[Tango-L] plantar fasciitis

[steve pastor]

I healed completely, thank goodness, because, I think, I took what 
  I read and was told, to heart.
  Having had both a badly strained hamstring, and tendonitiis on the outside
  of my foot (brevis), I had perhaps learned my lesson.
   
  I am convinced that for the most part, our bodies are really what heals us,
  and that usually, what doctors tell us to do facilitates what our bodies
  already are capable of doing.
   
  From "The Dancer's Foot Book":
  "Treatment includes resting the affected area. Removing weight bearing is
  also helpful."
  From "Take Care of Yourself - The Complete Illustrated Guide to Medical
  Self-Care":
  "Give your feet as much rest as possible for a week or so. ... "get shoes with
  adequate arch supports and flexible soles. A one quarter inch heel pad is a
  good idea. Some people need to wear only well padded running shoes. Lace
  the top two eyelets very firmly to take some pressure off of your ligaments."
  Use orthotic...
   
  Here's the bad news...
  "Be very patient. This problem can take a year or more to go away."
   
  I am pretty sure that I was told to never go bare foot. Never. Always
  wear properly laced, supportive shoes.
  And, I was lucky that a podiatrist had told be about Superfeet when I had the 
  tendonitis. I now have them in most of my shoes. The blue ones fit quite
  nicely, and inconspicuously, in the shoes I wear for tango.
  I am pretty sure that I was told to take ibuprofen for the inflamation.
   
  You do all these things so that your body can repair the damage that is causing
  the pain. But if you continue putting the same pressures on that part of your foot,
  you keep undoing any progress your body might make.
   
  My dancing is a big part of my life, and it was really tough to have to not do it
  for a while, then have to ease back into it. I kept going out and enjoying the 
  social aspect of it, and listened to the music, and watched the other people...
   
  Sounds like you've got it quite bad, so it will probably take longer for your body
  to repair the damage. You have got to give your body time to fix this.

  "Be very patient. This problem can take a year or more to go away."
  Sorry, no miracle cures.
  Good Luck.
  
 

       
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