Avoid These Huge Mistakes With Plantar Fasciitis

These 7 big lies about plantar fasciitis can keep you from recovering from plantar fasciitis.

I’m Dr. Angela and I’m “The Plantar Fasciitis Doc”. If you have this debilitating condition, here are my top 3 recommendations.

➡️1. Download my free guide. This is the first step on your PF recovery journey. I show you the exact steps to resolve plantar fasciitis at home.

➡️2. Follow my social media pages. I offer daily tips, exercises, and the latest insights on PF. You can also connect and learn from others with the same PF struggles.

➡️3. Take a look at my approved footwear guide, and make sure you are not sabotaging your recovery by wearing the wrong shoes.

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[hatch]

I had PF for 8 months had to stop running completely tried all usual YouTube videos that made no difference until a physio told me to get some barefoot shoes and strengthen my feet, I did that now I'm back running 60 miles a week and my feet feel great.

[mobile_noble]

I got rid of my orthotics, went to a chiropractor that used the facia release tool, got larger toe box shoes, went barefoot more often and practiced toe/heel raises and arch lifts, toe towel scrunches everyday. It all worked for me. So thankful to be pain free.

[tinahatch]

I've had plantar fasciitis for over two years and I'm so relieved to have found your channel. The podiatrist who diagnosed my PF said it was BECAUSE I was wearing zero drop shoes. I was perplexed, as I was on my second or third pair of Altras by that point -- I was walking up to 10 miles every single day and had done so for a couple of years. Needless to say, I don't see that podiatrist anymore. Working on strength in my feet and calves is already making a huge difference. Thank you!

[PoznicTraining]

FINALLY someone who ACTUALLY understands how the feet work! Amazing video, so glad I found you, thank you for this!

[gabrielaperlas]

wish more doctors were like you! giving proper knowledge for the benefit of peoples health instead of pushing patients to spend more money. thanks for sharing doctor!!!

[TheenaMS]

Wow this video is such an eye opener. I work as a nurse in the operating room, so I basically stand and walk literally the whole day. I started having knee problems (valgus), to which my physio identified was due to weak hamstrings and overworking my quads. My knee is now okay.

My overanalysing self decided that I start wearing arch support and buy myself the latest and most expensive asics running shoes and this is when the heel pain started. Never got the heel pain when I used to wear my big bulky clogs despite standing 8+ hours in major surgery.

Your video has shed some light and gave me my AHA moment. You gained a follower. Great stuff!

[deliaa]

I love this!. I had in the past tried all the things you said were *myths* .. and nothing worked!. I started walking barefoot, got barefoot shoes, strengthening for my feet and wear toe separators and this has basically eliminated my symptoms. I never used to be able to walk barefoot and now thats how i feel the best!!

[KickingwithKara]

She speaks facts! Amen for this vid. Was told after 1 year of ‘inflammation’ I needed surgery. As a fitness instructor and dancer, surgery was frightening to not be able to return the same ever again.
This woman understands the biomechanics and root cause. Will add…Yamuna foot wakers and foot fitness helps open up the foot and the exercises strengthen as well. Fix the feet is critical for gait and all movement to ultimately perform at your best if in fitness but also to prevent issues in knees and hips as well. It’s all connected. Getting free guide now. There’s always more to learn! Thank you! 🙏🏻

[holisticheartstudio]

This is so relatable Dr! I had terrible pain as a kid (now that I think about it was probably around the time of new shoes). A dr prescribed custom insoles. He said I had “bone spurs” and that I’d need to change the insole as I grew. He also said to only wear high top shoes. All I remember is that the inserts hurt so bad, and once I lost them and never went back. Fast forward years. I wore high tops for a good while. But still have pain. I don’t wear high heels or anything fun. Started to wear cushioned shoes and put arches (as he suggested) into any without support. I’m laying here as an adult in pain and what your saying is finally clicking. Is there still hope for someone like me? Who’s been in this cycle awhile now? 🙏🏼

[LittleYardiePrincess]

Thank you for this video! I've had PF flare ups on and off since my 30s and it's been worse now since I was sedentary due to illness and surgery. I wanted to try exercises before I considered a podiatrist so I'm glad YouTube put this where I could see it.

[judys]

This is the complete opposite of EVERYTHING my podiatrist told me, which has not helped me at all! Including orthotics! So, I'm going to take your advice and do what you say starting right now. Thank you!

[ziadirida]

agree with all 7 points. I had it for 2 years. I could not walk out of my bed to the bathroom only 15 feet away. Only one thing worked. Shockwave therapy. I had 4 sessions in 2 weeks, then 3 sessions in 3 weeks. Kept running between sessions 40-60 miles a week. 8 weeks later the pain was completely gone.

[TriciaGrace]

Your video just made my day. I’ve spent loads of money at our local orthopedic’s, trying to heal my plantar fasciitis, and every thing you recommended was the opposite of what he said, but totally makes sense. I’m going to try your expert advice. Thank you for your excellent video!

[cestlaviedawn]

You have no idea how happy I am to have found this I can barely walk and have spent hundreds of dollars to no avail ! Thank you for this video . I have subbed and will continue to learn these ways of fixing it ! Everything you say makes total sense in from a primitive aspect ❤.

[paularicciuto]

Thank you, I am in my late 50’s and stand all day at my workplace and suffer from plantar fasciitis ❤

[gusmonster]

I go barefoot as often as possible. Even at work I will go without shoes at lunch and when I am the only one in the office. My feet still hurt, but they are better. The best exercise I found is heel dips on a stair. That has done more than any other thing for my feet.

[Tuffy]

I have spent every year from April (if weather allowed) to October going barefoot on our farm thinking it was the best thing for my feet. We have mixed terrain and several types of ground, from hard to grassy to soft soil. My feet ended up in such bad shape I could hardly walk. Every step was misery, heel pain, and classic PF symptoms. Went to a podiatrist who took X-rays, evaluated my gate etc. My problem was from those years of going barefoot. I now use arch supports, and wear cushioned shoes. My point is barefoot isn’t the answer for everyone and can be the cause of PF for some.

[karenhackney]

Man, I wish I’d come across your channel years ago. I’ve been through everything you’ve mentioned. I even bought some Altra’s last year and was shamed by my doctor. So, I went out and bought Hokas. That plus the inserts, cortisone shots, ice, stretching, rest, etc. and two years later, and I’m still in pain!

[SebStanner]

6 months brutal pain tried just about everything. Now doing shock and taking celebrex with stretches and it’s now improving. Don’t know if it’s temp or perm but feels so much better!

[entercreativename]

I work on my feet a lot in nursing and kept having problems with my feet that kept getting worse and worse. Finally, I went into a new-to-me shoe store that specialized in running shoes - turns out my feet needed to be in footwear that both had a larger toe box as well as a lot more flexibility. Until that point I had been struggling and kept being told to add more orthotics and get a stiffer shoe. Because of lymphedema too I needed compression but the combination of the right compression socks and flexible shoe helped so much.