Hi Everyone, I am new here and new to BFR. I have battled PF for the past 6 years, but actually thought I had a jump on it and managed for run a 1/2 marathon this past Nov without it acting up which was a major victory for me. BUT I developed bi-lateral runner's knee and while trying to recover from that had this though, AH, I must need new orthotics, and made an appt with my podiatrist. Somewhere before the appt though I started to think "what Liz you are going to shell out another 350.00 for orthotics which never helped in the first place?" I had been reading up off and on about BFR and decided to give it a try. I was just/and am so sick and tired of being injured.
I am now convinced my problem is weak feet from orthotics not defective feet, but my PF is flaring up something major while I am trying to get out of my orthotics and i am at a loss as to what to do about it. I am only running 1-2 days per week and only am up to .90 miles. I stretch my calves, roll my calves (I also take yoga so I think my calves are pretty well stretched) ice and roll golf balls mainly under my feet during the day. I am walking barefoot as much as possible and trying to switch to minimalist shoes (only thing I own right now that doesn't hurt is my Birkenstocks, not ideal I know since they still have arch support and rigid soles, higher heel etc) but I am at a loss. Am I doing more damage to my feet by wearing the orthotics? I just don't know how to transition out of these gosh darn orthotics that have me crippled. I bought a night splint today for the foot that is the worse of the two and am going to start wearing that as well and I am taking Aleve. I just want to be able to do what I love, I am beginning to think that maybe BFR is not for me? (although I don't yet believe this to be true, I am just discouraged) and I know orthotics aren't the answer either, but what is? Getting fat and sitting on my couch eating bon bons is not an option, LOL
Liz
I am now convinced my problem is weak feet from orthotics not defective feet, but my PF is flaring up something major while I am trying to get out of my orthotics and i am at a loss as to what to do about it. I am only running 1-2 days per week and only am up to .90 miles. I stretch my calves, roll my calves (I also take yoga so I think my calves are pretty well stretched) ice and roll golf balls mainly under my feet during the day. I am walking barefoot as much as possible and trying to switch to minimalist shoes (only thing I own right now that doesn't hurt is my Birkenstocks, not ideal I know since they still have arch support and rigid soles, higher heel etc) but I am at a loss. Am I doing more damage to my feet by wearing the orthotics? I just don't know how to transition out of these gosh darn orthotics that have me crippled. I bought a night splint today for the foot that is the worse of the two and am going to start wearing that as well and I am taking Aleve. I just want to be able to do what I love, I am beginning to think that maybe BFR is not for me? (although I don't yet believe this to be true, I am just discouraged) and I know orthotics aren't the answer either, but what is? Getting fat and sitting on my couch eating bon bons is not an option, LOL
Liz