Posted by Nicole I have some training in homeopathy (energy medicine) and clearly see the folly of treating such dis-ease with suppressive and palliative treatments and even surgery! I wouldn't let a podiatrist touch me with a 10-foot pole. However, I've been told by homeopaths that this is a very difficult problem to treat homeopathically (I haven't tried it yet, we're very poor and no insurance). I've been to a chiropractor, didn't help but could only go once. I've given up on stretching. Ice feels good but doesn't help the pain. I tried yoga for a while, but with 3 kids wanting to climb all over me... it wasn't going to work. It did, however, give me a good few hours of relief after each 20-min workout. At some point I will go back to that. Good stretching there. I've been told MSM, a sulfur supplement, may help - especially if the cause of the PF is having babies close together (I've had 3 babies in a little more than 3 years). I've been told that the best thing is to get good shoes and wear them ALL DAY. I put $10 inserts into my work boots (good support there, no twisting in the sole) and that helps me stay on my feet all day - but MAN when I get off my feet at the end of the day, that's when I just want to cry. And that's when the kids need fed, the laundry needs doing, etc. :( I was wondering about acupuncture. I'm wondering about ayurveda. I'm wondering whether the homeopath/chiropractor in town can help me - at $165 a visit, which is out of my price range, but looks to be much cheaper than allopathic "treatment" and more likely to actually cure too. There's a common procedure used on racehorses called "pinfiring", when they bow a tendon. The vet takes a soldering iron like device and burns a hundred or so little holes in the leg (often in nice patterns, and usually on both legs although only one is injured). The horse is then put on complete rest for 6-8 weeks before slowly resuming training. It has been said that the REST is what allows the tendons to heal, and the only purpose to the pinfiring is to force the trainer to let the horse rest! So I'm wondering if the surgery works simply because it forces you to rest completely. I'd like to rest for two weeks, but it's wildly impractical! One week of partial rest is the best I can hope for, and I fear that it won't help at all. Doctors know a lot about disease, but virtually nothing about HEALTH, or healing, or cure. My feet hurt. I want my health back. Sore feet make me a bad mommy, and a bad wife, and a really bad housekeeper. I'm interested to hear from people who have used any treatments *other than* NSAIDS, steroid shots, or surgery. Thanks,
on 7/26/2004, 2:30 pm
66.38.4.193
Hello! I have self-diagnosed PF for about 8 months now, started in the left foot and now it's in both. I'm wondering if any of you who have "tried everything" have tried anything other than conventional allopathic doctors?
Nicole in KY
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