I’ve just seen an article in the Daily Mail about snooker player Jimmy White who apparently struggled on for 8 years with terrible foot pain.
The agony of Jimmy’s heel pain affected his snooker playing, his love of golf, playing with his children and even walking his Jack Russell. First of all he ignored the heel pain, then started taking pain killers, had a cortisone injection, but nothing helped. Over the years he saw a number of osteopaths, acupuncturists, took anti-inflammatories, went on detox diets, took herbs, but his condition did not improve.
His big break came when he went to a podiatry biomechanics expert who diagnosed plantar fasciitis and gave him some custom orthotics/insoles to wear in his shoes and told him how to stretch his foot and calf muscle. Within a week of wearing the orthotics and stretching he was able to go for walks, play golf, play in exhibition matches again and play football with his son. The orthotics changed his life.
So what should you do about your Heel Pain and Plantar Fasciitis
If you have plantar fasciitis you need to see a podiatrist as soon as possible and get some orthotics to wear in your shoes to change the way you walk.
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 When you stretch the plantar fascia like this and press on the inside of the heel, do you have pain and tenderness? If so you probably need orthotics. |
 Custom Orthotics to help Plantar Fasciitis |
Glad to hear that Jimmy has finally found a solution for his heel pain. Plantar Fasciitis is presented by a sharp stabbing pain at the bottom or front of the heel bone. In most cases, heel pain is more severe following periods of inactivity when getting up and then subsides, turning into a dull ache. Plantar Fasciitis (as well as many other foot conditions) can be treated effectively with orthotics.