Q: Dear Susun,
I have your books and love the work that you do.
Can you provide info & treatment for Plantar Fasciitis?
From web searches, it appears to be quite traumatic in some cases, often leading to a wheelchair.
Kindly provide all info you can or recommend someone who can provide info.
This is for my son - who is not overweight, but has been under extreme stress the last few years and has developed dark circles under his eyes, his wife is also unable to work due to a back condition and they have a beautiful 8 year old daughter to care for.
Blessings,
E.
A: Hello E., thank you for writing. I understand your concern, this being your family. Reading about it, it sounds much like what some of us would get when I was young, before this label was so common, from simply poor shoes and standing long periods. Yes, it can be incredibly painful leaving a throbbing by the end of the day that only some painkiller/antiinflammatory can relieve. Since it was not labeled then I do not know if it is the same. If so I can tell you what has helped me. I was not overweight either. However I tend, moreso then, to lean back, putting my weight on my heels rather than balance between heels and toes. I also bought the cheapest shoes I could find. So I bought inserts to put into my shoes for arch support; and got shoes with more cushion when I would be standing where those cushioned mats weren't. Though I do not have fallen arches, this support I think helped remind me to use my whole foot. I stood a lot then for jobs. I also found a great book, Walk Yourself Well by Sherry Brourman. It talks about this and other walking and standing habits and how they effect our whole body. It gives exercises to help us become more aware of how we walk, and then how to correct whatever needs attention. Also how we walk determines what muscles are used and what are well stretched. I needed to stretch, flex, my foot. Just doing this regularly started to relieve the pain. I could feel the pull in my heel.
Here are a couple threads, from the Wise Woman Forum, that you may find helpful....
Plantar Fascitis
Heel Spur Help
I hope this helps. Please let me know if we can help further!
Blessings,
Karen Joy
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www.wisewomanweb.com
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