Hi there,

I'm no expert, just someone who has experienced the same pain.

Sounds like you are aware of diet improvements you could make. Reading "foods that heal" will help lead you toward the right foods.

You could start by drinking more water. Read "water cure" on this site.

I used to wake up with that excruciating pain in my heal that is associated with PF.
The two biggest things that helped me were:
1. Calf stretch: Get a towel, and sit on the floor. Stretch calves by sitting on the floor with one leg straight out, the other bent (like hurdler's position, or just bent in front of you). Hold each end of the towel in each hand. Loop the towel around the ball of the foot, and gently pull keeping knee straight. You can try this with or without shoes, and see which way works best for you.
2. Water therapy: Simply run hot water on your foot, then alternate to cold. As hot (without burning!) and cold as you can stand. Alternate back and forth, and end with cold. Good if you can alternate up to seven times each of hot and cold for a total of 14.

You can do them in different orders to see which way works best. When I had problems with PF, this made all the difference. If I did it, I woke up in the morning pain free.

You're in a good place. You'd be amazed at what a difference the right foods can make. FYI, caffeine will definitely make your muscles tight. Filtered water can help flush out those nasty toxins.

Good luck, and read about those foods that heal :>

KarenMarie

Well, weight, as you have hinted at does play a role in the onset and severity of plantar fasciitis, but it is not the only factor. There is an abundance of information I can link you with to help you become educated at not only the causes, but also treatments. A treatment I recommend to all of my clients, before any other is something called the htp plantar fasciitis heel seat. I like clients to try this before I introduce them to other treatments because it costs far less that other methods, and in most cases (~80% of patients) report an immediate loss of pain. Another effective method of treating and preventing the pain of plantar fasciitis is by stretching correctly.

Here is a short list of plantar fasciitis risk factors:
1-Being middle-aged. 2-Having an abnormal step or abnormal foot biomechanics, such as high arches or flat feet. 3-Having a sudden weight gain, or being overweight. 4-Having tightness in the Achilles tendon, which attaches the calf muscle to the heel bone. 5-Certain habits or activities:
Wearing shoes with poor cushioning.
Walking or running without being conditioned for these activities.
Changing a walking or running surface, for example, from grass to concrete.
Having a job that involves prolonged standing on hard surfaces.

I would like to stress, the greatest risk factors for plantar fasciitis are being middle-aged and having an abnormal step or abnormal foot biomechanics that stress the plantar fascia ligament when walking or standing.

Please let me know if I can help with any further information.

I have attached 2 website links, one to www.Plantar-Fasciitis.org which is full of valuable information, and one to the HTP website (www.Heel-That-Pain.com) where you will find the Plantar Fasciitis Heel Seats.

Plantar Fasciitis Heel Seats

http://www.Heel-That-Pain.com
http://www.Plantar-Fasciitis.org

Hallo

I had the same problem and I was looking in A german forum and they said to get Hekla Lava which I did and it did the job for me. I read in thier forum that it is A infection in the jaw bone and I thought that was strange. Now Hekla Lava is the German name and you will have to research or translate the name into English. I wish the best of luck and hier is the exact name Hekla Lava D6.