Re: Re: Orthopedic/Podiatric Pain

December 26, 2005

I also have plantar fascitis. I have finally gotten mine under control by

making certain that I roll out of bed each day into a runner’s stretch –

1 knee bent and 1 leg extended. The stretch extends from the ball of the foot

and on up the back of the leg. If I stretch both legs first thing before

taking any steps it makes all the difference in how my day goes. Before I did this I would roll a tennis ball

under the arch of the foot – it helps to massage and stretch it.

I would love to hear any other great

techniques you have that might help for flare-ups after a long day on the feet.

Thanks in advance!

Becky

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Rhiannon

Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005

8:08 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: Re:

Orthopedic/Podiatric Pain

I too suffer from plantar fasciitis. It hasn't gotten any better

with being gluten free, but I am also on my feet a

lot. There are

some things that you can do to help relieve the

pain and it usually

gets better. I am a massage therapist and I

know for a fact that

massaging helps. There are also some other

techniques that I can

tell you about if you would like.

Rhiannon

-- In SillyYaks ,

" - "

<gcevans@h...> wrote:

>

> I had plantar fasciitis, too, last December.

Only on one foot. My

podiatrist

> shot it with cortisone and it felt much

better. It finally when

away, as my

> diet became more and more GF.

>

> Gail in Houston

>

> -- Re: Orthopedic/Podiatric

Pain

>

> Marlo, I, also, have plantar fasciitis

and have had it for about

10 years.

> I wish the gluten free diet would helpl, but

I've been gluten free

for 4 1/2

> years now and it isn't better at all.

Maybe it's because it took

them 50

> years diagnose me. But I'm still hoping

it will get better. I

don't wear

> orthotics, but I do wear a shoe called Z-Coil

which does help.

Shirley In

> San

Diego

>

> marlojill <marlohittman@h...> wrote:

> I just want to take an informal survey to see

if anyone else had a

> similar experience. I notice people

mentioning joint pain as

> symptom. For a number of years, I had severe

(and I mean SEVERE)

> plantar fasciitis (heel pain caused by an

inflamation in the soft

> tissue that holds your heel in position

relative to the rest of

your

> feet). I had to get orthotics, and all new

shoes that would hold

the

> orthotics, and even with drugs, I only got

moderate relief, and

for

> short periods. If I had to walk a lot in one

day, I couldn 't walk

> at all the next. I also had other

non-specific foot pain in other

> parts of my feet that travelled and defied

diagnosis. It was so

bad

> that when I went to Europe a few years ago, I

had to have special

> pressure bandages made for my feet by the

podiatrist, and even

then,

> they hurt so bad that the one day in my

entire life I was in

Monaco,

> I had too much pain to walk up on " The

Rock " - this was in August

of

> 2003, when I was 36. I couldn't even walk

around my house without

> very cushy slippers, fine in winter, but a

pain in summer.

>

> Anyhow, I notice that about 2 weeks after

going gf (6 weeks ago)

the

> pain subsided substantially, and now, I only

have pain about once

a

> week, ussually after walking a lot, and not

every day. I'm not

even

> wearing the orthotics, except in sneakers.

>

> I'm hoping that this was celiac related, and

the pain is gone for

> good so long as I remain on a gf diet. Has

anybody had a similar

> experience, other than Dana's daughter, who

had a dissipation of

> joint pain.

>

> P.S. We are taking a Mediteranean cruise in

April, I am both

> apprehensive about the shipboard food, but

excited that I can make

> it up that cliff this time. As we get closer

in time, I will be

> soliciting advice from you about experiences

with food in these

> types of situations- my experiences with

cruises are that they

will

> bend over backwards for special orders, but

its still made in the

> same relatively small galley as everything

else. So feel free to

> give advice on this topic also.

>

> Thanks, and I hope this note finds all of you

having peace, joy

> health and the love of your families for

Christmas, Channukah,

> Kwanzaa, Eids (Thank's for educating us,

Sabreenas), New years,

and

> soon, Chinese New Years.

>

> Marlo

>

December 26, 2005

I also have plantar fascitis. I have finally gotten mine under control by

making certain that I roll out of bed each day into a runner’s stretch –

1 knee bent and 1 leg extended. The stretch extends from the ball of the foot

and on up the back of the leg. If I stretch both legs first thing before

taking any steps it makes all the difference in how my day goes. Before I did this I would roll a tennis ball

under the arch of the foot – it helps to massage and stretch it.

I would love to hear any other great

techniques you have that might help for flare-ups after a long day on the feet.

Thanks in advance!

Becky

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Rhiannon

Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005

8:08 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: Re:

Orthopedic/Podiatric Pain

I too suffer from plantar fasciitis. It hasn't gotten any better

with being gluten free, but I am also on my feet a

lot. There are

some things that you can do to help relieve the

pain and it usually

gets better. I am a massage therapist and I

know for a fact that

massaging helps. There are also some other

techniques that I can

tell you about if you would like.

Rhiannon

-- In SillyYaks ,

" - "

<gcevans@h...> wrote:

>

> I had plantar fasciitis, too, last December.

Only on one foot. My

podiatrist

> shot it with cortisone and it felt much

better. It finally when

away, as my

> diet became more and more GF.

>

> Gail in Houston

>

> -- Re: Orthopedic/Podiatric

Pain

>

> Marlo, I, also, have plantar fasciitis

and have had it for about

10 years.

> I wish the gluten free diet would helpl, but

I've been gluten free

for 4 1/2

> years now and it isn't better at all.

Maybe it's because it took

them 50

> years diagnose me. But I'm still hoping

it will get better. I

don't wear

> orthotics, but I do wear a shoe called Z-Coil

which does help.

Shirley In

> San

Diego

>

> marlojill <marlohittman@h...> wrote:

> I just want to take an informal survey to see

if anyone else had a

> similar experience. I notice people

mentioning joint pain as

> symptom. For a number of years, I had severe

(and I mean SEVERE)

> plantar fasciitis (heel pain caused by an

inflamation in the soft

> tissue that holds your heel in position

relative to the rest of

your

> feet). I had to get orthotics, and all new

shoes that would hold

the

> orthotics, and even with drugs, I only got

moderate relief, and

for

> short periods. If I had to walk a lot in one

day, I couldn 't walk

> at all the next. I also had other

non-specific foot pain in other

> parts of my feet that travelled and defied

diagnosis. It was so

bad

> that when I went to Europe a few years ago, I

had to have special

> pressure bandages made for my feet by the

podiatrist, and even

then,

> they hurt so bad that the one day in my

entire life I was in

Monaco,

> I had too much pain to walk up on " The

Rock " - this was in August

of

> 2003, when I was 36. I couldn't even walk

around my house without

> very cushy slippers, fine in winter, but a

pain in summer.

>

> Anyhow, I notice that about 2 weeks after

going gf (6 weeks ago)

the

> pain subsided substantially, and now, I only

have pain about once

a

> week, ussually after walking a lot, and not

every day. I'm not

even

> wearing the orthotics, except in sneakers.

>

> I'm hoping that this was celiac related, and

the pain is gone for

> good so long as I remain on a gf diet. Has

anybody had a similar

> experience, other than Dana's daughter, who

had a dissipation of

> joint pain.

>

> P.S. We are taking a Mediteranean cruise in

April, I am both

> apprehensive about the shipboard food, but

excited that I can make

> it up that cliff this time. As we get closer

in time, I will be

> soliciting advice from you about experiences

with food in these

> types of situations- my experiences with

cruises are that they

will

> bend over backwards for special orders, but

its still made in the

> same relatively small galley as everything

else. So feel free to

> give advice on this topic also.

>

> Thanks, and I hope this note finds all of you

having peace, joy

> health and the love of your families for

Christmas, Channukah,

> Kwanzaa, Eids (Thank's for educating us,

Sabreenas), New years,

and

> soon, Chinese New Years.

>

> Marlo

>

December 26, 2005

I also have plantar fascitis. I have finally gotten mine under control by

making certain that I roll out of bed each day into a runner’s stretch –

1 knee bent and 1 leg extended. The stretch extends from the ball of the foot

and on up the back of the leg. If I stretch both legs first thing before

taking any steps it makes all the difference in how my day goes. Before I did this I would roll a tennis ball

under the arch of the foot – it helps to massage and stretch it.

I would love to hear any other great

techniques you have that might help for flare-ups after a long day on the feet.

Thanks in advance!

Becky

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Rhiannon

Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005

8:08 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: Re:

Orthopedic/Podiatric Pain

I too suffer from plantar fasciitis. It hasn't gotten any better

with being gluten free, but I am also on my feet a

lot. There are

some things that you can do to help relieve the

pain and it usually

gets better. I am a massage therapist and I

know for a fact that

massaging helps. There are also some other

techniques that I can

tell you about if you would like.

Rhiannon

-- In SillyYaks ,

" - "

<gcevans@h...> wrote:

>

> I had plantar fasciitis, too, last December.

Only on one foot. My

podiatrist

> shot it with cortisone and it felt much

better. It finally when

away, as my

> diet became more and more GF.

>

> Gail in Houston

>

> -- Re: Orthopedic/Podiatric

Pain

>

> Marlo, I, also, have plantar fasciitis

and have had it for about

10 years.

> I wish the gluten free diet would helpl, but

I've been gluten free

for 4 1/2

> years now and it isn't better at all.

Maybe it's because it took

them 50

> years diagnose me. But I'm still hoping

it will get better. I

don't wear

> orthotics, but I do wear a shoe called Z-Coil

which does help.

Shirley In

> San

Diego

>

> marlojill <marlohittman@h...> wrote:

> I just want to take an informal survey to see

if anyone else had a

> similar experience. I notice people

mentioning joint pain as

> symptom. For a number of years, I had severe

(and I mean SEVERE)

> plantar fasciitis (heel pain caused by an

inflamation in the soft

> tissue that holds your heel in position

relative to the rest of

your

> feet). I had to get orthotics, and all new

shoes that would hold

the

> orthotics, and even with drugs, I only got

moderate relief, and

for

> short periods. If I had to walk a lot in one

day, I couldn 't walk

> at all the next. I also had other

non-specific foot pain in other

> parts of my feet that travelled and defied

diagnosis. It was so

bad

> that when I went to Europe a few years ago, I

had to have special

> pressure bandages made for my feet by the

podiatrist, and even

then,

> they hurt so bad that the one day in my

entire life I was in

Monaco,

> I had too much pain to walk up on " The

Rock " - this was in August

of

> 2003, when I was 36. I couldn't even walk

around my house without

> very cushy slippers, fine in winter, but a

pain in summer.

>

> Anyhow, I notice that about 2 weeks after

going gf (6 weeks ago)

the

> pain subsided substantially, and now, I only

have pain about once

a

> week, ussually after walking a lot, and not

every day. I'm not

even

> wearing the orthotics, except in sneakers.

>

> I'm hoping that this was celiac related, and

the pain is gone for

> good so long as I remain on a gf diet. Has

anybody had a similar

> experience, other than Dana's daughter, who

had a dissipation of

> joint pain.

>

> P.S. We are taking a Mediteranean cruise in

April, I am both

> apprehensive about the shipboard food, but

excited that I can make

> it up that cliff this time. As we get closer

in time, I will be

> soliciting advice from you about experiences

with food in these

> types of situations- my experiences with

cruises are that they

will

> bend over backwards for special orders, but

its still made in the

> same relatively small galley as everything

else. So feel free to

> give advice on this topic also.

>

> Thanks, and I hope this note finds all of you

having peace, joy

> health and the love of your families for

Christmas, Channukah,

> Kwanzaa, Eids (Thank's for educating us,

Sabreenas), New years,

and

> soon, Chinese New Years.

>

> Marlo

>

December 26, 2005

My heel pain disappeared when I gave up soda. It comes back if I start drinking it again.

December 26, 2005

My heel pain disappeared when I gave up soda. It comes back if I start drinking it again.

December 26, 2005

My heel pain disappeared when I gave up soda. It comes back if I start drinking it again.

December 28, 2005

Crocs are great, aren't they? I wear mine mostly in the house for

slippers. And FYI, they now make a style w/o holes, though I still

don't think they're great for outdoors. They run a bit smaller than

the other styles, I discovered. You also might be interested to know

that they are getting into orthotic kinds of things in the near future.

There is a mention on their web site about it.

> I wanted to add a few things that I forgot about before. Again, I

> have no idea if these problems are gluten related or not, but here's

> my extra two cents. Typically plantar fasciitis only occurs in one

> foot...typically. I say that because I have it in both, but it's

> not that common. Also, I along with many of my co-worker/friends

> have discovered these new shoes that are helping me a great deal

> because I am on my feet so much. They are called Crocs and are

> basically rubber shoes. They don't look the prettiest and don't

> look like they would be comfortable at all, but they are the best

> thing ever. I keep a pair at my office to wear when doing

> massages. They are clogs though and have holes in them, so it's not

> practical to wear them in the winter here when we we have snow. And

> like I said before, it really does help to see a massage therapist

> or reflexologist and let them know that you have foot trouble/pain.

> Good luck everyone and I hope this helps!!

>

December 28, 2005