Plantar fasciitis
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vickster
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Perhaps you'd like to answer the questions I asked you upthread, or ask your wife as she's the trained professional? Would be helpful to know if podiatry is indeed a route I should look at as well as physiotherapy and orthopaedic specialists.
Rather than just posting unhelpful sarcastic emoticons
I did !! Without her seeing you, its quite hard to give a diagnosis. PF can be caused by a number of things not necessarily emanating from the foot. If that`s your list of issues thus far above , then you have a pretty comprehensive list to work on !! Very complicated issues indeed, will ask again when she is back home, she is away to an anesthetic course today. Kingrollo mentioned gait analysis further up in the posts, its quite important to understand that as well, hence you are making the right moves now too see a specialist. The way you walk, the weight you put on the limb and foot may need to be fixed, torn meniscus I can understand, has this been fixed i.e cut away or is this what is left ?
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Having continuing pain and swelling despite physio, orthotics etc, I saw the specialist again on Monday. She referred me for a foot and ankle MRI, done this morning. Possible diagnoses to investigate, ongoing PF, a plantar fibroma, a spring ligament injury or a more likely culprit degenerative joint disease 
Get results next week, although I do have the MRI images for a spot of self diagnosis...yeah right!
Get results next week, although I do have the MRI images for a spot of self diagnosis...yeah right!
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I've had Plantar Fasciitis for about 8 months......The pain was unbearable. Nothing seemed to work.
Then someone on a Facebook forum recommended this simple stretch........!! I haven't looked back. I'm back to running pain free. Totally pain free now.
This is well worth a try.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXdlPuKfyXs
Then someone on a Facebook forum recommended this simple stretch........!! I haven't looked back. I'm back to running pain free. Totally pain free now.
This is well worth a try.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXdlPuKfyXs
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Unfortunately, I can't kneel as I said before, so certainly the second part won't work for me, which he says is the solution if the first way isn't possible (which I won't be able to do effectively because of the knee, I can't twist it in that way ) That leg is pretty buggered unfortunately
I'll wait to see what the scan shows
Other than the fact that I have a load of bones and 5 toes which is all I could glean from the disc 
) That leg is pretty buggered unfortunatelyI'll wait to see what the scan shows
Other than the fact that I have a load of bones and 5 toes which is all I could glean from the disc
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Trevrev
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Unfortunately, I can't kneel as I said before, so certainly the second part won't work for me, which he says is the solution if the first way isn't possible (which I won't be able to do effectively because of the knee, I can't twist it in that way
I'll wait to see what the scan shows
I can't do the kneeling bit.... I just done the first part..... Day after day the pain eased. Day 5 there was nothing. It was the first time in months and months I could get out of bed without a tear in my eye.....I've likened it to a mini miracle.
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vickster
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Surgeon explained to me that PF is self limiting, develops over months 1-3, worsens months 4-8 and then starts to subside to month 12, perhaps you were already improving and the exercise did no harm
I unfortunately don't get pain just when getting out of bed, it's there most of the time, also at rest and especially walking, when my foot also swells which isn't associated with classic 'PF' although I do have some of the symptoms (the PF could be a symptom of another issue). The pain is also more in the midfoot than the heel, where PF normally resides, no achilles symptoms either. Steroid only offered temporary relief too. Mysterious, hence the scan (although the U/S showed thickening of the PF)
I unfortunately don't get pain just when getting out of bed, it's there most of the time, also at rest and especially walking, when my foot also swells which isn't associated with classic 'PF' although I do have some of the symptoms (the PF could be a symptom of another issue). The pain is also more in the midfoot than the heel, where PF normally resides, no achilles symptoms either. Steroid only offered temporary relief too. Mysterious, hence the scan (although the U/S showed thickening of the PF)
Trevrev
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Oh, I had the pain all day.........It did ease slightly as the day wore on. Cycling to work was a nightmare. Another couple of things i've done. All special inserts/ insoles..Now in the bin. I also went right against all advice and started going barefoot as often as I can. My feet are alive again....... :-)
kingrollo
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MRI shows tibialis posterior tendinopathy in the ankle as well as the PF. More physio for now, different orthotics to manage high arches, possibly an injection if doesn't improve
No arthritis fortunately
I had tendinopathy in my hamstring - the only thing that helps is dry needling IME. Not all physio's do this - if you are paying for physio ask them to do it.
Good luck and keep the updates coming.
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I've had acupuncture in the foot before, so yes dry needling. I've had plenty, does nothing for tennis elbow for me. Won't see Physio now for 3 weeks as going away so I'll just get on with stretches and I'll pack a tennis ball for rolling