After suffering for about a year with plantar fasciitis..

After suffering for about a year with plantar fasciitis.. orthopedic apts , physical therapy , new shoes , inserts , all the gizmos and gadgets that I could find .. most not doing a darn thing .. what is helping me the most are a few things … I am following the advice of my orthopedic and staying off the treadmill at the gym.. only doing bike or strider and only walking for exercise in 5-10 min increments. I did splurge for the custom inserts which have helped , stretching of calves , hips , IT band but the one thing that I am giving a lot of credit to is dry needling .. I finished my second week and this has given me the most relief.. started with needles in my feet , ankles and then moved to thighs , IT band , hips and glutes .. I know it probably won’t work for everyone but I am enjoying the relief .. it’s been a long time

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Community comment#1

Glad you got some relief! What exactly does dry needling do that helps it heal?

Community comment#2

I’m trying DMSO and castor oil- today was so much better than yesterday and I just started last night

Community comment#3

Right now I’m sitting at a chiropractor office and they’re doing the tens on me and then they’re gonna do the acupuncture. He said all the exercises I was told to do by my orthopedic cause inflammation worse.

Community comment#4

If found using custom inserts when cycling really helped, got my foot used to them without the impact.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#5

SageMouse2642 PF can be the result of very tight muscles .. we work on these muscle groups with dry needling and massage and then good stretching..

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#6

thanks. This is something I haven't tried yet, so I'm going to start looking for someone who does it. Was it covered by insurance?

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#7

how many sessions total have you done? I am only on second treatment. 8 softwave sessions helped some.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#8

I have had 2 sessions so far

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#9

SageMouse2642 it is not unfortunately.. but it cost from 36-45 dollars each session

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#10

what is DMSO, please?

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#11

How has that worked for you and what ratios are you using? I already have 99% pure pharmaceutical grade dmso. Is it hard on your skin? I should probably also use on my calfs. Thanks!

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#12

Probably best to google it. It sounds pretty questionable.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#13

yes, because Google knows best🙄it’s against big Pharma soooo- look up Doctor Jones on You Tube ( holistic vet - Veterinarian Secrets) it has been known to remove tumors and growths off animals and human grade as well. Also there’s a lot of knowledge on You tube about it and testimonies from people using it.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#14

mix with top grade brown bottle castor oil

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#15

What ratio or amount of each please? Did it work for you? Thanks 😊