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Persistent plantar fascia tear

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robert83586
robert83586

 I started getting heal pain 1 year ago when I was straining for a 10 mile run. I was initially told by health care professionals that it was a stress fracture in my heal bone and to just leave it heal. For 6 months I stopped running and resting my heal. The pain would come and go, and I finally decided to make an appointment with an Ortho foot and ankle MD. I got an MRI and it showed a 3mm partial tear. I was put in a cam boot for 6 weeks, and it did not help. I was then made a custom AFO and this also did not help. I am now 1 week into wearing a hard cast and my pain is still there. Do you have any suggestions that would help me? I have been off my feet as much as possible, trying to rest my foot. I am trying to stay patient but I am very frustrated with the length of my injury.  Any help would be much appreciated. 

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  • Flowergirl339
    Flowergirl339 robert83586

    Posted

    Have you tried using a knee scooter to get around?  Much better than crutches
  • htripl01
    htripl01 robert83586

    Posted

    I had 2 tears in my parnell tendon and one in the plantar fascia...the ortho doctor repaired them surgically because nothing else helped...I had the surgery 4 months ago and still have pain in my foot...the doctor said it will take 4 to 6 months to heal because I have diabetes.

    It is getting better.

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