What is best way to treat Planter Fasciitis (heel pain)?
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Stretching the calf muscles before getting out of bed in the morning and a few times per day will usually cure plantar fasciitis. Leaning against a wall with your feet flat on the ground is another way to stretch the plantar fascia. When the calf muscles allow the foot to bend back easily, there will be less tension in the bottom of the foot when walking or running. If the foot cannot bend back as far as needed, excessive tension in the plantar fascia and Achilles tendon occurs. \n\nNot stretching before walking can cause new injury so make a habit of stretching before walking. And, stretching too far or too many times at once can hurt the heel and Achilles tendon. Try stretching slowly about five times before getting out of bed and after sitting a while.\n\nThe longer you wait to start stretching after plantar fasciitis begins, the longer your recovery will be. It may even take months of regular stretching if you have had the pain for too long. Replacing stiff-soled shoes with flexible shoes, using better arch support, using shoes with thicker and softer soles, and/or losing weight will help keep plantar fasciitis from returning.
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Rest with the foot elevated (above heart level)and apply ice for a minimum of 20 minutes on, 30 minutes off. Anything less than 20 minutes is not going to help. Also, do not apply heat. That's like throwing fuel onto the fire. You can also take an anti-inflammatory such as Tylenol or Advil.\n\nJust be careful and take pre-cautions with the ankle such as taping it for awhile. I lost a college scholarship when I sprained my ankle one too many times and ended up having to have the tendons and ligaments surgically repaired.
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A podiatrist (specialized foot doctor) could probably help you out.  There are many kinds of heel pain and the podiatrist can take x-rays of your heel to see if there's anything wrong, give medications, teach you stretching exercises, fit you for custom foot supports, etc.  One exercise for example is to support yourself against a wall, step back with the affected foot, and stretch out the achilles tendon (that tendon right above your heel).  Of course, the proper treatment will have to depend on the reason for the heel pain.
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I usually get this problem during the winter, but for some reason right now have that problem even with wearing regular shoes and it has been like summer for a number of months now.  I recently bought Avon's Foot Works cracked heel relief cream.  It works very well, and also has lidocaine in it so it will help the pain.  I highly recommend it.  I cannot give you a direct webpage at Avon as when I did a search it did not give an exact url.  You can just go to their site and do a search for the name.
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my guess is plantar fasciitis.  i have a great website for you to check out regarding foot conditions and care, myfootshop.com.  for the heel pain the treatment is quite simple, you need to place 3/8 inch heel lifts into shoes, not a cushion, do not go barefoot and try simple stretches on the stairs with toes on edge and dropping heels below stair height.  go to the site these are all outlined there. use the source as direct link to site
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Apply a moisturizing cream twice daily to the affected heels, such as flexitol heel balm \nUse pumice stone to reduce the thickness of the hard skin. \nAvoid open backed shoes or thin soled shoes \nBuy shoes with a good shock absorbing sole \nNever try to pare down the hard skin your self with a razor blade or a pair of scissors!
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Generally speaking, corns are a disease of civilization. If we didn't wear shoes, we wouldn't have them. Potential preventive measures therefore include: \n\nMoving to Tahiti to stroll on the sand in your bare tootsies! This is a pleasant approach, as long as you never have to go back home and walk in shoes again. \nFor the incurably civilized, wearing comfortable shoes is useful. The idea is to avoid having footgear press on the outside of the 5th toe, or pressing the 4th and 5th toes together. \nAnother approach is to pad the potentially affected area. You can buy many sorts of padding at the drugstore:\nCushions to put between the toes; \nFoam or moleskin pads to put over the places where corns form; \nFoam pads with holes in the center (like doughnuts or bagels), which redistribute pressure around the corn instead of right over it; and \nCushioned insoles to pad your feet and alleviate mechanical pressure\n\nYou can buy many types of medicated products to chemically pare down the thickened, dead skin overlying the corn. These products are share the same active ingredient -salicylic acid. \n\nSalicylic acid is a keratolytic, which means it dissolves the protein (keratin) that makes up most of both your corn and the thick layer of dead skin which often tops it. Used once a day as indicated on the package directions, these products are gentle and safe. Salicylic acid treatments are available in different forms including: \n\nApplicators \nDrops \nPads \nPlasters \nAll of these treatment will turn the top of the skin white and allow you to trim or peel away dead tissue, making the corn protrude and hurt less. \n\nIt generally is recommended that salicylic acid not be used in diabetics or when there is poor circulation (because of concern about how normally the skin can heal); however, in practice, salicylic acid is withheld only when there are clear signs of ongoing inflammation of the skin
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You need a mid-stability or motion control shoe and perhaps an arch support. Arch supports aren't necessarily the answer. If your arches are flat supports will just agrivate them. A supportive shoe will correct your overpronation, which is the likely cause of your plantar facitis. These shoes have a second-density support system underneath the arch area which will not allow your foot to roll in (or overpronate) as it has a tendency to do. This rolling in of the feet causes your plantar fascia to stretch too far. It gets damaged every day, repairs itself at night, and is damaged all over again when you get out of bed.
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Yes, and it hurts like hell! Just alternate heat and ice every 20 minutes, and it will help a lot. I did this by powerwalking. It takes a while to heal. My doctor put me in a walking boot so I could continue to walk. Just be patient!
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well i had this problem for some tiime now. my doctor said its a diseas called muscuranotumba he told me to wrap my feet in bounce sheets (the laundry softener) every night and massage them with espom salt every day. its worked out well! good luck
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I went to an excellent podiatrist who gave me small amounts of cortisone in the heel of my foot. I then kept wearing orthotics and use them religiously. I do not wear high heels or go on beach sand. If I follow the rules the awful burn, shooting pain and the feeling of walking on hot coals will be completely gone. Plantar Fascitis is the stretching of the tendon from the heel to the ball of the foot (Arch of the foot). The spur comes from the tendon pulling at the heel. That is why you can't stretch your foot. If you need more info, please feel free to e-mail me. I was so frightened when I had this condition and tried orthopedic surgeons and cortisone specialists, but, this one podiatrist cured my problem without surgery.   Di  P.S. I just read what the person before me put and although the Dr. said the shot would be hot it was NOTHING compared to the foot burn especially first thing in the morning.
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If the pain is at the base of the big toe, it would not be plantar fascitis.  That pain would be at the front part of your heel.  Yes, you can strain the tendon that flexes the toe down.  You would feel the pain at the base of the big toe.  \n\nAlso, if you hyperextended the toe (bent it backwards) you would have pain at the base of the big toe but this would be due to a strain of the ligaments of the joint itself, not the tendon.  \n\nAlso, overuse (walking or running too much, especially if you have some extra weight) can cause pain at the base of the big toe due to inflammation at the sesamoid bones.  The sesamoid bones of the big toe are small (pea-sized) bones under the big toe on the inside and outside of the toe.  These bones act as pivot points for a couple of muscles (he abductor hallucis and the adductor hallucis).  Tendonitis in these is common with overuse.  \n\nTo treat this you need to decrease the inflammation.  You can do this with over the counter NSAIDs.  Better yet, find an herb called boswelia.  It will decrease the inflammation naturally and will not cause problems that NSAIDs can.  Also, you need to walk with good supportive shoes (athletic shoes) and, if you have a little extra weight, lose a few pounds.  Good luck!
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Sounds like it might be plantar fascitis. I had that. It's an inflammation of the fascia on the bottom of the foot. I ended up getting inserts for my shoes and had to do stretching and strengthening exercises. And don't climb round rung ladders!
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Did you try a Podiatrist?\nMay be able to recommend a simple cure with some inside shoe support or different shoe.  This is an experience thing, so a foot specialist would be better.  Kind of like you go to Opthalmologist if your eye is always hurting, not just the regular doctor.\n\nIf it's Plantar fasciitis, for example, a simple heel support in your shoe helps you to get over this condition.\n\nWhen the condition hits, keep a careful record of what is difficult.  Can you stand on your tip toes?  Both feet?  Only one side?  Cold water makes it hurt more?  Write down every possible thing you can think of.  Take it with you to the doctor.  Include duration of difficulty, what activities you were engaged in when it started, etc.\n\nIf you live in Canada, see if Robaxasil (over-the-counter) helps with the pain.  If you can't take aspirin, there is another one called Robaxacet, I think.\n\nAnother thing:  Do you go barefoot at times?  Have you walked on broken glass?  Is an embedded sliver a possibliity?
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see if you have heel spurs. ask your dr to xray and look. i know someone who had that and they had to get an operation to take them out.
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Use Chloraseptic spray where it hurts the worst or use Anbesol.
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Treatment directed at the cause of bone spurs may include weight loss to take some pressure off the joints (especially when osteoarthritis or plantar fasciitis is the cause) and stretching the affected area, such as the heel cord and bottom of the foot. Seeing a physical therapist for ultrasound or deep tissue massage may be helpful for plantar fasciitis or shoulder pain. Treatment directed at symptoms could include rest, ice, stretching, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen. If a bone spur is in your foot, changing footwear or adding padding or a shoe insert such as a heel cup or orthotic may help. If the bone spur is causing corns or calluses, padding the area or wearing different shoes can help. If the bone spur continues to cause symptoms, your health professional may suggest a corticosteroid injection at the painful area to decrease pain and inflammation of the soft tissues next to the bone spur.