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by dtran 1263 days ago
I'm an avid runner and take recovery seriously, but was always skeptical of the price tag of compression therapy like the Normatec Legs recovery boots and similar products. Finally pulled the trigger last year during a sale ($700), and wow, I can't believe I didn't buy these much, much sooner. I use them multiple times a week. They're surprisingly super relaxing to wear while working or watching something, and definitely feel like they help with sleep and recovery.
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technics256 1263 days ago
A bit unrelated, but I've been a runner my whole life and have been injured the past few months from plantar fasciitis.

Curious if you have any recommendations there.

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dtran 1262 days ago
So sorry re: the PF. It sucks. IANAD/IANAPT (physical therapist), but based on my own experience with PF a few years ago and experiences of friends, it's usually a combination of: 1. Rest from running 2. Doing a lot of stretching/strengthening exercises 3. Potentially using orthotics like u/bilsbie suggested. Would make sure to go in an d get a custom fitted one, and it may be tough to wean off off

For #2, the exercises that seemed to help me the most were the various towel stretches, rolling with a lacrosse ball, and doing a lot of calf raises. I even briefly went to a few barre classes on a friends' recommendation, which was kind of fun (and very humbling), but probably helped because we did tons of calf raises with what I thought were tiny weights, but was super challenging.

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namnnumbr 1262 days ago
I had chronic achilles tendonitis and ended up getting shockwave therapy from my orthopedist, who mentioned it's also frequently used for plantar fasciitis if PT does not help
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bilsbie 1262 days ago
Not OP but Orthotics can help. And I found rolling a tennis ball every night helped.

I also tried to flex my foot whenever I could think about it.

But it did still take a good six months to go away.

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stronglikedan 1262 days ago
Would you recommend a casual runner (more jogger, really) take the plunge to invest in something like this? I never get seriously injured anymore, since I just take it easy nowadays, but I do get the typical aches and pains. Although, those are usually easy enough to ignore.
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