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Originally Posted by Spott
I had a problem like that for little while. My heel would be sore as hell when I woke up and it would take some walking around to get my Achilles loosened up. It felt fine when I ran but would tighten up like nuts when I slept. I found a small brace on Amazon that was made specifically for plantar fasciitis that you could wear while you slept. It was a little annoying to wear at night, but it fixed that shit in about a week and I never had trouble with it again.
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Yeah I tried a few braces, 20 insoles and countless exercises. I joined a ton of fb pages looking for solutions. Podiatrist gave me some insoles with minimal relief. Then one day I saw a guy talking about 2 minute stretches for something different and that long active stretches signal to the brain that this muscle needs more length permanently not just stretching. Not sure if there’s any science but 60 days of stretching at 10am (after a decent warm up walking at work) and it’s 99% gone. I’m even getting back to running. Easing in doing a 1/2 mile, walk 1/10, stretch, run 3/10, stretch then finish up with 2/10. Getting a total mile but keeping my calves looser.
The downside is only “grandpa shoes” are comfortable lol. ASICS, new balance and crocs light rides are my apple a day.