Red Cross (Injured Souls) Thread

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Argh. PF!! I had it years ago, and I struggled with it for about 18 months. That's when I bought my first bike, as walking to work was impossible many days. I tried everything: splints at night, taping, some PT where they put some medication and electrodes (?) -- I cannot remember what it was.

Anyway, it was persistent and, for me, insoles and massaging with a foot log worked best. The last traces of pain went away when I resumed running (with insoles), which I did very gradually. First time: walked 15 min, ran 5 min, walked 15 min, stretched and massaged after that and again at night. I built up the running very slowly.

I tried Superfeet, but prefer Powerstep insoles on my running shoes and other sneakers. I still use them. For dressy flat shoes, I found Birkenstock half insoles helped -- I no longer use them and heels are fine now. And to this day, I have a foot log under my sofa, ready for a few minutes of use.

Here are the links to the things I mentioned:

• Powerstep insoles
• Foot log:
• Birkenstock insoles

ETA: Remembered the name of the treatment with the electrodes: iontophoresis. I did not notice any improvement from it.