[NPInfo] Plantar Fasciitis

[Beverly Bye]

I tell my patients and do that myself with regards to the water bottle.
Just wondering how long this will be acting up.
Thanks for all of your support.
Do people ever get casted for this?

BB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marilyn Dean" <marilyn.dean at mchsi.com>
To: "NP Info" <npinfo at nurse.net>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: RE: [NPInfo] Plantar Fasciitis


> Also try rolling the foot with sock on, over a soda bottle (20 Oz.) filled
> with water that has been frozen, for relief of symtoms associated with
> plantar fasciitis.
> Marilyn Dean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net]On
> Behalf Of Dena
> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 10:49 AM
> To: 'NP Info'
> Subject: RE: [NPInfo] Plantar Fasciitis
>
>
> If it hasn't already been tried, the PTs at work recommend rolling the 
> foot
> over a tennis ball to adequately stretch out the fascia. I wish my MD and
> podiatrists had told me THAT simple and inexpensive tip the 3 times I
> suffered from months of plantar fasciitis!
> Dena Galler
>
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> From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
> Of Amelie Hollier
> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 8:16 AM
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> Subject: RE: [NPInfo] Plantar Fasciitis
>
> Hi Bev-
>
> Plantar fasciitis is tough to get rid of. I've had several patients who
> sleep at night with a cowboy boot on the affected foot. They swear by it!
> But of course, they've also had injections, NSAIDs, do the exercises, etc.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Amelie Hollier, MSN, RN, BC
> President, APEA
> Nurse Practitioner
> www.apea.com
> Lafayette, LA
> amelie at apea.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
> Of Beverly Bye
> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 7:16 PM
> To: Bob Pyke Jr., RN, CPNP; NP Info
> Subject: [NPInfo] Plantar Fasciitis
>
> Anyone have any suggestions for plantar fasciitis treatment after 2
> injections and still pain.
> What kind of device could assist with dorsiflexion at night? What type of
> boot is it --- is this worth trying?
>
> Thanks.
> Bev
>
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