That's pretty wierd timing! I was just going to write an update email. Yesterday, I went to someone who specializes in body alignment, massage, etc.
He showed me that, without my orthotics, my left side (with the bad foot) is quite a bit lower than the right side at the knee, hips and, a bit at my chest, finally correcting at my ears. This creates a C-shape in the spine. He showed me that one side is more forward than the other (I forget which -- I was looking in the mirror AND am dyslexic.). He even showed me that my left ear sticks out more than my right! Then, I put my shoes, with orthotics, on. That discrepency was much smaller. So, the arch in my left foot had fallen. When one side of the body is higher than the other side, you step down to the shorter side making your weight transfer to the inside of your foot as you leave it, thus stressing the foot. (I am being vague about which foot because, as I am writing this, I realize that, again, in looking in the mirror, I have my left and right mixed up ... just like in tango workshops!) So, I have stressed a part of my foot and leg. The plantar fascia is actaully a part of the achillis tendon. This gets narrow at the heal, goes under the heal and and fans out under the foot, reaching to the toes. It also fans out up well into the calf. He, very painfully, showed me that I have knots along the inside of the fascia from the big to right up the side of the shin. I knew about the ones under my foot and have been working them out for 2 months, now. Now, the next day, my leg is in pain all the way up the inside, half way up the calf. I will have repeat visits. I am to, 3 times a day, put a hot facecloth over the area for 15-30 seconds, to open the pours. Then, rub some anti-inflamatory on it. Once a day, I am to soak my foot in ice until numb for about 15 minutes before the procedure. The ointment has: ILEX, Glucosamine, MSM, Aloe, E, Curcuminoids, Boswellia Serrata and it is called Orthogel by Orthopedic Pharmaceuticals. I told him that I would do the same massaging up my calf that he did, between visits. But, man, does it hurt! I'll let it rest. I am "The Human Guinnea Pig". All I want is to get my tango back! ... is a lie! I want to be able to walk around the house an do chores! All I do is sit! I hope I've finally found the right doctor!!! --- meaning of life <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > a while back there was some discussion about plantar > faciitis. the person said that it was so painful > that massage, and other traditional and non > traditional options were not viable. the other day, > when doing some therapy work, the client (a hair > stylist and tango dancer) showed me some SPRING > heeled shoes. now these were some WIERD LOOKING > shoes, but he said that they FIXED his plantar > faciitis, and allowed him to dance with reckless > abandon, and this guy is a dancing maniac. > > http://www.zcoil.com/index.html > > if nothing else, you will be able to leap tall > buildings in a single bound. hope this helps some of > you out. > > dance on > > david ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
