't buy his DVDs but his explanations make sense and ice massage/super icing fixed both my PF and my golfer's elbow. He's absolutely right about dehydration being a contributor too. I've had a lot of tendon injuries over the last few years (it's an age thing primarily, they become a lot less flexible from about 30 onwards and I'm over 40) but they've also always been in environments where I was probably dehydrated.
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Ive also got it (busy trying to get rid of it).
Something my osteo said to me is not to rely on arch support full time unless you have completely flattened arches. Your foot SHOULD be able to work without the support (after all, its designed to do so) and its good to have the support while getting rid of the inflamation, after a while you should wean yourself off them.
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Glen Charman, I've had it, go and see CEM - he can sort it for you
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I had plantar fasciitis for a very long time in both feet. I have tried many treatments and found that some didn't work at all. There are many treatments for plantar fasciitis and (as in both these threads) everyone will tell you that something else helped him. There are many treatment reviews in the internet. I have found a good one here: http://www.plantar-fasciitis-elrofeet.com/How_is_Plantar_Fasciitis_Treated.html
The best treatment for me was taping.
Listen to your pain pattern to decide which treatment is the best for you. If you have less pain after a treatment so it is good.
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Rolling a Tennis Ball or similar squashy ball under the affected foot, whenever/wherever finally stretched out and calmed the area for me.
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Thanks for all the replies
Just an update since I posted this
I found the thing that helps the most is shoes and foot beds. I use to walk around the house in just my sock, but now I put my old ski boot foot beds in my slippers or shoes and that helps a lot. I’m also using ice and a tennis ball which seem to help. If anyone’s interested I’ll post an update in about 3 week with the progress
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Glen Charman, make sure you wear those shoes with the footbed even if you get up at 3am to go to the toilet, as you sleep/rest the foot the PF starts to heal, the reason it hurts so bad first few steps is that you micro tear it again, if you support the foot the whole time it doesnt re tear and gets a chance to heal properly.... morning time make sure you wear the shoes/insoles and walk around for 15-20 mins then take your shoes off so you can have a shower (rather than the usual get up go straight in the shower routine that many perople have)... give the muscles time to warm up before you take the support away, ice, stretch (LOTS!!) and massage all help too as can taping with Kinesiology tape, (Rock tape/K tape) this takes a little practice but helps a lot too
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You know it makes sense.
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I had plantar fasciitis a few years ago after I had my kids and put on a lot of weight. I was referred to biomechanics who fitted my shoes with an insert. I wore my trainers with the inserts everywhere. Even if I got a bath I would walk to the bath in trainers then get in the bath and go on my knees. I would never let my bare foot walk on the floor. It cleared up after about a year and I put this down to losing weight and the arch supports. However about two years later I noticed my feet would burn if I walked in anything but a flattish shoe. Even wearing a one inch heel and walking for half an hour results in steering burning in the soles of my feet. Even now when I go skiing I get like pins and needles in them, my right worse than my left for some reason and then after the pins and needles comes the burn and I have to whip my boots off. Doctor referred me to podiatrist in case it was the return of the plantar fasciitis but they told me that biomechanically there was nothing wrong with my feet. My doctor said I had "burning feet syndrome" but I still don't think it is this. I know that the heavier I am, the worse it is and as long as I wear flat supported shoes I'm fine, but anything that restricts my foot like a ski boot results in burning feet. Anyway, I seemed to go off on a tangents there but the outlook is good and ou can recover from plantar fasciitis.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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polo99, how flexible are your calves? what is classified as (acceptable ) normal is not enough flexibility for skiing and for many other things, try some straight and bent leg car stretches, it will help with your pain in ski boots and help reduce any possible recurrence of the plantar fasciitis
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