Couldn’t put weight on my left foot this morning when I got up. Eventually the pain went away, but it’s a little alarming. Trying to get to see a foot doctor as soon as possible. So I ventured into the attic to retrieve a crutch from Clare’s recent foot surgery.
Update. Likely plantar fasciitis. I stretch on an inclined block a few times every day and she suggested orthotic inserts. I already had a 20-year old set, but I had another set made so I don’t always have to move them around from footwear to footwear. Time marches on.
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Been there, sadly. Custom orthotics really do help. I'm here to testify to that after working in one of the big box warehouses for nearly eight years - walking 12 to 15 miles per day on concrete - up and down metals stairs and lifting 50 to 75 pound totes of the cart to the conveyor. And that is seriously NOT an exaggeration.
I like how you illustrated your misadventure. I had plantar fasciitis when I was doing martial art session daily and it is painful. Stretching really worked well for me. I even got a device that you can get online a sort of rocker for the foot.
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