Plantar Fasciitis

I had a phone call from the doctors and am now waiting for a appointment to come through and have this injection done. But until late then I have to keep ginger

yes i had the injection in my heel where it hurt most .the injection was bloody painful .but after 2 weeks i am pain free. (well maybe a liitle twinge after walking on it all day ,it aches a little ).but not the stabbing pain that i had before.would advise you to have the injection...

I keep hearing there are not supposed to inject in the heel or do doctors do it differently in the UK

Hi Bloomer,

I'm a runner, and I was able to get my foot pain diagnosed early as plantar fascitis. My doctor told me to massage my foot with a tennis ball and it made it worse. So after looking at all the treatments people had with no success (e.g., injections, surgery), someone on the site mentioned acupuncture and that it seemed to work. Given that I do massage therapy, I decided to massage outside of the affected area because it seems to aggravate it if I massage directly on my inner heel. When I massage the inside of my ankle starting at the acupuncture point and up the calf along my inner thing (my inner arch at the heel is the origin point), the calf pain was excruciating, but it helped a lot. I tried to keep off my foot to prevent irritation and continue to massage my inner leg. Let me to tell you that this helped a lot. There is no cost to doing this yourself. You just have to endure the pain when you massage yourself. Unfortunately, this doesn't work for bone spurs. Give it a try.

I am an avid runner and I've had plantar fasciitis for 10 years. I've used everything you mentioned and it went away for about five years using inserts and stretching. It came back three years ago and I had two shots of Cortizone.

Now it's back again, always in just the same left foot and I'm thinking about a third shot, but I'm wondering if that is healthy.

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I have experienced Platar Fasciitis before.  I'm in a different city and recently went to a new podiatrist. Got a steroid injection last week and got another today. When she injected the numbing shot,I felt it burn all the way to my toes. When I walked out, no discomfort but I couldn't feel the my foot. It's now six hours later and still numb. Any ideas?

I am sorry to hear that you suffer from Plantar Fasciitis. You are not alone and my sister also suffers from it, in addition to the estimated 20% of the population.

I am also new to this forum and I have to say I am surprised that so many people are resorting to injection and surgery. As a supplier of plantar fasciitis insoles, I would urge you to give these a try first. Many products are designed to allow the metatarsal bones to regain and retain their natural position.

Best of luck

I had plantar fasciitis..the pain was apsalutly horrendous to say the least ....being over weight doesn't help...

So loose a few pounds.

I went to my doctor and got referred to a physiotherapist

I had 8 weeks of ultra sound and acupuncture which was ap painless....

And it worked my feet feel alive again ...she also gave me exercises to to in-between appointments which you must do ..OMG got my feet back

I also invested in 2 pairs of fitflop sandles and fit flop sneakers which were Heven on my feet ..

Insole shown or 2......and yes pain killer ...

GOOD LUCK XXXW

DEF NO TO INJECTIOMD2