Re: Part Two of the previous message
Posted by BarbJ on 2/22/99
I have had pf for over 2 years now and have tried everything on this site. And I still do heat, ice, and stretch. I have now been on a serious regimen of foot strengthening exercises for the past month and go to physical therapy once a week. My orthopedic guy says this will work and is the only way to cure the underlying problem which he says is my weak feet. He also says it may take up to six months but is definitely THE cure (he had pf for 3 years before he tried this. Well, I am still skeptical but am definitely into the exercises and do feel my feet are definitely getting stronger. After a month I do feel like my right heel is getting slightly (knock on wood!) better but have not noticed any change in my left heel. My left heel has always been worse than my right anyway. If this does not work after 6 months I believe I will try the new Ossatron treatment. Anyway, no cortisone--orthopedist says he never gives cortisone shots in the heel as it may destroy the heel pad and cause all kinds of even more serious problems. (I did have one shot which did nothing for me before I changed from the podiatrist to the ortho.) I will keep you posted on my progress. And I cannot say it enough--thank you all for being here.
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