Re: OT - Plantar Fasciitis

That sounds painful. Have you tried wrapping it? Hmm. Try to raise it above heart level when you recline or lie down. I agree with Kitty that ice is worth trying & a visit to your doctor, too. After a few days, try heat. Ice is best on a new injury. Sometimes heat does well later on. ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com> 
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Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - Plantar Fasciitis



Wonder if acupuncture would work.
I've got another sort of foot problem. Sometime in the middle of the night Friday as I was trekking to the water closet, I misstepped and, apparently, broke or dislocated a bone in the vicinity of the ball of my right foot. Saturday morning I could barely walk. If I had been a horse, of course, I would have been euthanized--and by noon Saturday, that was an increasingly appealing option. This morning I pulled a tight slipper over the swollen foot and it's been passably comfortable most of the day. 



On Aug 16, 2009, at 4:57 PM, Kitty wrote:


Yeah, really off topic, but...
Have any of you experienced this problem? If so, what did you find was the best treatment? Did you purchase any type of hardware - insole - healpad? There's so much on the internet that is "guaranteed" that I have my doubts. Can't afford to waste money. I don't want to see a doctor about it if I don't have to.
I've been dealing with this for over a year now and only recently discovered what it was. Some mornings I can barely walk until I get going for awhile. Or if I watch TV for a bit then try to get up to go to the kitchen, ow, ow, ow. Once I'm moving along I'm pretty much ok though.
I found some exercises I'll try, but wondered if anything purchasable would speed the healing. 

Thanks for anything you can offer.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
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Willamette Valley

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