Recently I've been suffering from Plantar fasciitis (plan-tur fas-e-itis)
that causes heel pain. In case you have this heel pain and don't know what
it is, I took some information from Mayo Clinic staffs.
PLANTAR FASCIITIS is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It
involves inflammation of a thick band of tissue that runs across the
bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes (plantar
fascia). Plantar fasciitis causes stabbing pain that usually occurs
with your first steps in the morning. As you get up and move, the
pain normally decreases, but it might return after long period of
standing or after rising from sitting. Plantar fasciitis is common
in runners, people who are overweight and those who wear shoes with
inadequate support have an increased risk of plantar fasciitis.
TREATMENT
Most people who have plantar fasciitis recover with conservative
treatments, including resting, icing the painful area and stretching
in several months.
MEDICATIONS
Pain relievers such as ibuprofen (Advil, Mortrin IB, others) and
naproxen sodium (Aleve) can ease the pain and inflammation
associated with plantar fasciitis.
THERAPIES
Stretching and stretching exercises or use of specialized devices
may provide symptom relief. These include:
*physical therapy
Exercise to stretch the plantar fascia and Achilles tendon and
to strengthen lower leg muscles, which stabilize your ankle and
hee. You can also apply athletic taping to support the bottom
of your foot.
*Night splints
A physical therapist or doctor might recommend that you wear
a splint that stretches your calf and the arch of your foot
while you sleep. This holds the plantar fascia and Achilles
tendon in a lengthened position overnight and facilitates
stretching.
LIFESTYLE AND HOME REMEDIES
To reduce the pain of plantar fasciitis,
*Maintain a healthy weight
*Choose supportive shoes. Avoid high heels. Don't go barefoot,
especially on hard surfaces.
*Don't wear worn-out athletic shoes.
*Change your sport. Try a low-impact sport, swimming, bicycling,
instead of walking or jogging.
*Apply ice. Hold a cloth-covered ice pack over the area of pain
for 15 to 20 minutes three times a day or after activity. Try
ice massage. Freeze a water-filled paper cup and roll it over
the site of discomfort for five to seven minutes.
*Stretch your arches.
Source: Mayo Clinic
Posted by Byung A. Fallgren
*Note: This is for information only. When you have a heel pain
seeing your doctor might be the best.
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Byung A. Fallgren 
I will pray for you! My Mom has that. She got special inserts for her shoes, and that helps her a lot. God bless you!
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Good information. Thanks for sharing in such an systematic manner
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God bless you Byung.
I can attest that the stretching, also theraputic massage with medical professional sign off, if needed, night splint have helped people tremendously.
The dieting, healthy weight also helps.
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Oh No! Byung – I’ve had this happen to me. It can be quite tedious, and so it’s best prevented. Good advice there!
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Sorry to read that you have this. Perhaps it could the the source of rather milder discomfort in my heel
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I hope the discomfort in your heel goes away soon for good. Icing and stretching the foot really helped mine.
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Yes, indeed prevention is better than trying to heal. Thanks to my diligent effort of icing and stretching the bottom of foot, I feel much better now. Thank you, Reet, for sharing your case.
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Thank you, David, for sharing. I’ve taken pain pill my doc prescribed for a week. Now I do just icing and stretching, which helps a lot.
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You are very welcome. Thank you much for the moment.
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Thank you for praying for me and sharing your mother’s case. I’m glad she feels better.
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I’v had mine since the hip replacement 9 years ago. It’s not too bad, really – not the same as yours, I imagine
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I had a friend with that while we were deployed. Very painful. Prayers lifted for you my friend.
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Thank you so much for sharing and the prayer.
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Mine started a few weeks ago after I accidentally stepped on a T V cable cord on the floor. It really hurt at the beginning, so I took pain pill for a week, and the pain went away for a while. Now I just use ice bag and stretch bottom of the foot three times a day, and that helps a lot.
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Definitely worse than mine, which is simply uncomfortable
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I used to have Plantar Fasciitis but I bought inexpensive shoe inserts at Walmart & Amazon that have almost eliminated it entirely.
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The brand name is ProFoot.
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Thank you very much for the information.
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You’re very welcome! Glad to help! 😊
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Thank you for the education, but sorry to hear you are struggling with this. My hope is you are feeling better!
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Medication, icing and stretching the bottom of the affected foot helped, and my foot feel much better now. Thank you.
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