Heel problems

[Tygrrh]

Heya, since November I have had ongoing heel problems. Been seeing a physio for it for about 18 visits but it hasn't helped. I do my leg stretches religiously but I'm stumped. Ideally I would like the pain to go away. It's right in the middle of my heel and this is the crazy part, there's not much there apart from the bone, bursa, & achilles.

I'm not asking for a prognosis or diagnosis, just wondering if anyone else has had something similar and has any advice coz I'm not keen on spending $60 at the doctors for them to tell me that its strange and to go see a physio!

[Grover]

get rid of the bum!

you could do much better

[Tygrrh]

ass lol. I'm trying bruh, I'm trying. For what other god awful reason would I be walking 1 hour and 40 mins into work?? I'm not a sadist!

:grin:

Now, do you have anything useful to add?

[chaos]

How did it happen?

I had something similar from impact on my heel, the only solution was to rest it as much as possible.

[Cameron_R]

Heya, since November I have had ongoing heel problems

walking 1 hour and 40 mins into work?? I'm not a sadist!

You should probably be resting it!!! It'll only get worse if you keep walking soo much.

[Tygrrh]

It happened after I got a car (and started wearing heels again), keeping my calves flexed constantly.

I can't not walk, trying to conserve petrol and can't catch the bus :oops: Arse, I'll ice it!

[lemon]

Why don't you make a quick trip to the foot dr? They will probably supply you with some special inner souls which may help.

Unless I've miss-interpreted your question. I get very sore heels very quickly from standing up. I got cheap inner-souls from the warehouse. Only slowed the pain from coming for about 30minutes.

[Tygrrh]

Got my insoles prescribed by the foot dr at Wakefield. I think it maybe my shoes. Time to save up and invest in a pair. Thanks all.

I hate it when the problem isn't a quick fix. :grin:

[teamfatboy]

Hopefully the podiatrist did a gait test and all that stuff? I understand some problems can be difficult to diagnose if all they do is static stuff.

I found the folks at Shoe Clinic actually very well informed, picked up some faulty choices in my running shoes that fixed some problems.

[Tygrrh]

Yeah TFB they did. I saw Dr. Ruth Highet (pretty sure) for my flat feet and she pulled out a camera and recored me walking blah blah and tested everything and prescribed a pair of orthotics.

Next appt with the physio, I think I'll get her to refer me on. After 18 visits and its still not fixed, lets see.

[chaos]

After 18 visits and its still not fixed, lets see.

Sounds like you went about 15 times too many. Gotta rest it if you want to "heel" it.

[Swampy]

What did your physio determine was the issue and how have they been treating your heel for the last 18 visits?

[Tygrrh]

She first thought it was my plantar fascia and the tightness in my right calf that was causing the problem but all she really does it deep tissue massage on my foot and the calf. After 18 visits to still be doing that is....y'know? She's told me to keep stretching but when I stretch my achilles hurts so i only do a very light stretch and a deeper stretch through my calf but still nada.