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Back home now from my Camino with very, very mild PlantarFasciitis (clearing off quickly with ice, stretching and rest) and a mild cold. I knew as soon as I got on the plane with people hacking around me that I would get a cold. It is so difficult to protect yourself from others who insist...
I developed PF on the Portuguese. I bought gel insoles, they didn’t help. Someone had a lacrosse ball and that felt so good. I think a tennis ball would be fine, and lighter, but the rigidity of the lacrosse ball was really nice at the end of the day.
I’ve heard these arch sleeves are good...
...I've used cheapo Karrimore Weatherlite Low Bodmin IV shoes, with Dr Scholls inserts. I had to give up the VDLP one year, when plantarfasciitis struck and it took 4 or 5 months to get over this painful condition. These inserts seem to help support the arch of my foot now, and I've not had a...
When I was stricken by PF several years ago a physio on here recommended taping - but with ‘low dye’ - non stretch - tape as opposed to the elastic KT and similar.
What you do obviously works for you, but the more rigid tape worked for me. It’s entirely possible that both do the job...
My husband developed bad plantarfasciitis on the camino.
It was so bad, we thought our camino was over. A kind pilgrim gave him so kinesio tape (we had to google how to use for PF), which got us to the next stop.
We changed enough to continue on:
1. Had backpacks transported daily
2...
I struggled with PF for a couple of years. Then a podiatrist told me about the Strassburg Sock. I bought one on Amazon. I was amazed, and I'm still amazed, at the quick relief. I had remarkable improvement over a couple of nights, however I wore it for the recommended 3 weeks or so (product...
I feel your pain!! I have been dealing with PF for a while and like everyone else do say the MDs/Physios know best - however there is a lot of conflicting information on how to treat even within the medical community - so definitely can be hard to sort it all out - but these are the things that...
i can't believe it! i'm a strong walker and totally over did it. i had plantarfasciitis a few years ago and it's come back. i leave next monday! i've been doing the exercises and icing it with ice water bottle from freezer (rolling it) but look i'm going and if i need to use taxis i will. i'm...
Oh boy. I GOT plantarfasciitis on the Camino last year, and I wouldn't want to do anything that aggravated that! I finished June 24th. Every day my feet would hurt when I woke up in the morning, but would get better after walking around for a little while. I would just massage them periodically...
Sad situation. For your knee, I recommend Glucosamine and Chondroitin tablets. You will notice the difference after a couple of weeks. I am also 73, completing my Camino last year in September, taking 31 days.
Next year, the Camino del Norte awaits!
Buen Camino 😎 🇳🇿🇪🇸
Until someone who has experience with plantarfasciitis comes along, here's some threads that came up in this "Health and Medical Topics" subforum with the word "plantar."
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/search/5274722/?q=plantar&t=post&c[child_nodes]=1&c[nodes][0]=32&o=date
I am due to commence my Camino next Sunday, (Sarria to Santiago), but a month ago developed my first ever case of plantarfasciitis. I have consulted with a podiatrist and diligently performed the exercises. The symptoms were not worsening...until I did my first 10km pack-hike practice a couple...
I wore Altra Olympus 5s, with good arch support inserts (to help avoid plantarfasciitis). I was very very happy with them. I didn’t need to change shoes at night because they were just so comfortable.
I took the advice on the Altra website about allowing a thumb’s width of room in front of...
...for breakfast, walk, stop for lunch, walk, stop for snack, walk, stop. I ramped up too fast in the beginning though and had some plantarfasciitis. It was resolved fairly quickly with new shoes, stretching and a massage ball. As I got closer to d day and I got my gear assembled I would walk...
...time and can lead to all kinds of foot, knee, hip and back issues.
For reference, I walked in an awesome pair of La Sportive light hikers. I had inserts for plantarfasciitis, which I replaced halfway, as these wear out as well... and from Burgos on, used blue physio tape for even more support.
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