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I also had Plantar Fasciaitis (or however you spell it!).  I bought several
pair of good high arch supports, some full length, some half-length, and
wore them in EVERYTHING, which included my Uggs.  I suspect the Uggs caused
the problem in the first place, as I used to wear them around the house all
winter.  Out to feed horses in mud boots, back into the house and Uggs, all
through the wet season.  Uggs have no arch support, and the Dr. told me
that's why I had the problem.  I had it for quite a while, maybe a year(??)
It took a similar amount of time for it to heal, but I have been pain free
ever since.  I also did heel stretches.  I don't wear Uggs any more, even
with arch supports.  I bought a nice comfy pair of slip-on shoes and do the
trade-off thing between mud boots and shoes.

Barbara


----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurie Durgin" <ladurgin@xxxxxxx>
To: <milamj@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <vanhove@xxxxxxxx>; <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>;
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] rider tendonitis


> I got Plantar Facidis when I was pregnant with my 4th.They gave me the
wall
> stretching exercises, a metatarsial support and said to wear shoes with a
> bit of heel and good support.And take painkillers. I found it got worse
> after long periods of sitting (which I only do at the sewing machine or
> traveling. I had it for years, only got 50% better, TIll, I got my horses
> and started riding!But guess what,there have been a few times when I
didn't
> ride much for a few months and guess what starts to return? Yup, the
> heelpain,tight calves, etc. So for me Riding is the answer and some
> stretching.They said something about tight tendons and age. :{Which is why
I
> could run like heck, but was not very flexible. Laurie and Rascal
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: Jerry & Susan Milam <milamj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: Teresa Van Hove <vanhove@xxxxxxxx>, walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx,
> > ridecampendurancenet <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [RC]   rider tendonitis
> > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 18:43:53 -0600
> >
> > I'm not sure who's complaining of tendonitis, but I'm an occupational
> > therapist and certified hand therapist who's worked with many PTs over
the
> > 30 years I've practiced.
> >
> > I'm not sure what foot pain you're having but the most common are
achilles
> > tendonitis at the heel or a plantar fascitis on the arch of the foot.
> > Raising the heel with either of these overuse injuires helps. Tendons by
> > nature have little ability to stretch at all. The stretching occurs with
> > the
> > muscle units. Stretching can help and a good PT can help design a program
> > to
> > do that. Fascitis is another matter. Fascia is dense connective tissue
that
> > also stretches very little if any and usually flares up as our arches
loose
> > their lifting ability as we age. I had the fascitis on one foot and found
a
> > good arch support to help quite a bit and it totally disappeared when I
> > lost
> > 30 pounds:)
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > In His Hands,
> >
> > Susan, Fly Bye & Dandy
> >
> > "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given you."
> >     -Gandalf the Grey from Lord of the Rings
> >
> >
> >
> >
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