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- From: cfthb@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Howard Black)
- Subject: Re: Plantar Facitis (?sp)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.143155.41820@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:31:55 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.122928.10710@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM>
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- In article <1993Jan21.122928.10710@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM> dougg@churchill.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Doug.Gilliam) writes:
- [wrt plantar fasciitis]
-
- >When I do start back, I plan to start walking for a few days and then
- >gradually begin joging at a very slow pace. I would like to have some
- >opinions from people whether they think it would be O.K. for me to
- >start back very slowly now or whether I should wait for a while. If I
- >should wait, how will I know when it's O.K. to start back. Should I
- >wait until I can't feel anything in either foot? Should I wait for
- >another month after I can't feel anything in either foot? Should I
- >wait even longer? Or, is it not that risky to start back running now
- >given that I can just barely feel it in one foot?
-
- The thing about PF is that it is more a symptom than a primary injury;
- that is, it results from some kind of biomechanical problem that, if not
- corrected, will cause PF again. You don't say if you have done anything in
- addition to rest, but, if my and my many fellow PF-sufferers' experience
- means something, I'd suggest stretching and orthotics as you recover.
- PF is most often caused by pronation, which in turn is usually the
- result of poor flexibility, especially in the gastrocnemius and soleus
- muscles. Podiatrists usually suggest both orthotics and lots of
- stretching.
- In my case (this month is the one-year anniversary of PF onset for me,
- and I'm essentially completely recovered), I didn't stop running at all,
- since I got orthotics right away. But, my recovery didn't really progress
- well until I got *serious* about stretching, esp. all of the rear leg
- muscles. Since PF usually doesn't hurt when you're actually running, it's
- hard to use pain as a guide. I would agree with "Lore of Running" in this
- case that rest is seldom the best response to a running injury. The right
- orthotics can remove your pain instantly, and you can get back to running
- right away.
- Good luck!
- --
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- Howard Black cfthb@ux1.cts.eiu.edu
- Department of Chemistry Eastern Illinois Univ.
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