visit to the doctor

[Manny]

Well this wensday night I could not train like I wanted, my left foot hurted me so badly I just couldn't barely walk, so I did what I could in the kenpo class, I'm going to the doctor next monday (he hasn't apointments till that day).

So yestarday and today no training for me (I'm a little sad because of that) and I am afraid the doctor will pull me away from training from a period of time, second dan test is at the turn of the corner and maybe will need some rest.... damnit!!!!

Manny

 

[Drac]

The body must be given time to rest and heal..Pain is telling you that something is not right and it must be addressed..

 

[jks9199]

A lot depends on what sort of pain it is. Plantar fascitis is a very painful condition -- but it minimally impacts training. (Other than hurting!) A broken foot is also painful -- and will prevent you from much training till it heals.

Listen to the doc; if he tells you that you need 2 weeks (for example) to heal, use the time to do other sorts of training. Make some notes about your forms or techniques. Make a list of the principles of a punch or kick... Coach some of the younger students -- and find ways to do this without demonstrating it yourself. That can be a huge challenge!

 

[Manny]

What it is Plantas Fascitis?

Manny

 

[terryl965]

Manny why do you always think the worst before you know the truth. It could just be something simple.

 

[dortiz]

Have to agree with Terry here. Relax.
Also its a known fact that any and almost every injury you will get will be just before a test or tournament.
Maybe we do it to ourselves out of stress. Thats why masters will tell folks to take it very lightly.
Have the doctor check you out, calm down and if its not per doctors orders debiltating, push through and have a great test!!

 

[jks9199]

What it is Plantas Fascitis?

Manny

It's an inflammation of the tissues on the bottom of the foot. MORE INFO.

 

[Manny]

It's an inflammation of the tissues on the bottom of the foot. MORE INFO.

Thank you very much sir, it seems I present some of the symptoms of this disease.

Manny

 

[jks9199]

Thank you very much sir, it seems I present some of the symptoms of this disease.

Manny

What's really unpleasant about Plantar's Fasciitis is that there's not a whole lot to be done... Cortisone can help, but it's not hugely effective, and has some side effects. And it can take more than a year to heal... I've been coping with a case of it for a little more than a year; it's been getting better, but it's SLOW.

 

[ShelleyK]

Manny Plantar Fascitis isnt a disease its just a condition where the plantar fascia or tendon in your arch of your foot is either too short or too long. I have this condition and have had surgery for it. My fascia was too short which caused me a LOT of pain.
I had the steroid shots, I wore the boot but nothing helped so the dr finally ended up giving me surgery.
If you have questions feel free to contact me ok?

 

[StudentCarl]

Ditto here--both feet. Tried the anti-inflammatories, cortisone, etc. Had the surgeries almost 14 years ago. Ran 3 miles with the competition team this morning on pavement painfree.

 

[Manny]

oh boy surgery!!!!! can you tell me abou this? and the post operatory too?
Manny

 

[StudentCarl]

Manny, I'm no doctor, but I'll tell you what I remember:

Plantar fascia is the tissue connecting the muscle on the bottom of your foot to your heel. Plantar fascitis is when that tissue gets swollen and irritated, causing you pain. In my case, lots of running on pavement helped build heel spurs on the bottom of my heels. The bone spurs caused my problems.

The surgery that I had does not remove the bone growth, but comes in from the side of the heel (a very small hole) and makes a cut in the plantar fascia that heals into scar tissue that acts as a pad to protect your plantar fascia from the spur.

Before doing the surgery, doctor had me try anti-inflammatory drugs, cortisone injections and orthotic supports in my shoes. You might find that something short of surgery helps. They only do one foot at a time so you can get around.

Recovery went from crutches and a surgical boot for a couple of weeks to walking in the boot, then walking in supportive shoes.

It could be a factor that I'm 30 pounds lighter than I was when I had those problems. Not sure whether my weight then contributed to the problem or my lighter weight now makes the solution better. I'm sure it matters that my TKD school has a padded floor just like WTF competition rings.

Carl

 

[ShelleyK]

Manny, in my case the dr made a 2 inch incision in the bottom of my foot near the heel...not the back of the heel but the actual bottom of my foot where the fascia connects to the heel bone.
He cut away the facia from the heel bone so the resulting scar tissue "lengthened" the fascia. I also had bone spurs on my heel from the fascitis. These are now gone.
Healing time is no less than 6-9 weeks OFF your foot...really I could not rest my foot on the ground without extreme pain.
I think in all it took about 3 months for my foot to heal, I have not had any problems since the surgery! It was the best decision I could have made for myself.