19 years old with "Persistent Plantar Fasciitis"

I feel your pain, I to have had over ten years, I'm 50.

Most Dr's ect believe it's all in my head!!!!

It's not till I started private consultants I've had proof

Ie ultrasound, which revealed chronic damage, the podiatry said he had only seen such damage to the plantar fashia both feet

Only in extreme endurance athletes, its radiated up the body and all tendons are tight, I have paid £1000's in shoes, special made insoles ect.

Best relief I found was to go to a trade catering supplier who stock shoes and cheap good insoles, I were 2 pairs at a time.

I'm also looking at major trainer makers like Adidas, Nike ect who are starting to custom make trainers

I'm currently looking at Germany 300 euros a pair

But I'm sure other manufacturers will be onto this, as insoles don't suit every type of feet problem

An mri scan is vital

Best of luck

I can certainly understand . I have fought the same thing for almost six years . And done all the samr things you have listed and more . Only thing i hav'nt tried is a heel release and until im in a wheel chair i wont . Have talked to a few people who have and said dont,there worse shape than before. Try some HOKA shoes. I have had the best luck with BONDI 5 model . There hard to find because its a BONDI 6 now but you maybe fine with them,just s little to high of arch for me . They have the same cushioning . Ive been using them about a year and a half, and my feet are 40-50 percent better . Still have to very very careful not to kick jump or walk on anything uneven or soft. Cant even walk on my own lawn . But still have to rest my feet different times during the day. I have tried about 30 differentt shoes.

And try a STASIS sock, thought just another gimmick but I do find they relax my feet some. I Tried about five different Hoka shoe models but the Bondi is about the best for me but I know everybody’s feet are different. I dont know where you live but I live in Canada MEC and the Running Room have them or order on Line. But much prefer to buy in store because then I can try them at home for a few days and take them back if they don’t work and not have to pay shipping.

let me know how you make out good luck I know it’s a REAL PAIN

We all know how you feel. I feel for you as you are so young. I have had pf in both arches for 7 yrs I got it after having my second child. I have tried all the things you have but still no change and consultants just say cannot do anything they say if u have been suffering long time try the facia release but I have also heard that can make things worse and I am always advised not to. As u think things can't get worse but they can! I have just learnt to manage the pain as I have exhausted all options. I drive an automatic which helps if having day out I sit in wheelchair, I am now trying Cbd oil but too early to tell if working I don't feel any worse and I feel its helping somewhat. My 10 Yr old has foot pain so I worry how she will manage when she is older, like you.

I don't know what else to say. I have nerve pain on and off over the years. Maybe try Cbd oil, research it. Has to contain Cbd to work don't go for hemp oil. Its not same.

I hope you find something that works for you. I know how hard it is. My work have accommodated me over the years but now I am being made redundant and obvious it's down to my disability so I won't get another job. Sounds like I have digressed but my point is find a job that is desk based or u can do Sat down so u don't suffer in the future.... Goodluck

Emily, this is a copy of an earlier response I have given on plantar fasciitis: I am so sorry to hear about your suffering with this disease. I am a retired physician and plantar fasciitis patient. I got plantar fasciitis around February 2016. After about four months, it completely resolved.

Here's what I think. Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the attachment of the plantar fascia to the heel bone, and/or some minimal tearing of the plantar fascia - just a few fibers - that results, naturally, in inflammation . . . like a "pulled muscle." Inflammation hurts until it heals and resolves.

So what's so difficult about curing P.F.? Well we walk on it!!! Let's say we take 5000 steps a day. Imagine inflammation of your elbow, (i.e. tennis elbow). Imagine taking your sore "tennis elbow" and wacking it against the wall, 5000 times a day. Think it would heal quickly? I don't either.

So my cure for plantar fasciitis is cushion, cushion and cushion!!! That's right - cushion the heel. Here's what I did. First, I wore the plantar fasciitis "relief bridge" gel-heel innersole in my shoes - that I got at Walgreen's for about $11. Make sure your innersoles are soft and preferably made of gel. (I plan to use mine indefinitely in my shoes.) Then I wore a pair (usually) of nice thickish sox. On my heel I wore fasciitis therapy wrap padded supports that I got on the internet for about $13. (I don't wear them any more.) So when I had my PF, under my heels I had 3 cushion layers. I wore this about 24 hours a day - except when in the shower or swimming. And after about 4 months, the PF was totally gone. And I would suggest to you, have patience, not surgery.

That's what I think. I hope this helps you and the many other sufferers of plantar fasciitis. Good Luck to you, doknabox/JerryR

Hi ya after nearly ten years of suffering in both feet I can not stipulate just how important it is to get an ultrasound, xray, mri

My Dr's didn't take me seriously and offered to blindly inject souls of feet

But after paying privately for £50 ultrasound, the podiatrist,said he had only seen such damage before in extreme endurance athletes as the fasia has become like knotted strings, (chronic plantar fascios)

Not much is known about it

It's not just inflammation

In children it's called severs desease, both my big toes were clicking at age 14,and told not to worry, now 4 decades on both big toes are stiff, with pain radiation through out body

I would strongly urge anyone to go privately if they can, and get as many insights as possible

Hi Emily and all,

I've also suffered for a long time now approx 15yrs. I've always said as soon as I put on a bit more weight and had a job where I did lots of walking, carrying and standing that my pain has never gone away.

Your post title caught my eye as with the diagnosis of 'persistent PF'

I've done all but surgery tbh the most intrusive being cortisone injections into the arches, also useless.

All the meds, all the orthotics, stretching is no use as I have been told I'm hyper mobile. I've found my only relief is to really limit my time on my feet. I'm currently using preagablin and clomazapam and I vape cbd oil. My feet constant burn and crack with disturbed sleep if I've 'over done it' on my feet. I went private via health insurance after getting advised to a neurologist for all nerve checks and full body mri scans - no diagnosis ever established just meds and acknowledgement that I have extremely high arches but no doc has ever mentioned 'persistent PF'

It's horrid when it interferes with everyday life so much then at night too I'm close to requesting major surgery again or a different specialist.

Wishing you all the best, a frozen bottle rolled on the arch helps but then the trip to put the dam thing away kinda ruins it eh 😕