Planter Fasciitis Shoes – Do They
Really Work?
After a long day
of site seeing in New York City with
my family I began to experience
severe heel pain and pain on the
bottom of my feet.
Having never
experienced this severe heel pain I
became worried.
I placed a call back
home and talked with my best friend
who had recently experienced a
similar thing and she reminded me
she'd recently been diagnosed with
plantar fascitis.
My friend told me
that one of the things that really
worked for her were her recently
purchased
shoes for
Plantar Fasciitis .
Upon returning
from vacation, I scheduled an
appointment to meet with my
podiatrist to discuss the severe
heel pain and bottom of foot pain I
began to experience while on
vacation. After an initial exam my
podiatrist confirmed that like my
best friend I had plantar fascitis.
My doctor
immediately began to educate me on
plantar fascitis and plantar
fascitis exercises. Plantar Fascitis
is inflammation of the plantar
fascia. "Plantar" means the bottom
of the foot; "fascia" is a type of
connective tissue, and "itis" means
"inflammation". The muscles in the
sole of the foot support the arch of
the foot by connecting the ball of
the foot to the heel.
Plantar Fascitis
can also be known as pain in heel of
foot, heel pain or sore feet. I
learned an awful lot in that one
visit to my podiatrist... things
that I was looking forward to
putting into action in an effort to
relieve some of my severe heel pain.
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My doctor's
recommendations for treatment were
extensive rest of my sore feet and
heels; daily stretching of the calf
muscles using the stair method for
stretching my foot; applying ice 2
to 3 times a day; stretching the
plantar fascia immediately upon
waking; losing a few pounds; taping
my heel; wearing night splints,
applying arch foot supports in my
shoes and the purchase of plantar
fascitis shoes.
I began to follow
his orders and rested from my daily
vigorous walking exercise for
approximately eight weeks and but I
added in the new home exercises my
doctor had prescribed. I also slept
with a night splint, which took some
getting used to, but it did make
that first step in the morning a
little better. However, my best
result was with the plantar fascitis
shoes.
Plantar fascitis shoes are a bit
pricey and you have to purchase the
shoes through your podiatrist,
however, it was worth the money.
Plantar fascitis shoes are full
orthotic shoe inserts and the shoe
inserts I purchased were
specifically designed for the
treatment of my heel pain associated
with plantar fascitis. I have had my
plantar fascitis shoes now
for six months and they have given
me the power to live a normal life
again and enjoy my walking
vacations!
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