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This is very interesting. I have plantar fasciitis, and I've gotten to the point where walking long distances isn't painful anymore, but standing in one place f

This is very interesting. I have plantar fasciitis, and I've gotten to the point where walking long distances isn't painful anymore, but standing in one place for a long time is still agony. Seems counterintuitive, but now it makes a little more sense. Long line at the grocery store? No thank you - I'll come back later.

DantesKite 5y ago
I had plantar fasciitis on both feet for a very long time. I solved it by constantly massaging my calves for about a month and a half. There are tools you can purchase on Amazon for it like the Stick, but gua sha, a spatula from your kitchen works just as well. I also switch to shoes that don't have soles since soles weaken your muscles by causing them to atrophy. Haven't had problems since. Hope you can resolve the issues.
- ed25519FUUU 5y ago
  I think my plantar fasciitis was inadvertently fixed by walking around my hardwood home barefoot for a year from WFH/covid. I'm almost never in shoes anymore. Initially it hurt more, then it just went away.
- matsemann 5y ago
  Second working on the calves. Many massage the plantar itself, but the root cause is often tightness in the calves making the workload for the plantar f too high. A second thin on the calves is using a "strassburg sock" during night. Keeps everything stretched, if one's one of those with initial pain in the morning because it has "settled" in a non flexed state. Not sure if I agree on soles, though. Some people have feet that needs correction. Or at least that having used soles one's whole life, suddenly switching it up can lead to more harm than good. For me, finally getting a custom molded sole has solved a lot of issues I've been dealing with my whole life (wide foot, extreme arch). (most of my pf knowledge is based on me and friends getting it from running, other causes might have other characteristics)
  - estaseuropano 5y ago
    I had custom soles a long time of my life, which were super expensive and made it agonizingly difficult to buy matching shoes. A good physiotherapy treatment and a few simple stretching exercises that i do each evening have taken away all that along with fifteen years of knee and ankle plain. Anecdote is not data but I'm 100% convinced that the soles made it worse for me, apart from the >10k spent on soles and shoes. I can go running again without pain!
- rikelmens 5y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72p58Iy6u7M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72p58Iy6u7M
- tshaddox 5y ago
  I’m pretty sure I had plantar fasciitis as well (I was never professionally diagnosed), when I first got into wilderness backpacking and long strenuous hikes. I switched quickly and permanently to very light trail running shoes, and added some brief calf exercises to my gym warmups. Also haven’t had problems since.
- hugey010 5y ago
  Roll a tennis ball under your foot multiple times per day. It feels amazing and completely cured my plantar fasciitis within a few weeks.
rubyn00bie 5y ago
Using something that looks like this: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QNbhoWUML._AC_SL1000_.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QNbhoWUML._AC_SL1000_.... For a few weeks, maybe 5-10 minutes a day, totally fixed it. It was pretty awful until then but it was amazing how quickly it cleared it up. I tried different styles of the roller but that style (rubber with small weird nub things) seems to work the best/most comfortable to use.
rob_c 5y ago
Recently been diagnosed with that. Didn't realise that could be related to the pains I get from standing still for long periods over walking. Just wanted to say thanks. I never consciously linked the 2. Will have to make use of it to know if my exercise routine is helping.
megablast 5y ago
Have you changed your shoes?? That worked for me.
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stkai 5y ago
I ended up getting Dutch clogs (some are specially made for nurses and other people who stand all day) after having plantar fasciitis for a year and trying lots of different remedies. YMMV, but they helped cure me.

DantesKite 5y ago

I had plantar fasciitis on both feet for a very long time. I solved it by constantly massaging my calves for about a month and a half. There are tools you can purchase on Amazon for it like the Stick, but gua sha, a spatula from your kitchen works just as well. I also switch to shoes that don't have soles since soles weaken your muscles by causing them to atrophy. Haven't had problems since. Hope you can resolve the issues.

ed25519FUUU 5y ago
I think my plantar fasciitis was inadvertently fixed by walking around my hardwood home barefoot for a year from WFH/covid. I'm almost never in shoes anymore. Initially it hurt more, then it just went away.
matsemann 5y ago
Second working on the calves. Many massage the plantar itself, but the root cause is often tightness in the calves making the workload for the plantar f too high. A second thin on the calves is using a "strassburg sock" during night. Keeps everything stretched, if one's one of those with initial pain in the morning because it has "settled" in a non flexed state. Not sure if I agree on soles, though. Some people have feet that needs correction. Or at least that having used soles one's whole life, suddenly switching it up can lead to more harm than good. For me, finally getting a custom molded sole has solved a lot of issues I've been dealing with my whole life (wide foot, extreme arch). (most of my pf knowledge is based on me and friends getting it from running, other causes might have other characteristics)
- estaseuropano 5y ago
  I had custom soles a long time of my life, which were super expensive and made it agonizingly difficult to buy matching shoes. A good physiotherapy treatment and a few simple stretching exercises that i do each evening have taken away all that along with fifteen years of knee and ankle plain. Anecdote is not data but I'm 100% convinced that the soles made it worse for me, apart from the >10k spent on soles and shoes. I can go running again without pain!
rikelmens 5y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72p58Iy6u7M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72p58Iy6u7M
tshaddox 5y ago
I’m pretty sure I had plantar fasciitis as well (I was never professionally diagnosed), when I first got into wilderness backpacking and long strenuous hikes. I switched quickly and permanently to very light trail running shoes, and added some brief calf exercises to my gym warmups. Also haven’t had problems since.
hugey010 5y ago
Roll a tennis ball under your foot multiple times per day. It feels amazing and completely cured my plantar fasciitis within a few weeks.

rubyn00bie 5y ago

Using something that looks like this: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QNbhoWUML._AC_SL1000_.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QNbhoWUML._AC_SL1000_.... For a few weeks, maybe 5-10 minutes a day, totally fixed it. It was pretty awful until then but it was amazing how quickly it cleared it up. I tried different styles of the roller but that style (rubber with small weird nub things) seems to work the best/most comfortable to use.

rob_c 5y ago

Recently been diagnosed with that. Didn't realise that could be related to the pains I get from standing still for long periods over walking. Just wanted to say thanks. I never consciously linked the 2. Will have to make use of it to know if my exercise routine is helping.

megablast 5y ago

Have you changed your shoes?? That worked for me.

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stkai 5y ago

I ended up getting Dutch clogs (some are specially made for nurses and other people who stand all day) after having plantar fasciitis for a year and trying lots of different remedies. YMMV, but they helped cure me.