http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-...-fasciitis-painrelieve-plantar-fasciitis-pain Hammer...there's a ton of articles for using KT on PF. I've used it for elbow tendonitis from saturation supersets of bicep curls (preacher bench). Like KT better than compression sleeves (modern day ace wraps). As for the copper or silver impregnated versions, these metals are antibacterial (naturally) and will at least keep the sleeves from wreaking. Chiropractic can't beat a tenz machine and traction/inversion. The new spinal decompression technology is what I'll try next time my back acts up.
Far too much, but the pain is too great to exercise to do something about it. It's a downward spiral right now.... I need the pain to be alleviated before I can walk, ride a bike, etc.
...^^^ to hell with what a pseudo Holliday Inn Express doctor might say...what did the real doctor tell you?... and was he a specialist?
No, a General Practitioner/Family Doctor, but the stretching exercises don't work, the inserts don't work, new shoes don't work... can't go out and exercise if it hurts to stand in place some days...
...damn, hammer...that sux...if it were me, I'd see a specialist because needless to say, it's only gonna get worse as you get older.
I'm sure... and yeah, probably should make an appointment to get a referral so I can make another appointment...
Theory is...the tape lifts the skin and increases blood flow in the area. That will decrease inflammation, especially the type from exercise or physical performance. Kerry Walsh the Olympic volleyball player competed through a bad shoulder for years.
Yeah, I thought of her right away... http://www.kttape.com/kt-tape-new-application-for-plantar-fasciitis/ is what I just found...
The black tape is more water/shower resistant. It's pretty cheap, give it a shot. Did wonders for my elbow tendonitis over 2 weeks. It hurt to lift my hand up to touch the top of my head. I've seen it being used more and more at the gym here.
...lol...yet another part of the "medical extortion" process...before you get to see the physician you really need, you must first jump through the hoops and naturally pay your doctor a fee just for him to "refer" you to a specialist...unreal.
...try alternating your left arm and right arm...studies show that wacking off with the same hand over and over is a recipe for tendonitis. I would be kinda like putting your hand on a "pitch count".
Hammer, by any chance are you diabetic....? Have you asked your Dr. to diagnose you for Peripheral Neuropathy, (PN).....? Your pain description sounds alot like Neuropathy perhaps, tho' I'm no doctor of medicine, and your Doc may of already ruled that much out. However there IS a test for diagnosing PN. A Computerized machine, which checks the voltage in, versus voltage out, of a nerve. Alot like ringing out an electrical harness, with a Amp or Volt Meter...... I've used a Tenz Unit for 2 decades, for leg/foot pain, neck too; but the STIM is far more effective, but then it stimulates, pulses, vibrates and soothes those feet pains, calf and thigh spasms too. The STIM is far stronger than a Tenz Unit, (Portable One's that is).....but then unlike the exterior Tenz, the STIM is strictly an interior implant; and Outpatient Surgery.....
Do you have a link for spinal decompression tech, Tote????? I'd love to see it, and could use decompression tech myself... KT Tape or KY Gel, they both have to do with tight fits..... On a serious note, KT Tape is incredible. I cut a cast off of my foot a few years ago, used KT tape for the next 5 weeks, and was better off using the tape, than that agonizing cast....... I still use it for my Shoulders, when Jumping, to keep 'em in socket, when the canopy deploys. Same with my ankles, and knees. Jumping can create a pounding of the joints, even when you've got landing down to an art, still one's weight causes compressions, that come to haunt up to days later.........Best of Luck and Health to Ya' Hammer.....!!!
No, I'm not... and I've had carpal tunnel before in both hands, so I know what that test is like... it's not neuropathy because it's painful, not a lack of feeling...
It sure sounds painful Hammer, I hope the Doc's can bring you some comfort, with the least invasive of treatments......
