Subject: RE: Need slipper type shoes for Plantar Fasciitis nancylee - 2007-10-04 9:12 AM Did you have it wrapped in addition to the orthotics? Because when my podiatrist wrapped it a few months ago, it felt MUCH better than the orthotics make it feel! I kept it wrapped except when I was in the bath or the pool. Basically, he explained, PF is a kind of fallen arch (or vice versa) and that by keeping it wrapped I was supporting it even when I wasn't walking on it, and that allowed it to heal. I still tried to wear my orthotic too. I had trouble believing I could have a fallen arch, considering I'm as flat footed as is humanly possible. In fact, when I walk, my arch collapses instead of "bridging" like normal people's arches. I like to joke that it means I have a negative arch. |