You can get adjustable arch supports.
Your Dr is wrong, although there may be nothing that can be done on the NHS in your region.
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I ended up with custom orthotics that I always wear in my running shoes……..
I’d be incredibly cautious with so-called ‘barefoot’ type shoes. In my experience (and from loads of running pals who tried - and mostly failed - to transition - it was a massive fad a few years ago) it takes AGES to adapt because we’re so used to what is now ‘normal’ footwear. Agree completely re a wide toebox though.
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Yep - took me a while to adapt but I love it now. I used to do a lot of trail running (Moyleman marathon being my last "big" run a couple of years ago) and now mostly go shorter, still on the hills, just for basic fitness. I did the Moyleman in the barefoot type and phasing in to adjust was important. Lowering the mileage was frustrating at first but I probably would have injured myself if I'd gone straight into a longer run with them. I had knee problems for a very long time alongside the recurring plantar fasciitis - in my 20s I did a lot of marathons and triathlons and gradually gave up because of knee issues that no physio could resolve.
I had a similar experience with Chi Running……….Yep - took me a while to adapt but I love it now. I used to do a lot of trail running (Moyleman marathon being my last "big" run a couple of years ago) and now mostly go shorter, still on the hills, just for basic fitness. I did the Moyleman in the barefoot type and phasing in to adjust was important. Lowering the mileage was frustrating at first but I probably would have injured myself if I'd gone straight into a longer run with them. I had knee problems for a very long time alongside the recurring plantar fasciitis - in my 20s I did a lot of marathons and triathlons and gradually gave up because of knee issues that no physio could resolve.
The guy I saw in the end watched me run, pinpointed it was tension in my psoas causing most of the issue, aggravated and likely caused to a large extent by my footwear contributing to lack of glute activation meaning too much leverage through joints. He took me through a process where he'd massage my psoas then have me run actually barefoot in the grass and over a period of an hour or so I had a full emotional response to suddenly running pain free - cadence, stride length, speed without effort - everything just felt natural in a way I couldn't remember every experiencing before. By the end I felt like I could run Forrest Gump style indefinitely. One of those moments where you realise how much you're adjusting to compensate for things only when you stop doing so.
I've never gone for the "foot glove" trainers but currently use Altra's which seem to be doing the job fine
I was a long time sufferer but I am cured. Firstly, try and buy a foot brace that you wear to bed each night - it has a solid top which covers the top of your foot up to passed your ankle. This works because it keeps the foot in position while overnight healing takes place. Without it your foot is likely to straighten in line with your leg. In that case, some healing takes place but when you put you foot on the floor in the morning you bend leg and foot back to 90 degrees and immediately pull the plantar again causing much pain.
I’ll see your spiky balls (which I also own) and raise you one of these:I love my spiky balls they have really helped my various foot issues. Also helps hamstrings. Great before any exercise.
Hurts like hell at first but soon eases. Push as hard as you can.
We should all have spiky balls.
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