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Plantar fasciitis
I'm having heel pain for past two to two and half years..I underwent treatment in a hospital in chennai..They put a steroid injection in my foot and I was better for two months..Then again pain was severe..Then they put PRP injection but of no use no pain relief with it..I also tried physiotherapy on and off..I'm attaching my Xray with this..Let me know what else is the option for this?
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Contrast bath , plantar fascia stretching exercises , laser Physiotherapy , trainer shoes and thick socks , can repeat steroid injection
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Hello dear
2 1/2 years is a lot of time.
Plantar fascitis can be refractory to treatment in a small proportion of patients.
I can see you have done steroid and prp injections as well.
However i have a few questions:
1. Are we talking about one foot or both. You have calcaneal spur on both sides, so if its the spur which is causing problem, it should be a bilateral problem.
2. Furthermore have you tried simple plantar fascia stretching exercises, they work best if done properly and regularly.?
3. What all medicines have you had?
4. Do you get joint pains as well?
5. Do you have any medical problems?
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Can u elaborate little abt ur pain? How severe is it ? When do u get the pain- is it only after u start walking after a period of rest? ... Heel pain has varied etiology and unless we treat the cause it persists.. unfortunately its one common treatment in the form of heel cushion.. steroid injections are given.. by looking at ur x day u definitely do have calcaneal spur but whether u hv this pain due to that or is it a coincidental finding,needs to b confirmed on clinical examination
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try for simple plantar fascia stretching exercises whenever u start walking after a period of rest.. specially in the morning after getting up..
do ice compression 4-5 times..
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dont ignore this.. see a specialist early
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Dr. Santoshini Nemuri
Orthopedist
7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello , thanks for reaching out
By your history it is plantar fasciitis and you have calcaneal spur (bony growth ) . Some times calcaneal spur is associated with increased uric acid levels
So you have to get the blood tests done for serum uric acid
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serum uric acid
you can consult directly
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daily morning ankle joint stretches immediately after you woke up for atleast 15 min then get up from bed
use soft foot wear inside home ring
outside home shoe with silicon heel cups
daily morning and night dip your foot in warm water And do ankle and toe movements for 30 min
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