Pain along side of foot - along arch
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Jul 2011
9:43pm, 28 Jul 2011
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PenW
I had something very similar. Not on heel but in arch, and it was a sharpish pain that suddenly came on and hurt to walk too. Physio said it was a tight plantar fascia and I found massaging it and also rolling the foot on a foot roller/tennis ball or something helped. It cleared up over several weeks - I could still run (physio said I could) and it gradually got less sore over time until one day it wasn't there anymore. Physio also thought it was related to a tight tendon that runs under the foot to the big toe so suggested achilles type stretches with the big toe stretched up too (I'm not very good at describing these things!)
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Jul 2011
9:46pm, 28 Jul 2011
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JohnnyO
Mine was along the arch, only painful in the heel first thing in the morning, and never as bad as the arch pain. OK on walking once 'warmed up', but always painful to run on. |
Jul 2011
9:52pm, 28 Jul 2011
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emdee
Makes sense - thanks both. I've had a tight Achilles on same leg for a while so is probably connected.
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Jul 2011
10:08pm, 28 Jul 2011
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JohnnyO
Possibly, mine was, a bit. Rest and stretches, stop if it hurts. PF just needs time, but it doesn't always take long. |
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Jul 2011
10:13pm, 28 Jul 2011
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emdee
Hmm. 100 mile race in 2 weeks. Will do the tennis ball thing and take it easy for a while.
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Jul 2011
10:37pm, 28 Jul 2011
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SharonD
Picking up marbles with your toes / scrunched up towel then flexing your toes helps as does yoga downdog and eagle - if you're not familiar with yoga find someone who is or pop along to a class. Standing on a golf ball and rolling it around arch for 5 mins twice a day should be excruciating to *vomit inducing* point but helps to break the tissue down |
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Jul 2011
11:00pm, 28 Jul 2011
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emdee
Sounds like fun 
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Jul 2011
11:06pm, 28 Jul 2011
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Pestomum
It is badly good.
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Jul 2011
11:19pm, 28 Jul 2011
1,213 posts
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emdee
I quite like badly good. I'm pretty good at compartmentalising pain. Or I'm just odd
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Jul 2011
1:39pm, 29 Jul 2011
378 posts
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Lisa T
I have PF & is now mainly in the arch as opposed to heel. My physio said it was likely caused by dodgy achilles & tight calves. So, get everything stretched out as much as possible.
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