Dr Google on walking

[indigo_rose99]

Dr Google says that I acquired plantar fasciitus yesterday morning. It suggested that the long term fix is to rest my feet and ice. Yes, thanks, day 1 (of 5) of teaching with 12-15 hours walking per day, not so helpful. It did offer some stretches that reduce the pain from lifting-bloody-foot-to-step-back-on-broken-glass to sharp-pebbles-OW level.

I skipped the gym this morning (thus had time to consult Dr Google), but plan to take Dr Google's advice tomorrow and try the stationary bike.

Comments

[reedrover]

You can put your sleeping time to work on the problem if you sleep with your foot flexed. If you sleep on your stomach, just hang your feet off the bottom of the bed.

[indigo-rose99.livejournal.com]

I've seen those sleep booties. Do they work? Txpenguin! Help me out here! That seems weird when simply flexing my foot doesn't hurt.

Honestly, though, sleeping in a bootie seems like a small price to pay for Not Being In Pain.

[reedrover]

Sleep booties work, but a lot of them are very solid materials so they are *hot* and you end up with a rather sweaty foot.

Sleeping with your foot flexed isn't supposed to hurt. What it does is keep the tendon and muscles stretched out so that they don't go *twang!* on you when you try to use them with weight on your feet.

Mom recommends freezing a small water bottle (make sure you've emptied a bit of the water so it doesn't shatter) and then rolling it across the underside of your foot - massage and icing in one move - by just putting it on the ground and rolling your foot across it.

... I've been dealing with plantar fasciitis for a while now. I've got all kinds of helpful suggestions.