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Been referred for Physio does it help? And anyone else got Lower back pain as well?

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Beccah250
Beccah250

Hi there I've had PF since I can remember really, but I was diagnosed about 6 months ago. I've been doing the exercises etc and changed my footwear with no improvement sad but for about a month now I've been experiencing a lot of lower back and I wondered if anyone else has had it too? I've been to see a doctor and been referred onto the waiting list for Physio. The doctor wasn't sure if it was connected or not but she said I'll find out more once I go to Physio, also has anyone else been to Physio for PF and has it helped them? 

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  • Airwave
    Airwave Beccah250

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    Its quite common apparently because it affects your posture and can cause you to develop a weakened core. I had it and I am seeing an osteopath for mine. 
  • ray62350
    ray62350 Beccah250

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    The back pain may be related but without knowing what the exercises are, its difficult to say.

    my foot exercises have certainly made it worse but i'm only on them now for 6 weeks and the orthopaedic foot specialist who referred me to the foot physio stated at teh outset that it was a 6month program.

    I'm hoping that the reason it hurts more is that for the first time i have something that is targetting the real injury.

    I have had associated back pain but its just the position I need to be in to get teh foot exercises done. I've managed to get around the back issue for now though.

    What are the exercises?

  • ladyjack51
    ladyjack51 Beccah250

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    I have back pain too Beccah250. I had spinal stenosis before the PF but with PF, you tend to walk funny or different and the PF has really exasperated my back pain. I have circulation issues on the same leg and that leg is really big and swollen so you can only imagine what I must look like walking.  In fact, I had to buy a mobile scooter! My PF is severe and very painful...so any pressure is horrendous. The weird thing is my toes on my other foot are overcompensating for the shift in weight and hobbling ]]and so my 2nd and 3rd toes have spread involuntarily...they call it splayed...and they stay like that all the time. It doesn't hurt...yet. But it looks ugly as can be on my good foot! I did get so immediate relief when my daughter in law massaged my bad leg with the PF foot for a long time. She brought blood into it and moved around that pooled fluid and for the next few days my heel felt so much better...not healed, but not so tender and sore and i was able to get around better. I gotta get her back over here to do that again. There is healing power in massage i think!!
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