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| Fitness | Plantar Fascitis | Jul 23 2007 21:53 (UTC) |
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| I stopped wearing the orthotics after my surgery because they only fit into one pair of walking shoes I had and they were ugly. Plus after surgery my r foot was very tender and the otrhotics were hard and hurt like the dickens. So now I just wear the hydropedes in my Adidas and they fit over the inner sole - they are very thin. I walk my dogs 3-4 miles a day and recently have up on ladders painting and cleaning. I would not have made it without these soles. Whenever I wear any other shoe (this summer i tried wearing sandals) my feet hurt and my hips hurt. So even though I profess to be a bearfoot woman - I now get out of bed and put my shoes on. Probably all my years going barefoot didn't help me either. What sold me and DH is the free trial at the show. We walked around for 10 minutes and I could not believe how good they felt. Maybe check for an independent distributor in your area. Best of luck my friend! | |||
| Fitness | Plantar Fascitis | Jul 23 2007 17:38 (UTC) |
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| I too have suffer from plantar fascitis. I have very high arches and worked for 25+ years in hospital as a respiratory therapist walking on concrete floors without much of a break for 12 hours - RT's hardly ever sit down and cover nearly all areas of the hospital. Although I wore good support shoes, over the years I gained weight and the extra strain on my already high arches caused heel spurs to develop. Then as I entered my 50's at over 200 lbs on my 5'3" frame - the plantar fascitis reared it's ugly head! I was treated for months for the pain, given cortisone shots to clear the inflammation and purchased expensive orthotics to wear in my shoes but the pain persisted. Then in 2001 I had surgery to remove the heel spur on my right foot. This put me off my feet and in more pain for 3-4 months and was NO FUN! You quickly find out how rude people are to someone on crutches wearing a huge therapy boot on their foot. I did lose weight while carrying that boot around and walking with crutches because I sweat the weight off!
Now I still have a heel spur on my other foot but believe the thing will stay there before I go through surgery again and it does not hurt. I did and still do exercises to stretch the plantar ligament, soak and massage my feet regularly and wear an inner sole in my shoes that I bought at a home show last fall. These inner soles are phenominal! The day we went to the show I walked for about 20 minutes and my feet, lower back, hips and legs were killing me. I sat down at their booth just to get off my feet and walked away with a spring in my step and no pain! I know this sounds unbelievable but I assure you it is the truth. They are called hydropedes and are glycerin filled insoles. You can find the inner soles at: www.hydropedes.com. Also I have lost 42 pounds, exercise regularly and follow healthy eating guidelines on Weight Watchers. I would not run until you get the inflammation under control in your foot as it will only get worse. FYI my orthopedic surgeon told me NOT to RUN as it puts too much stress on your feet. He said to bicycle, do circuit training, walk outside and on treadmill and increase the intensity instead of increasing the time on your feet. I also do foot exercises much like described in the previous post and also put a golf ball on the floor and roll it around under my foot to massage the plantar ligament - feels really good. Best of luck to you and keep up the good work on your weight loss journey! |
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