Recovering From Weeks Of Foot Pain

It has been almost a month since I was declared “healed” from the right fibula fracture I suffered earlier this year.

I have continued to work with the physical therapist to strengthen my range of motion in both feet and to help recover not only from the break but from the bout of plantar fascitis that has been bugging me.

So I have been working on foot pain exercises as well as plantar fasciitis exercises over the past four weeks and I can really tell a difference.

My favorite foot exercise to work on range of motion is using my big toe to “Draw the alphabet”.

I do this exercise every single night and do it with both feet. I try to work through the alphabet slowly and really concentrate on “drawing” the letter just how it appears in the alphabet.

Another good tip that I learned from the physical therapist is while sitting in a chair or on the couch, with one foot on the floor, to gently hold the other foot by the ball of the foot and encircling the toes and then to gently pull the toes down towards the floor and then up towards the ceiling and then to gently rotate the ankle from side to side.

This foot exercise has definitely helped to reduce some of my foot pain and has helped me to have more range of motion by the gentle stretching this foot exercise provides. The orthopedic and podiatrist I have been seeing believes strongly in physical therapy and I can tell for me it has made a difference.

The easiest and most delightful of all the tips I have learned from my physical therapist is her recommendation to soak my feet each night in a warm tub of Epsom salts to help not only with the foot pain but with the inflammation as well. I don't have to tell you how wonderful this feels!

I usually end up soaking my feet more than the 10-15 minutes the physical therapist has suggested.

So I continue on my journey to find a complete resolution to the foot pain I have continued to experience even after coming out of the walking cast and being declared “healed” from the fibula fracture.

I have had to learn to be patient. The plantar fascitis and the fracture have not been quick to heal for me... and since I am not really a patient person, this has been a huge challenge.

But as long as I can see some progress I am happy.

Oh, I think I hear a warm bath of Epsom salts calling my name.

Additional Resources


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