tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601844522199388758.post4106199675650687349..comments2009-09-03T14:27:22.901-07:00A. Rockett Kirwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581054141452170316noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601844522199388758.post-63939658270345775402009-09-03T14:27:22.901-07:002009-09-03T14:27:22.901-07:00You are correct about avoiding walking barefoot or jogging with a midfoot/forefront stike while the facia is painful and inflamed. That goes for calf/heel raises, too. Every other day during the first 8 weeks of my plantar facia treatment I did the calf/heel raises and walked barefoot a little. And, every other day I re-injured my foot!<br /><br />&quot;As long as it hurts, don&#39;t do it&quot; is my new plantar facia treatment plan motto. No walking barefoot, no calf/heel raises and no Chi, Evolution, or POSE running until the pain in my left heal goes away. However, long it takes...Rockett Kirwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581054141452170316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601844522199388758.post-76393430572040059752009-09-02T23:34:26.668-07:002009-09-02T23:34:26.668-07:00Wow, 9 months - like having a baby, but probably even more painful! I think you are indeed creating a new life, though, for yourself. You will get through this and be better for it.<br /><br />Interesting about the calf muscles being mentioned in the same breath as your foot problems. Makes sense, though, as everything&#39;s connected.<br /><br />Talking about the calf muscles makes me wonder (thinking out loud here) if running barefoot (or at least with a forefoot strike) might be worse at first, if your foot is inflamed at all. I say this because a forefoot/midfoot strike uses the calf muscle way more than a heal strike does. If the muscles are connected, maybe a forefoot strike isn&#39;t so good when you&#39;re foot&#39;s still hurting (and your calf muscles aren&#39;t yet used to that much work). Just a thought. I hope you are able to return to barefoot walking soon, though. After reading Born to Run and seeing the author Christopher McDougall, run so well now barefoot after suffering from the exact same problems (and being told he couldn&#39;t run by the best doctors in the country), I think there&#39;s an answer there for you as well.<br /><br />Trying to give your foot complete rest for a bit sounds like it might be a good idea.<br /><br />I really hope this works! Keep your spirits up.<br /><br />Clynton<br /><br />PS. Oh, and thanks for the link!clyntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798937001044198752noreply@blogger.com