On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:38:57 -0500, the infamous Pat Barber scrawled the following:
I usually wear Reebok Men's Classic Suedes with 1" very spongy foam soles. They're extremely comfortable for me.
With every type of shoe I tried gel inserts, they rode up, rode back, or rode sideways and burst with 1/4 mile. I used to do a lot of walking, and still put in a good 7-10 miles a week.
On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:26:25 -0500, the infamous Paul Franklin scrawled the following:
Paul, was hers at her heel or the ball of her foot? Mine's at the ball, under the index toe of my left foot. Occasionally, the right foot gets a similar (much milder) pain under the index and 4th toe proximal/metatarsal joints.
worse than the other, but both bothered her, too.
Paul F.
On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:32:01 -0500, the infamous "Lee Michaels" scrawled the following:
Thanks, guys!
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:39:20 -0800, Larry Jaques
Every year I replace the worn out pads with new ones. What I really have to do is to make some pads that are a little more durable and longer lasting.
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:32:02 -0600, the infamous "DanG" scrawled the following:
Alas, my PF is ball-of-the-foot type, not heel. But thanks.
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:58:39 -0500, the infamous snipped-for-privacy@teksavvy.com scrawled the following:
Yeah, and use thicker, old-growth Naugas for covers.
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:12:36 -0500, the infamous snipped-for-privacy@jecarter.us scrawled the following:
I discern that the splints are used more for heel-end than toe-end FP. Thanks.
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:53:50 -0500, the infamous "" scrawled the following:
If that's the case, I need to do plenty of lunges in soft-soled shoes every day. It's the front of my foot, the ball, where the fascia is tender. Luckily, it doesn't hurt to stretch that.
I built one of those in LoCal but failed to bring it with me. Time to diagonally saw another piece of oak flooring, or I could build a pair in the rocker style they're now selling.
Where's that narrow jarrah piece I saw, and how can I clear a way to my bandsaur this week...?
I do need to stretch both my achilles tendons and hamstrings more often than I do. Hell, I can no longer touch my toes with fully straight legs.
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:08:16 -0500, the infamous Paul Franklin scrawled the following:
Excellent. Does she still have the instructions? Most of the exercises should have names. Could you ask her what they are for me? TIA.
A bit of a search did not turn up her instructions, but she described them for me.
She would freeze a water bottle and then place it on the carpet and roll it slowly back and forth with the bottom of her foot for a minute or so, then switch feet, then repeat several times. The combination of cold and stretching really helped when the pain was bad.
Stretches included standing on a step with only the toes and ball of foot and then lowering heel and holding for 30-60 seconds. Then alternate feet and repeat several times.
Using one of those wide stretchy resistance bands (you can get at sporting goods stores) she would lay on back, loop the band under the toes and ball of her foot, and pull on the band firmly to stretch the foot. Again, alternating and repeating. This was done with the toes pointed up (toward ceiling) but also to the left and right (twisting the leg). Supposedly stretches slightly different parts of the foot.
Then, also using the band and while still lying on back, raise one leg straight up and pull down on the band to stretch the foot again. Alternate, repeat....
Those were the main exercises. My wife said during the 2 or 3 sessions she had with the physical therapist, the PT did a long deep tissue massage of both feet. It was uncomfortable during the massage, but gave her a lot of relief afterwards. The PT said it helps loosen scar tissue and stretch the tendons.
HTH,
Paul F.
"Paul Franklin" wrote
If scar tissue and adhesions are an issue, the ultimate therapy for those are done by ART practitioners. ART stand for active release technique. It really hurts when it is done, but can cause dramatic releif afterwards. A lot of advanced athletes use this and some have gone from helpless to winning competitions in a few days time.
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:25:47 -0500, the infamous Paul Franklin scrawled the following:
Thanks immensely, Paul. I'll try those immediately.
I also need to remember to stop squatting. I do that a lot in my work (handyman) so I need to remember to put my knee pads on and kneel instead.
Losing about 20 lbs will help take the stress off, too. I think I'll do that tomorrow morning, before lunch. ;)
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:36:58 -0500, the infamous "Lee Michaels" scrawled the following:
Thank CROM they aren't! I'm aware of the practice and have had something quite similar, accupressure, used on my neck and shoulder muscles. It hurts, but once the knots are released, the pain is gone in under a minute.
My niece worked on it during Christmas and it hurt like holy hell and felt worse the next day. Ugh!
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