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A bit unrelated, but I've been a runner my whole life and have been injured the past few months from plantar fasciitis. Curious if you have any recommendations

• bilsbie 4y ago
  Not OP but Orthotics can help. And I found rolling a tennis ball every night helped. I also tried to flex my foot whenever I could think about it. But it did still take a good six months to go away.
• dtran 4y ago
  So sorry re: the PF. It sucks. IANAD/IANAPT (physical therapist), but based on my own experience with PF a few years ago and experiences of friends, it's usually a combination of: 1. Rest from running 2. Doing a lot of stretching/strengthening exercises 3. Potentially using orthotics like u/bilsbie suggested. Would make sure to go in an d get a custom fitted one, and it may be tough to wean off off For #2, the exercises that seemed to help me the most were the various towel stretches, rolling with a lacrosse ball, and doing a lot of calf raises. I even briefly went to a few barre classes on a friends' recommendation, which was kind of fun (and very humbling), but probably helped because we did tons of calf raises with what I thought were tiny weights, but was super challenging.
• namnnumbr 4y ago
  I had chronic achilles tendonitis and ended up getting shockwave therapy from my orthopedist, who mentioned it's also frequently used for plantar fasciitis if PT does not help