Comments on: 25 Exercises You Can Do with Plantar Fasciitis

By: steven

steven — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:46:13 +0000

I have PF, and I was wondering if it is OK to play basketball and push through the pain…. It hurts lot, but I can push through it, but my #1 priority is for it to heal Longterm….so is it ok to just keep playing and having pain as I play or should I take like a month off till its totally healed?

By: steve

steve — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:38:23 +0000

I was wondering if pushing it to the point of it hurting is a bad idea…. Like i want to play basketball, and can deal with the pain… but my #1 concern is not to make it worse longterm….So is pushing through it ok, or should I just take the month off till its pretty well 100%

By: Ed in Simpson

Ed in Simpson — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 10:40:46 +0000

In reply to Heidi. Swimming burns calories = weight loss

By: Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 21:35:42 +0000

Hi, I am really happy to have found this. I am a bit confused though that you mention swimming as an exercise that helps one to lose weight. I have been hearing from my doctors that swimming doesn’t help you lose weight since it doesn’t weigh the muscles and body. Is this true? I am confused since swimming is one of my the activities I like the best but I also need to lose weight and to hear that it will not help by swimming make one go down in mood.

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 05:17:59 +0000

I have had PF for almost three years now. The heels have quieted down, and even many of the other issues, but it is still there if I try to really do anything. Still sleep with the brace many hours a week. I stopped taking my walks three years ago this coming February 🙁 – they helped keep my bad back loose so that’s creeping back in. Of late, PF is trying to make more of a comeback- a lot of burning issues when shopping or standing in place. I just found out that I now have osteopenia and I need to absolutely do weight bearing which is hard with PF. Trying to do some weight bearing – squats, PT, will try to start walk a little a few times a week. Have to in order to stop losing bone density – anyone suffering that cannot exercise for a long time – take your calcium!

By: Creshawn

Creshawn — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 15:22:50 +0000

Thank you for sharing this article… I have saved it to my favorites as I will be attending my first yoga class ever today. I normally walk 3 miles a day and this article has given me renewed hope. I tried the PF sleeve last night and felt a little less pain this morning. I am also going to purchase the night splint for correct placement while I sleep

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 22:39:47 +0000

I’ve had PF for 18 months now with no sign of It getting better. Reading all the posts gives me hope as I too am struggling with depression as I’m not able to run my 3 miles or play soccer. I’m going to focus on elliptical, yoga, and swimming as 3 exercises to lose he weight and FEEL BETTER

By: helen slater

helen slater — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 15:28:04 +0000

please help i have 5 wks till a marathon i have been waiting 5yrs to get into, i jad to pull out last year too.
i have 2 long runs left and have heel and arch pain, i does not hurt when i run but am on my feet all day too. i have got gel inserts for my shoes and stretching and icing as much as time allows.
whats the best thing to do as time is tight x

By: Neomy Khatau

Neomy Khatau — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:57:02 +0000

Can you share what gym equipment we can use with PF and the excercises that can be done on them. Thanks in advance.

By: Heel That Pain

Heel That Pain — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:08:53 +0000

In reply to Roberta.

Hi Roberta 👋 We’ve done a little digging into EPAT (also called ESWT) for heel pain. You can read about it here: https://heelthatpain.com/other-treatments/eswt-extracorporeal-shock-wave-therapy-heel-pain/
You can also see our recommended exercises here: https://heelthatpain.com/heel-pain/heel-pain-exercises/