The Fella and I landed in Fleet Feet - Sacramento Saturday after eating til our heart's content at the SactoMoFo Festival (hot damn, the mini burger truck was da bomb) because I am in need of new sneakers. I've been complaining that my arches hurt and the bottom of my feet burn - obviously my shoes need to be replaced, right?
How do I know that I have PF....well, cuz the fitter guy at Fleet Feet told me and PubMed just validated my symptoms. But seriously, I haven't been diagnosed by a MD, however, the symptoms do fit. If you are having any issues with your feet, I suggest that you make an appointment with the podiatrist for a proper diagnosis. Although, the Fleet Feet kid suggested that I stop wearing high heels. He must have bumped his head or was high from smelling feet all afternoon cuz THAT will never happen. He also suggested doing trigger point therapy.
So as a way to release the tightness in my calves, I decided to do some
Let the good times roll!
5 comments:
Ouch. I feel your pain.
Well, to be strictly accurate, what I felt was my own pain. Since it was the same diagnosis, I'm going to assume my pain = your pain = no fun.
Hope it all gets better quickly!
No fun at all. You'd think rolling around on the carpet with a tennis ball shoved under my calve would be an awesome party time...it just gives rug burns!
Hope you are healing as well.
Oh, my. I think when someone makes a comment like that, well, tell them they can't have beer, or some such. I don't wear high heels, but geez, it would be like telling me I can no longer have chocolate, methinks...
Cat (Who wonders if you could form some sort of game with that roller ball bit...)
I had PF a few years ago - sooo painful! The trigger point therapy is seemingly unbearable, but it's kind of one of those things that "hurts so good". Stick with it and eventually you will have relief!
Ohhh, I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. When I was in massage school we learned a few stretches that can help with that. You could probably google "stretches for PF" and find some good ones. There are devices you can buy to help increase the stretch too.
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