My plantar fasciitis is getting worse

My PF started four months ago I woke up with severe pain in my left foot and it was hard to walk. I usually walk 6 miles a day. I had been in Florida for 2 1/2 months with my daughter who needed medical help. Most the time I walked her place in bare feet or I wore flip-flops because it was Florida. When I came home I had this pain only in the left foot arch. When I get up in the morning both my feet hurt the bottoms of my feet burning but mostly pain in the arch of my left foot.

I do a lot of stretching so I searched and googled PF. I rested my foot for a week. I iced it my son suggested because he's a dancer to soak my foot in Epson salt's which I have not tried yet. Has anyone tried that?

So I bought another pair of good walking sneakers I went through three pairs of Clarks flip-flops which were $35 each which seem to help during the summer. I started walking again 3 to 4 miles in one walk and then usually I do at least 6 miles a day. Last week the foot pain came back only left foot arch. I wore my new sneakers it felt pretty good when I was walking. I do a lot of uphill walking for cardio.

It's a beautiful fall day in New York and my foot is killing me it's a little bit swollen I have one of those pain patches on it. And I am not going to walk tonight which is my normal routine. I ordered last night some very expensive insoles they with the discount of $25 for two pairswere about $115 with a 90 day guarantee of satisfaction. I won't get them until another week and a half. I wondering if I can just put on my new sneakers and take a walk. If I do walk my 3 miles am I hurting myself more or should I not injuremyself anymore.

I also ordered some socks from Amazon compression for PF has anyone ever use those. At this point I'll do anything I have to walk for a cause at the end of the month October 30 I don't think I'm going to be able to do. I have not seen A professional for this because I know friends who have the same thing I do however stretch a lot before walking and I stretch a lot after walking. I started taking ibuprofen which I can't take forever obviously not good for any part of your body.

As I read this, I'm fighting back my tears... I began to feel pain in my heel 2 1/2 weeks ago and was diagnosed with PF a week ago. I am a very active 50 year old woman and am attributing my PF mostly to tight calf muscles. Stretching helps some but, the pain is so debilitating and, as you know, depressing. How long did your first and second bouts of PF last? I have also been stretching as much as possible. I'm intrigued by the nettles and will look into that. Your story in encouraging as many have told me that their PF lasted 18 months or longer. Any other advice? Thank you. 

I am a retired physician and plantar fasciitis patient.  My plantar fasciitis began around February 2016.  After about four months, it completely resolved. 

Here's what I think.  Plantar fasciitis is inflammation in the area of the attachment of the plantar fascia to the heel bone.  This begins from trauma and/or some minimal tearing of the plantar fascia (just a few fibers) that results, naturally, in inflammation which is the body's way of healing any tissue injury.  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 your 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.  (I plan to use them indefinitely in my shoes.)  Then I wear 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. 

That's what I think.  I hope this helps you and the many other sufferers of plantar fasciitis.  doknabox

Hello there is nice to find I'm not the only one struggling with plants facia. I'm a runner and I gane weight about 6 months ago but probably to radical amount and I stated feeling my facia getting worse, I have try all I have read here except ultra shock waves that some atletas use and apparently is effective. I really stop running for like 4 weeks and didn't feel any diferente because we any way everyday walk, so I don't now what more to do I have spend a lot of money and believe me I don't have extra as I have 4 kids is already very expensive. But any way I will keep reading and see if one day this pain can get better I wanted to cry yesterday wen I first read as is not nice to think it will never hill but I will keep hoping. Thanks

Hi Yasmiina, my son has suffered for 2 1/2 years with pain in both of his feet to the point where he could hardly walk.  I took him to several podiatrists who recommended icing, stretching, rolling the ball under his feet, etc.  He went to chiropractors, acupuncturists and physical therapists.  He even had Graston treatment and had two types of orthotics made for him.  His MRI showed that nothing was wrong!  And yet he had the symptoms of plantar fasciitis and achilles tendonitis!  He had gone from playing soccer his whole life, including competive and in college, to hardly being unable to walk.  NOTHING WORKED!!!!

Just yesterday I took my son to a myofascial therapist, she also does other types of therapies, She only spent about 45 minutes gently maneuvering and kneading the bottom of his feet and slightly touching and moving other parts of his body.  She told him that orthotics constrict the movement of his feet and for him not to wear them anymore.  After it was all done, my son felt very little pain and was able to walk to our car comfortably without wearing the orthotics!!!  The next day, today, he walked to the store which is about 4 blocks away!!  He says he still has very little pain.  He's scheduled to go back tomorrow to have more work done.  The cost was only $110 for the inital which included consultation.  The next treatment will be $75.  Believe me, as a mother, I was willing to pay anything to help my son!  The place is located in Sacramento.  It's called Release the Pain and the therapist name is Vicki.