plantar fasciitis/ joggers heel

[Lydsmum]

I think I may have joggers heel. I ran wk5 r3 on Good Friday, had no problems, went swimming Saturday and a walk, but woke in the night with pain in heels. There is a very tender point below inner ankle, and the underside of my heel is sore to walk on. It's not a pain in ankle or achillies tendon. Did yoga on Wednesday and it was fine, but generally walking is very painful.

I have completed wk 6 over the last 10 days, and still have the problem. I've tried cold/warm compress, lavender oil massage walking in bare feet, all help but no cure. I bought hideously expensive insoles from a sports shop, which were no help at all, they then suggested expensive heel shock absorbers. Tried to book a physio session at local hospital, but 8-10 wk wait. Have booked a podiatry consultation for 18th. But in the meantime don't know what to do, rest or not? There seems to be a fine line between keeping moving and overdoing it.

I wanted to do a 5k Race for Life on 13th May, and should be starting wk 7 today. I'm not going to complete in time if I rest, but don't want to do more damage. Fed up of hobbling around.

I wanted to raise money for CRUK, at the moment it looks like I'd have been better off just giving them £150.

Help.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

You have obviously done your research and know more about your condition than I do, so my advice is general.

First of all you need to make sure you do no further damage, so rest is crucial. Your commitment to the race needs to take second place in your consideration. The races will still be there as long as you don't do any permanent damage.

Keep as active as you can but do not overdo it. Hope it sorts itself soon. Take care.

[Dream76 Graduate]

I have got the same problem. It does flare up quite often for me. I have got this advice from few runners here, i am forwarding you this it has helped me a lot.

Here is the link of one of the stretch and thank you Sadie-runs for this advice

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“Get yourself a firm massage ball (or failing that, a tennis ball). Standing up, roll the ball under the arch of your foot, applying very firm pressure. It will hurt a little, but that’s okay, you won’t be doing any damage.

I did both these things 2-3 times a day, and after a week or so things really started improving. I still do toes pose after every run. Gotta take care of our lovely running feet!

If it does not ease off, do go see your GP or a podiatrist”

Hope it helps

Good luck

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Hi a good while back I suffered from plantar fasciitis and was advised to buy FS6 socks from boots and they have helped me so much it’s unreal. The socks support the tendon that runs from the ball of your foot to your heal. The socks are very tight to get on and your feet do ache for a bit while they are on but if you wear them for longer and longer stints you will feel the benefits from these. This tendon normally hurts because you have the wrong trainers for running in. Go to a running shop to have a gait analysis done, find out which type you need and the shop online for the best deals ok

I hope this helps😊

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Oh and rest, the damage you could do would be very bad☹️

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Take the advice of IannodaTruffe , and I hope it sorts soon