r/PlantarFasciitis

Hi all,

I've been diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis and a middle-band plantar tear and have found some relief using orthotics and some of the supportive shoes (Hoka Bondi 9 and Asics Gel Contend 9).

My problem is I find them so ugly - I don't want to always be wearing big chunky sneakers in casual settings, and I find it hard to make outfits look nice with them. Before PF, I wore converse a lot of the time and loved the way they looked, so I'm looking for recommendations of shoes that look less 'sneakery' and more skate-shoe-y like converse and vans but are still supportive.

Alternatively, I'm wondering if wearing my old converse with my orthotic inserts is a viable option?

Thankyou

Wanted to share as there could be so many things leading to PF and maybe this is your cause too.

For me, I also had lower back and glute pain on the opposite hip. Left foot PF, Right glute/hip pain.

It ended up just being fat wallet syndrome (wallet necrosis). Because of the pain and tight glutes it was causing, it changed my gait and caused PF in my left foot.

I ditched my wallet and just got a phone wallet and literally a week later (and a lot of stretching out the tight glute), PF is now gone.

Hope this helps out someone.

I’ve done a lot of rehabbing my foot by myself and really only have that awful lingering morning pain and pain a couple hours after workouts that subsides next day.

They have me focusing on balance stuff and strengthening left and right motions with my foot. I get the strengthening stuff there in general but nothing is heel focused where my pain is. And he wants me to do therapy for both feet, even though only my right has PF and my left is totally fine. Is that normal? I just don’t want to waste my time or money.

i had PF for over three months and what relived my pain more than anything was doing calf stretches daily (3-5x) a day. It took my pain from a 9 to a 4. #calfcausinfPF

Hello, my PF was taking a break for 2 weeks since monday where the pain start again. Do you experiment something like that to >?

Which brooks shoe is best for PF? I have been using bondi 9 but hasn’t been of much help :( i have to stand and walk a lot in my daily schedule.

hi PF buddies!

it’s been over a year of this but I am managing with powerstep insoles, weight lifting, and acupuncture.

my Q is for those of us with “bad feet” how often should I be updating my sneakers?? hard for me to quantify exactly how many miles I’m putting on them but I sneaker up first thing in the morning until I switch to Birks in the evening. is once a year enough?

I am all over the place with daily walks, tennis (have court specific shoes for that though), and young children who make me play soccer 7 days a week. thanks!

Hey guys, in January I went to a running specialist because of my knee pain, which was never very bad but was just getting on my nerves. He told me to strengthen my foot and sold me some ASICS shoes.

So I trained my foot like he said, but then I developed pain in my plantar fascia. I stopped the training and started physical therapy. The therapist massaged my calf and foot, but during the last session she pressed very aggressively on one spot, which caused swelling and made it hurt even more.

After that, I rested my foot again. I asked my doctor if it was okay to give it some rest because it felt highly inflamed. She said yes, so I rested it almost completely for about a week.

A week later, I slowly started walking again (3, 5, 10 minutes) and did my exercises very gently. But I think I overdid it again (walking 10 minutes with a heavy bag), and the pain came back.

I rested it again, used ibuprofen on my foot, and now I can only walk for 1–2 minutes before it starts hurting and my foot tells me to stop.

What am I doing wrong? Am I too impatient? Has anyone experienced something similar?

Just went to my three month post Radiation therapy appointment and told them I did not feel a big difference. They scheduled me for a second round but they are not super hopeful… I asked if this is just life now…

Treatments tried:

Shockwave therapy

Physical therapy

Stretches

Customer insoles

Radiation therapy

Botox injection

Rest