tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post3406562203996572594..comments2024-02-21T14:16:41.586-05:00Comments on Jess Runs: RIP Crock Pot and Foot NewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-27959704019275232092014-01-23T07:38:48.000-05:002014-01-23T07:38:48.000-05:00I had a 7 month long horrible experience with plan...I had a 7 month long horrible experience with plantar fascitiis. I highly recommend icing regularly and stretching your foot regularly-dropping your heels off a stair helps a lot :) Also, KT tape has an application for PF and it helps a lot! Have your massage therapist massage the plantar fasciia as well, that also helps :) Lastly, rolling the plantar fasciia on a tennis ball hurts, but makes it a lot better. Attack aggressively and it will go away a lot faster than mine did! :)Ashleyhttp://ashleyrunning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-47598368726037175002014-01-23T07:47:53.000-05:002014-01-23T07:47:53.000-05:00That is a total bummer about the crockpot. I woul...That is a total bummer about the crockpot. I would be extremely upset too since I use my crockpot all the time! Do you have any good recipe suggestions? <br><br>Good luck with the stretches. I hope they help your foot to feel better!Bethhttp://boltingbutterfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-44801611153544206322014-01-23T06:11:09.000-05:002014-01-23T06:11:09.000-05:00Good luck with the exercises. I hope they work for...Good luck with the exercises. I hope they work for you! I can't believe they broke your crock pot...what a bummer.Courtney @ Don't Blink. Just Run.http://dontblinkjustrun.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-91900460590329304842014-01-27T18:40:22.000-05:002014-01-27T18:40:22.000-05:00I have a crockpot that I've never used...I kee...I have a crockpot that I've never used...I keep meaning too but never get around to trying it! Any favorite recipes to share??Susan - Nurse on the Runhttp://www.susanruns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-55821767156408210482014-01-24T02:15:31.000-05:002014-01-24T02:15:31.000-05:00Another PF tip - if you can figure out a way to sl...Another PF tip - if you can figure out a way to sleep with your calf and foot stretched out, it really helps. Normally, when you sleep, you end up pointing your toes which allows your PF and calves to contract and tighten for 8 hours straight - bad! If you can keep everything extended all night long, it really helps! They sell socks and braces and such (google Strassburg sock) but I never had much luck with them -- they are uncomfortable and either I would rip them off in the middle of the night because they hurt or my foot would wiggle loose and end up pointed in the wrong position by the morning. But on the advice of another runner, I put a large heavy pillow (I've used a bedpillow, but a sofa cushion or big throw pillow would work as well) under the covers where my feet go and brace my sore foot against it, trying to keep my calf muscle extended and foot flexed with my toes stretched back towards my shin -- it REALLY made a huge difference. I roll around and I'm sure I don't spend the whole night with my foot in the right spot, but I rouse enough to realize I moved and put my foot back against the pillow a couple times a night and it really helps. You might try it -- it's free and easy and I've found it to work better than all the PT/massage/stretching I tried! (Arch supports do help as well, as does this thing called the "North American Healthcare Foot Rocker" which you can find on amazon for $10.) Good luck!!!Liskanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-42853333946582869372014-01-25T09:18:29.000-05:002014-01-25T09:18:29.000-05:00Try to do more toe push-up, (straight, pigeon toe,...Try to do more toe push-up, (straight, pigeon toe, duck toe) when you get back, but just make sure you don't ever go barefoot, even to the bathroom in the morning, flip flops/sandals something... The stuff Liska said is spot on during the night. Good Luck.Timnoreply@blogger.com