Re: Has anybody tried a cast? Did it help?
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Posted by Douglas Padian on March 30, 1998 at 17:55:09:
In Reply to: Has anybody tried a cast? Did it help? posted by Scott @ heelspurs.com on March 29, 1998 at 18:10:40:
I wore a cast ( a non-removable one ) on my left foot for four weeks. I, like Ken, have it in both feet so I was going to cast one foot and then do the other. The cast really did very little. It put me at 5 degrees of dorsiflexion ( that's 5 degrees past a right angle ) and I think that wasn't enough. I noticed that my feet felt a little better because I was more limited in my movement while I had the cast on, but once I started walking aroung more, I have the same level of pain. I am convinced now that an active means of treating the problem ( stretching ) is going to work better than a passive means such as casting or night splints. I have started using a Prostretch which you mention on your page and I get a very good stretch from it.
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