Jeanne McGovern-Acuna
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Do you remember what this was, or which thread it was in? I have this too - an effective exercise sounds great!Someone on here posted an exercise which cured it in a matter of days.
Hi, Jeanne, Welcome to the forum! I hope that you get relief from your orthotics. My only caution would be to make sure that the customized inserts are not made of hard plastic. If they are, they are likely to cause other problems on the Camino, especially on the Frances with all its asphalt walking. About 6 years ago, I got a pair of silicone orthotics, and my problems (well, my foot problems, anyway) have disappeared. If you are in the US, you may not get directed to a silicone orthotics maker initially, because they are typically categorized as DME (durable medical equipment) providers rather than your standard orthotics maker, and this causes all sorts of insurance headaches. But silicone orthotics are, IMO, the only way to go on a Camino! Buen camino, LaurieI am about a month away from my first Camino, and I will be walking from SJPP to Santiago. I have developed Plantar Fasciitis. I will be seeing a podiatrist to get customized inserts before I leave. I have been doing the typical exercises and ice, and I have cut back on my walking to see if it will heal.
I am wondering if anyone has walked with this foot condition, and if so, i'm looking for any suggestions and information about how you fared on the Camino.
Thank you in advance,
Jeanne
Do you remember what this was, or which thread it was in? I have this too - an effective exercise sounds great!
EDIT: I think I found it - was it the one described in the NY Times article in this thread? https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/plantar-fasciitis-relief.29162/
Thanks!
Hi This is interesting. I have plantar and have just completed from St Jean to Leon in 19 days. It is interesting what you say about walking on the flat. I did not suffer for the first few days as there is more hill walking; however once we hit the flat Roman roads I was in a lot of pain. As I was limited for time and did not want to give up I took co codomol and ibuprofen and this got me through it.I had it last year, it started about 6 weeks before I was due to walk. I thought it was bruising from cork insoles which had bruised my left left heel and arch. I walked anyway, it was incredibly painful but after a while I just learnt to live with it, until after about 30+ days I arrived on the Camino Arogones, the tracks were flatter and so I was getting more direct impact on my heel. I made a decision to stop for a few days and restart on a more hillier rougher Camino, the San Salvador. That lessened the pain, if I had continued on to the Frances I knew that the flatter tracks there would have been the same as the Aragones and the pain would have still been quite high.
One of the biggest problems while walking was taking breaks, the pain levels when standing on your foot again and walking was a real test.
When I came home I went to the Doctors, she said I had plantar, to be truthful I didn't have a clue what it was, she gave me some foot exercises which were OK, but only slowly seemed to be repairing the issue. Someone on here posted an exercise which cured it in a matter of days. I have not had a problem since September/ October of last year.
Hope this is of use to you, if you get the right exercise it may rectify the plantar before you walk. Good insoles with superior shock absorption are a must. I did not use pain killers, some people do so that might be an option.
Good luck and Buen Camino.
The Aragones is quite a bit off road but you still use a lot of flat farm tracks, If I had known I had plantar I may have been able to do something about it, I just thought it was bruising that was not getting the chance to heal, I knew that the paths on the Frances would be more of the same, flat, good walking paths, torture for my foot. I hurt my knee on the Primitivo in 2012 and at the start of last years camino was determined to keep away from it, but the pain in my foot made the rough tracks on it and the Salvador a good option for my plantar or bruising as I thought it was.Hi This is interesting. I have plantar and have just completed from St Jean to Leon in 19 days. It is interesting what you say about walking on the flat. I did not suffer for the first few days as there is more hill walking; however once we hit the flat Roman roads I was in a lot of pain. As I was limited for time and did not want to give up I took co codomol and ibuprofen and this got me through it.
Now back home but still suffering but not as bad. just go prepared with some pain relief and do not be afraid to use it. Buen Camino.
Thank you for your comments. I have been thinking about what you said about stopping for a few days if needed and possibly taking a bus to where I would have been had I continued walking. That gives me a plan b I hadn't thought about.I had it last year, it started about 6 weeks before I was due to walk. I thought it was bruising from cork insoles which had bruised my left left heel and arch. I walked anyway, it was incredibly painful but after a while I just learnt to live with it, until after about 30+ days I arrived on the Camino Arogones, the tracks were flatter and so I was getting more direct impact on my heel. I made a decision to stop for a few days and restart on a more hillier rougher Camino, the San Salvador. That lessened the pain, if I had continued on to the Frances I knew that the flatter tracks there would have been the same as the Aragones and the pain would have still been quite high.
One of the biggest problems while walking was taking breaks, the pain levels when standing on your foot again and walking was a real test.
When I came home I went to the Doctors, she said I had plantar, to be truthful I didn't have a clue what it was, she gave me some foot exercises which were OK, but only slowly seemed to be repairing the issue. Someone on here posted an exercise which cured it in a matter of days. I have not had a problem since September/ October of last year.
Hope this is of use to you, if you get the right exercise it may rectify the plantar before you walk. Good insoles with superior shock absorption are a must. I did not use pain killers, some people do so that might be an option.
Good luck and Buen Camino.
Thank you for posting the link. I tired it today a couple of times, and it really feels better already. A lot better than the exercises that I was doing.Do you remember what this was, or which thread it was in? I have this too - an effective exercise sounds great!
EDIT: I think I found it - was it the one described in the NY Times article in this thread? https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/plantar-fasciitis-relief.29162/
Thanks!
Laurie,Hi, Jeanne, Welcome to the forum! I hope that you get relief from your orthotics. My only caution would be to make sure that the customized inserts are not made of hard plastic. If they are, they are likely to cause other problems on the Camino, especially on the Frances with all its asphalt walking. About 6 years ago, I got a pair of silicone orthotics, and my problems (well, my foot problems, anyway) have disappeared. If you are in the US, you may not get directed to a silicone orthotics maker initially, because they are typically categorized as DME (durable medical equipment) providers rather than your standard orthotics maker, and this causes all sorts of insurance headaches. But silicone orthotics are, IMO, the only way to go on a Camino! Buen camino, Laurie
Thank for the idea of the sock. People have suggested getting a boot, but your solution looks like an easy fix!I caught one some years ago when on the trail in mountains. made from a sock and elastic band something like below to wear during night. plus some ibuprofen daily. this helped and I managed to complete the trail, but the pain was gone only after some 4 months. if it gets really acute when walking, then only corticosteroid injections may help. or better just stop and leave the trail. good luck!
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Thanks for the information. I will try these exercises as well.This one may also be helpful.
http://www.mensjournal.com/health-f...-plantar-fasciitis-and-how-to-fix-it-20150721
Thanks for the advice. I plan to take ibruprofen with me.Hi This is interesting. I have plantar and have just completed from St Jean to Leon in 19 days. It is interesting what you say about walking on the flat. I did not suffer for the first few days as there is more hill walking; however once we hit the flat Roman roads I was in a lot of pain. As I was limited for time and did not want to give up I took co codomol and ibuprofen and this got me through it.
Now back home but still suffering but not as bad. just go prepared with some pain relief and do not be afraid to use it. Been Camino.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I am wearing Birkenstocks all of the time at home as I find that keeps the pain at bay. Just curious in terms of how you iced on the camino. Do the albergues have ice or is this something I would need to purchase elsewhere?I started feeling a bit of pain a few weeks between my fall Camino and by Pobena it was a disaster. I kept walking, but had to start doing half days only. Got home, limped for 2.5 months. And this was with custom orthotics for flat feet. Before my spring Camino I visited a podiatrist and she forbade me to walk without support: orthotics during work,Birkenstocks at home. She also had me wear a,different type of orthotics for a months instead of my older ones. Hers were a softer kind. For the Camino she recommended switching half day with one, the other with the other pair. And icing, icing, icing. I also had her approce my walking shoes.
I also had one of those hard balls on a rubber band to hold it in place and had one of those funky socks but they disrupt my sleep. I never to.d her about those two strategies
En route I took a slow release voltaren a day. Oddly enough it was the metatarsals, or those lomg bones on the top of the foot that started hurting, I added a pain killer on those nights so I could sleep.
My other foot has started acting up in the last few days; it is gettig iced, a lot!
Best of luck!
Some albergues have freezers so,if you have a small bottle filled with water you can put it in when you arrive and use it when frozen. Just make sure it's in a plastic bag that you have had on the ground while rolling you foot on it.Thanks for sharing your experience. I am wearing Birkenstocks all of the time at home as I find that keeps the pain at bay. Just curious in terms of how you iced on the camino. Do the albergues have ice or is this something I would need to purchase elsewhere?
Thanks so much for the suggestions! This will be very helpful.Some albergues have freezers so,if you have a small bottle filled with water you can put it in when you arrive and use it when frozen. Just make sure it's in a plastic bag that you have had on the ground while rolling you foot on it.
Also, buy a drink in bars, a coffee what have you, and ask them to give you a bit of ice. You only need a few at a time. Ask for them in a glass or cup and then pour them into a ziplock. That way the bar person doesn't have to handle your dirty ziplock. This way you can ice many times a day.
I don't know what Rock Tape is.Have you tried Rock Tape?
I looked it up, and it looks promising. Have you used it on the camino, and did it help?I don't know what Rock Tape is.
I looked it up, and it looks promising. Have you used it on the camino, and did it help?
I am about a month away from my first Camino, and I will be walking from SJPP to Santiago. I have developed Plantar Fasciitis. I will be seeing a podiatrist to get customized inserts before I leave. I have been doing the typical exercises and ice, and I have cut back on my walking to see if it will heal.
I am wondering if anyone has walked with this foot condition, and if so, i'm looking for any suggestions and information about how you fared on the Camino.
Thank you in advance,
Jeanne
.I have developed Plantar Fasciitis.
I am about a month away from my first Camino, and I will be walking from SJPP to Santiago. I have developed Plantar Fasciitis. I will be seeing a podiatrist to get customized inserts before I leave. I have been doing the typical exercises and ice, and I have cut back on my walking to see if it will heal.
I am wondering if anyone has walked with this foot condition, and if so, i'm looking for any suggestions and information about how you fared on the Camino.
Thank you in advance,
Jeanne
I am about a month away from my first Camino, and I will be walking from SJPP to Santiago. I have developed Plantar Fasciitis. I will be seeing a podiatrist to get customized inserts before I leave. I have been doing the typical exercises and ice, and I have cut back on my walking to see if it will heal.
I am wondering if anyone has walked with this foot condition, and if so, i'm looking for any suggestions and information about how you fared on the Camino.
Thank you in advance,
Jeanne
Training with my pack has brought on extreme heel pain. I already have orthotics for a different issue so don't want to change them. Will start the exercises today. Thanks again and Buen Camino.
I am about a month away from my first Camino, and I will be walking from SJPP to Santiago. I have developed Plantar Fasciitis. I will be seeing a podiatrist to get customized inserts before I leave. I have been doing the typical exercises and ice, and I have cut back on my walking to see if it will heal.
I am wondering if anyone has walked with this foot condition, and if so, i'm looking for any suggestions and information about how you fared on the Camino.
Thank you in advance,
Jeanne
@Jeanne McGovern-Acuna, if you consider the cortisone shot only do it while doing an ultra sound so that the needle does not touch your fascia and make things worse, it just have to deposit cortisone around the affected area, and that can only be seen while doing an ultrasound.
Thanks - my orthotics are great. Not silicone, but some sort of dense foam. The exercises seem to be helping. Hubby seems to have developed a knee issue and is seeing someone today. Hope that is not bad news!Hi, Joanne, I may have already mentioned this to you, seems like there's a lot of heel pain out there, but just in case, if your orthotics are made of hard plastic they could be the cause of the heel pain. I had camino-ending heel pain about 6 years ago after doing both the Portugues from Lisbon and then starting the Vdlp, and the continual pounding on pavement with my hard plastic orthotic was just too much for the foot. I changed to a silicone orthotic and haven't had a problem since. Buen camino, Laurie
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