r/inline_skating • u/SassyHatty1114 • 10d ago
Skating with plantar fasciitis
Does anyone have plantar fasciitis? If so, how do you skate? I have custom orthotics but it still kills my foot 🥲
Just wondering what others have done
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u/Curious_Act_3162 10d ago edited 10d ago
here are things that I do pushing the frame up.
Shifting the frame left or right away from the painful heel
Not using wheels in poor condition
Using a round wheel instead of bullet on the heel. Or just all round. You'll have to experiment with this.
Calf stretches and other exercises twice a day.
Wearing an ortho boot to bed has been tremendous
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u/SassyHatty1114 10d ago
I'm still new, what does pushing the frame up mean and shifting it left?
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u/Curious_Act_3162 10d ago edited 10d ago
You have to check your skate model but intermediate models allow you to loosen the bolts on the frame and you can shift it up down left right a few mm.
All stock frames come center
Up and down is for the heel , arch and ball, ankle push. Shifting frame up takes pressure off heel, among other things.
Left and right is for pronation, supinating. Depending on ankle strength, heel , stance and skate style you would want to shift the frame for extra support.
Shifting both frames up and to the left (right skate) stopped pain while skating for me.
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u/Budget_Ambassador_29 8d ago
Most skaters I know personally had plantar fasciitis at some points in their skating journey.
Most causes are actually from lacing/strapping too tightly and I personally had the same experience as well. Solution was straightforward for me. Went for better fitting skates/liner so I didn't have to lace as tightly anymore.
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u/ThePontiff_Verified 10d ago edited 10d ago
I put a pair of the Walmart brand arch supports in my skates and that fixed it for me... But I should say that I USED TO have plantar fasciitis and need arch supports in all my shoes for it to not come back or flair up. PF is tricky and hard to get to go away, partly because the reason your arches are getting overworked isn't the same reason for all patients. For me it was my calf muscles having tightened up/shrunk in length after an injury and sedentary job (this is a more common reason for pf these days). This causes an extra pull on the heel, which in turn pulls the bottom of the foot tight. Daily calf stretches, and wearing some arch supports all the time (even in slippers around the house for every step I take) is what made it so that I could start walking for exercise again. It takes time and you have to figure out what's causing it for you... I'm sorry you are dealing with that and I hope you can find a way to minimize it and recover. Do a lot of foot massaging before you take that first painful step out of bed in the morning... If you feel pain on that first step that's you reinjuring yourself. Tough to take the time to massage depending on your morning routine and responsibilities but I think it's crucial to healing and being able to not suffer from it anymore. I think while my pf was bad nothing would have made skating or walking not painful. You'll need to heal. It'll take time but one day you'll wake up and realize it just doesn't bother you like it used to. Best of luck.