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Tendonitis Fascitis

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I wrote recently thinking I might be suffering from Neuropathy, after seeing my Doctor today she states tha I have Tendonitis Fascitis, which is very painful on the ball of my foot making walking very uncomfortable as every step causes pain, which wears off after about 1/4 hour until I start walking again. Seeing as I love walking with my husband and corgis this is making things difficult, also walking is the exercise to help my Type 2 Diabetes.

Thought you might like to share this in case someone else out there is suffering.

Regards to all

Pauline
 
I suffer from this,usually when I am working.I found a heel wedge in my shoes helps a bit but does not always!!Putting my foot up for 10 minutes,if I'm lucky,does help a bit to dull the pain.
 
Hi Sugarless Sue

Yes I have put a "jelly" insole in my shoe, hasn't really helped, Dr. told me to take 2 Paras before exercise and has made an appointment for me to see a Physio. Resting is difficult although I do put my feet up at home when watching the old box.

Thanks for your reply.

Pauline
 
Hi.
I've had this on and off for years and it's bloody painful.

Don't let anyone tell you that injecting it is a good idea. This is last resort stuff and often doesn't work.

I got a physio appointment and she was quite honest and told me she couldn't deal with it and referred me to a podiatrist.
He gave me some special insoles, and went through a stretching regimen. It works, but you have to be dedicated at it.
One of the reasons it hurts so much after inactivity is the foot is at rest and the tendons get tight. Putting your foot down then stretches it and the pain wears off for a while.
One site I looked at suggested wearing a walking or ski-boot to bed. Drastic, but it keeps the tendon stretched. I have a wall in front of the PC at work so I put my foot on the wall and stretch my hamstring.

wiflib
 
Its nasty, Pauline. I got it playing tennis & went to A&E next day thinking I had broken a bone in my heel.

I got help from Brent Abel who is a tennis coach & suffered from P-F himslef. I was playing again in two weeks, & haven't had a recurrence. I always wear ankle/foot supports when playing.

Hope that helps, & you get relief soon.
 
I'm assuming from Trinks post its the same as plantar fasciitis
rolling a golf ball or even better one of those old fashioned frozen orange juice cans (if they still make them) under the foot is a good exercise.
Here are some more exercises http://www.arc.org.uk/arthinfo/documents/6522_info.pdf
It maybe that your walking shoes are causing or exacerbating the problems. Mine came on very quickly with a new pair of expensive running shoes but took another new pair and six months to go away :(
 
thanks to everyone for their input, will try out the exercises with the tin.

yes, it is bloody painful, but got to get on with it.

just off for evening walk with Cody amd Melody my corgis.

pauline
 
A tip I had from my chiropodist was never to wear flat shoes,always have a bit of a heel on them just to stretch tendon slightly.
 
I get this in my right foot if I wear flats during the summer. Problem being my partner is 3 inches shorter than me, and a good few stone lighter, so now I have my beautiful high heeled biker boots we do look rather odd together.
 
My lady wife suffers from Planar Facitis and has been greatly helped by inserts into her shoes.

She also finds MBTs http://www.swissmasai.co.uk/ do wonders for her feet although they are eye wateringly expensive.

The main lesson is never to walk around in bare feet and always wear shoes with good support - she now does not need to wear the extra supports in her shoes but is restricted in her choice of shoes because they have to really support the foot.

HTH

LGC
 
Although I only got diagnosed yesterday, I already have a pair of crocs 'diabetic' shoes because at the time I thought, well i share a lot of the foot problems diabetics have, i might aswell have some, was wise thinking with hindsight seeing as i am now diabetic lol Anyway, here is a link to them:

http://www.cosyfeet.com/crocs-cloud-com ... p-546.html

I have found them to be really comfy and now i wear them all the time :)
 
Interesting stuff, I haven't (yet) had this one but have been prone to many minor but annoying things to do with connective tissue.

Long term keeping BG tightly controlled is probably the best plan, it's the glycation of the tissues which seem to be behind these issues. And yes, they can occur while you are at "not diabetic yet" BG numbers.
 
hi
go to a podiattrist and they will show the stretches you need to do. it takes time but it will get better yuor achillies is too tight. warm up and down before exercise. dont waste money on funny shoes , wear shoes with a heel, dont sllepo with a ski boot thats mad. learn the stretches you have to stretch your acillies tendon.
Bye
Mark
 
Hi I had your problem and they wanted to inject my feet,I asked if it hurt and they replied rather sheepishly that it did.
I then heard someone in the next cubicle scream,that was enough for me I was off!!!
The problem is inflamation of the tendons in the feet but I am happy to tell you I got it sorted.
You need to see a good "Podiatrist" private if neccessary (I can reccomend one in Leiceter if that would help) mine examined me ,made me walk up and down,and said I need shoe insoles made specifically to correct my posture and arches.He took plaster casts of my feet and had insoles made which he sent away for (I got to keep the plaster casts in case I needed them again) he also set me an excercise regime more to do with my posture problems and other tendon problems I think.
Anyway this was about 10 years ago and I am still wearing the the same insoles although the dog has had a go at them they survived) everyday without fail and I have no more problems.
Dont suffer for another day you guys there really is a solution!!!
 
I've had plantar fasciitis for many years, and it is unrelated to my (newly diagnosed) Diabetes. Both of my brothers and at least one uncle have it, and are not diabetic. One of my brothers is an athlete, and had to be wheeled through Hong Kong airport once when it flared up as he couldn't walk. And this is a guy who runs marathons.

It can be excruciatingly painful, and when like this, this only thing to do is rest your feet. The best thing I find, apart from painkillers - which only take the edge off, is rolling a milkbottle (or other cold glass bottle) with my feet. I also wear Crocs shoes to walk in when it's bad and I have to walk somewhere. Losing weight helped too.
 
Trinkwasser said:
Interesting stuff, I haven't (yet) had this one but have been prone to many minor but annoying things to do with connective tissue.

Long term keeping BG tightly controlled is probably the best plan, it's the glycation of the tissues which seem to be behind these issues. And yes, they can occur while you are at "not diabetic yet" BG numbers.
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Care to expand on that? I have multiple problems with various joints & muscles, stiffness, aching, straining & joints clicking a lot. I don't know if there's any connection to my Type1 but I'll take in any info :)
 
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