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I am a natioanlly ranked 50 and over tennis player. Recently while playing tennis a I felt a sudden, extremely sharp pain in the bottom of my foot. The pain forced me to immediately stop play. The bottom of my foot swelled and turned a bruised purple appearance. I can walk with moderate discomfort, ride a bike with no pain, use the eliptical machine at the health club with no pain, rise up on my toes, but running, especially change of direction, is out of the question. The swelling and discoloration have gone away. It is now about 3-4 weeks since the injury. Is there a brace or wrap I should try?Sincerely,Jim

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    I am a 24 year old football player and high hurdler/high jumper. I have a slightly torn plantar fascia, wcich causes pain when I run. My club physiotherapist advises me to have the ligament cut to relieve the pain and to then play. The ligament does not need to be whole. I have high arches and evidently the blood flow to my foot is restricted. They also said the injury was inevitable due to my athletics and football use.
    Your comments would be most appreciated.

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    Thank you Rebecca. Thats sounds like some very good advise.

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    I tore my plantar fascia having sensoredsensored with my gay lover Enrique, any advice?

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    About four months ago I tore my plantar fascia. a couple of weeks ago I finally went to see my orthopedic sergeon and he told me that a torn plantar fascia can take up to a year to fully heal and the best thing to do for it is to swim or ride a bike, but nothing that is high impact like running or playing tennis. he also said that shoes with a medium arch support will help because they let the plantar fascia relax. The plantar facsia is a ligament in you foot that holds the front and back of your foot together so when your foot is arched it feels more comfortable because it is relaxed. I’ve also found that because my plantar fascia is torn other parts of my foot have started to hurt and a heat pack helps with the pain. just remember that it wont heal real so and give you fot some TLC.

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