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Originally Posted by Electron
Has anyone suggested plantar fasciitis? It is also called "heel pain." Caused by irritation where the plantar fascia is connected to the heel bone, at the front of the heel. One of the classic symptoms is that it's worse when you first get up in the morning, then gets better (as the fascia stretches). They tried to pin this on me but I did not respond to the orthotics to provide arch support.
BasicPoke
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I had that -probably due to wearing a 1/2 size too small small during the hottest days of summer.
Swelling from the heat cramped my foot in the shoes - and I noticed too late that when I finally took the shoes off how sore the feet were.
In Oregon our really hot days are usually spread out, so it took me a few times to realize this was happening .
Then the heel pain started - it was located in the bottom of the foot right in front of the heel area. Much worse in the morning or after sitting awhile, it would stiffen up and need to be loosened up again.
I mentioned it to my chiropractor and he checked it - then did a few treatments with low level laser, and some massage/stretching and suggested arch supports.
It took about 10 months to totally get rid of the morning foot pain but now I can go barefoot around the house without the pain starting up.
I am careful to get the right shoes for my feet and still do use arch supports in most of my shoes.
I got rid of those shoes!
I guess that's why they say to buy shoes in the late afternoon - and not in the morning. Feet naturally expand during the day and with hot weather even more.