Since this is the only place I can tell this to....

Interesting, b2curious! I also have plantar fasciitis and have done the stretching, which helped quite a bit. I got to where I literally couldn't stretch any further (I was told to use a towel - grab the ends with each hand and place the middle of the towel on the ball of your foot, then pull. You should feel the stretch in your foot and your calf.). I would, however, have suggested quite the opposite regarding barefoot vs support! I find that my feet hurt the worst when I've been barefoot or in shoes (like flip-flops) with little support. Bare feet on cold, hard floors make mine flare up, too. I suppose it could be because I'm not sued to it, but if I keep good shoes on my feet and keep up with the stretching, I rarely have a problem. Maybe we're all just a little different in what helps! Either way, hopefully SarahBeth's daughter can find some relief soon, and thank goodness it doesn't require surgery! :)

By the way, SarahBeth, I was also supposed to buy the very expensive, custom-made orthotic inserts, but couldn't afford them at the time. I found that Asics brand shoes support my feet very well. I also like the support in Montrail shoes. They can be expensive (around $100), but they tend to last me 3-4 years... when my feet start hurting, I know it's time for a new pair!
 
Are those cushion inserts or hard ones? She needs the cushion ones so we are going to go Friday and get them made for her. I'd love to cheap out on it if I could but with marching band she needs them. This will be her first year of college marching. She is so excited. They are going to have a game played at the Cowboys stadium so she's going to get to march on the Cowboys field.
 
I don't honestly know what mine were supposed to be. Once I found out how expensive they were, I tried other things.

As for marching band... I was also in band in college! She will have a great time! It is a LOT of work, and she will never forget what it's like to go out in front of tens of thousands of people and perform! Hopefully she'll get to travel some, too, with the band. That was always fun. I hope she enjoys it as much as I did! :) And yes, that will be quite special to march on the Cowboys field!
 
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I would, however, have suggested quite the opposite regarding barefoot vs support! I find that my feet hurt the worst when I've been barefoot or in shoes (like flip-flops) with little support. [snip] but if I keep good shoes on my feet and keep up with the stretching, I rarely have a problem. Maybe we're all just a little different in what helps!
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It was a few years before I could go barefoot on any consistant basis without problems. I like going barefoot and dislike having to wear shoes all the time, so I kicked them off at home when I could. I also wore some sandals designed a lot like Birkenstocks that I bought in 2002 and have not been able to find again. I wore those things until they literally fell apart! (I think they finally quit on me the summer before last.) Most of my life, I've gone barefoot whenever possible, even outside, so that was my goal. I have to keep my foot exercises up, or do my belly dance video regularly, or my feet still hurt. I'd recently come across an article touting the benefits of going barefoot and listing problems caused by shoes with heavy padding and arch supports, so I did some digging on my own. From what I can find, the reseach out there, some of it decades old, some of it new, supports barefoot and minimal padding/arch support being the better choices over all - for your feet, knees, hips and back. That is when I decided to ditch the arch supports if I could and was pleasantly surprised to find that as long as I don't slack off on the foot exercise (and stretching) too much, I'm fine barefoot. I even have less problems with my hips since I quit wearing the heavily padded, thick heeled tennis shoes I used to wear when walking or working in the yard.

SarahBeth said:
Are those cushion inserts or hard ones? She needs the cushion ones so we are going to go Friday and get them made for her. I'd love to cheap out on it if I could but with marching band she needs them. This will be her first year of college marching. She is so excited. They are going to have a game played at the Cowboys stadium so she's going to get to march on the Cowboys field.
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Mine were the soft kind. After my former family doctor told me that plantar fasciitis was a form of arthritis (???? - it's an inflamed tendon!) and that the only thing I could do was take some prescription medication. I was nursing my youngest at the time, and couldn't take the medication he wanted to prescribe and it took him a few days to find one I could take. I'd done enoug research by then that I never did pick up that prescription. I'd found suggestions on-line for stretches, excercises and arch supports, so I went and found a good pair of arch supports at Wal-Mart. Mine were Dr. Scholls brand, but they quit carrying that style a few years later and I could not find them anywhere else either. I wore the same arc supports in all my shoes for about 7 years, becasue I couldn't find any that would work. I just took a peek at the Dr. Scholls web site and I've seen their Custom Fit Orthotic in stores and they look promising, but I've not tried them. They are ones where you have to stand on the sensor, then it recommend the ones that are best suited to your foot. If I found that I couldn't go without arch supports I was going to give them a try, because my arc supports had had it. They seem pretty close to the ones I used to use. The Hidden Arch Supports under their "for her" line look promising, as do the P.R.O Pain Relief Orthotics for Arch. Without being able to actually touch them, so I can really check them out, I don't know. The Dr. Scholls Tri-Comfort Orthotics were a waste of money for me. I've tried a couple of others arch supports too, and wound up throwing them away after wearing them once or twice. So, I guess, in your situation, I'd go with the good pair from the doctor and then look for a suitable store bought pair, once you know what to look for in them. I'd not want to risk the trial and error thing with your daughter being in marching band.

Marching on the Cowboys' field, how awesome is that?!
 
There I was, reading these posts about the foot problems, and guess what ad appears up top..you guessed it. Help for your plantar fasciitis.
 
LOL Poirot. It's there for me as well.

B2 we are taking our daughter to the prosthetics maker that the specialist recommended. Unfortunately our insurance doesn't cover it. But it's really important so we are going to do as the doctor has prescribed.

This week my son started leadership camp for band. The new director has changed the music. It's songs from James Bond movies!!!! The kids are excited.
 
Like I said, in your situation, I'd go with the good ones from the doctor too. A good store bought pair can work as a back up pair - just in case (of what I don't know, but I like having back ups) or for in the future when the current orthotics wear out an the plantar fasciitis is better under control.

Ooooh, songs from James Bond movies - seriously awesome. I'm really glad that the new director used to be the assistant director, and is someone the kids know and like
 
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