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  1. H

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Go to chiropractor and get them to 'crack' toes - not without some 'ouch' factor, but made the world of difference! I've been dealing with it for 6+ weeks and like you, have tried everything...being on my feet 9 hours a day at work hasn't been helping, but my work boots have always been my 'go...
  2. N

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Here is what helped me. 1) never go barefoot. Flip flops with arch support and bedroom slippers like Haflinger help with that. 2) KT tape. Look on you tube for how to tape for PF. 3) sleeping with your feet flexed. I stomach sleep so this was easy for me to hang my feet off the bed, if you...
  3. WendyD72

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Yes my doctor recommended the crocs, I’m wearing them at the moment! Thank you! So glad you got relief!
  4. WendyD72

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Thank you, I’m definitely under doctor care at the moment! Buen Camino! So happy to hear your pain is gone!
  5. T

    Plantar Fasciitis

    I had it for a year. Rolling my foot on a firm rubber ball several times a day to massage really helped. I still do it. Specialist insoles for shoes also really help. Good luck.
  6. J

    Plantar Fasciitis

    i never go barefoot on hard woods. i have mike sandals and other brands to support my feet. my podiatrist gave me a boot to use in evenings to stretch my foot. not to walk with. i did the camino with a tennis ball in my backpack and whenever i stopped i rolled it but lightly. no pressure. fill...
  7. jfgough

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Maybe check with a podiatrist. I tried to self treat plantar fasciitis for a year. I went to a podiatrist that told me that the fat pad on my heel was gone. She prescribed Hokas. I walked the CF last fall with no pain. Buen Camino
  8. WendyD72

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Peter, thank you! I’m going to see if my doctor in France will prescribe some prednisone. I’m also taping my foot and I have several pairs of what I believe or now effective sneakers/sandals with arch support that I can rotate. And I’m doing what you’re doing, I’m walking the Camino solo but I’m...
  9. Christine Leneghan

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Wear nothing but plain Crocs inside and outside for as long as you can. I did it years ago for plantar fasciitis. It cured it and it’s never come back!
  10. P

    Plantar Fasciitis

    I too have experienced the excruciating pain of plantar fasciitis, and find one exercise that really helps is standing on a stair on my forefeet, dropping the heel, then rising onto my "tippy toes". Take it fairly slowly and hold for a few seconds in both the down and up positions. Also, avoid...
  11. Peter J Martin

    Plantar Fasciitis

    I have just finished the Portugese Central Camino from Lisbon to Santiago last Wednesday, there is a lot of road walking which will not help your situation. I have walked nearly all the Caminos over the last 10 years. On my first Camino I suffered badly with Plantias Fasciitis. I tried most...
  12. J

    Plantar Fasciitis

    I I too had Plantar Fasciitis training for the Camino. Here's what I did: My doc prescribed a small dose of prednisone (steroid), AND I taped my foot with physic tape AND I shipped my large pack and only carried a day pack. I also had inserts that provided more support... and I brought two...
  13. kelleymac

    Plantar Fasciitis

    After years of plantar fasciitis and seeing podiatrists and getting deep massages etc, by family physician recommended I go to a sports doctor. He gave me specific exercises to strengthen targeted muscles in my feet and I went to a physical therapist to help keep me on track. It helped a lot!
  14. WendyD72

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Hello Wendy, so great to meet a fellow Wendy and this advice is priceless! These are amazing videos and these additional exercises seem like they really may make a difference. I’m gonna do all of these and report back. I’m so grateful, thank you so much for taking the time to do all this for me...
  15. WendyD72

    Plantar Fasciitis

    That’s great advice about the downward dog, I hadn’t thought of that but I’ll try that in the morning. I’m not a real yoga person so I didn’t think of it. And I’m just like you, I used to walk around with only socks on. Now I wear my crocs everywhere inside and they’re comfortable for me. Thank...
  16. Wendy Werneth

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Hi Wendy, another Wendy here with plantar fasciitis! I've had it ever since day one of my first camino back in 2017. It's never completely gone away, but I've been able to manage it, thanks largely to exercises I learned in an online course I took on plantar fasciitis. That course is no longer...
  17. A

    Plantar Fasciitis

    I got plantar fasciitis last year on the Camino. Ended up in physical therapy for a couple months, and it's still not fully gone, although it's much better now. Do all the stretching they give you. I also found downward dog (yoga pose) to help, even more than the stretches that involved flexing...
  18. Camino Chrissy

    Plantar Fasciitis

    ...definite stiff shape underfoot. I can not wear them at all as I have quite flat feet and their arch hurts me. OTOH, I have two sister-in-law's and a daughter-in-law who all have occasional plantar fasciitis and they love Oofa's, which are very soft and cushiony; the total opposite of...
  19. ObeeOne

    Plantar Fasciitis

    My plantar fasciitis went away when I started wearing Birkenstock sandals in the house as my slippers. I still wear them years later and the issue never returned.
  20. WendyD72

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Hello, I would love some counsel from anyone regarding some really bad plantar fasciitis that I’ve been starting to experience during training in my right foot. I’m planning to do the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon to Santiago this September 2024. Full disclosure, I’ve put on some weight since my...

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