Like washing your hands to prevent lethal infections (see Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis), and removing the pump handle to solve the cholera mystery (see John Snow), the logic behind the ASTRO makes sense. It was the final piece of the puzzle, that led me to the experience described here. A 30-second plantar fasciitis cure? It's all in my latest book describing eight years of research. Click image to go to ... Read more
The Story Behind FitOldDog’s Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Roadmap
FitOldDog's Chronic Plantar Fasciitis Story MY EXCRUCIATING AND CHRONIC PLANTAR FASCIITIS JOURNEY About seven years ago, I was training for the Lake Placid Ironman. All was going well. I awoke one fine morning. Stepped onto the floor. I thought I had a glass spike in my heel. A stabbing knife in my heel! I sat back down, somewhat surprised. I was training pretty hard, it's true. But I didn’t have the usual ... Read more
Chronic Plantar Fasciitis Progression, A Disease Of Nociception
Art And Science Of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis Progression To understand chronic plantar fasciitis progression, you need clinical data, including treatment responses. Then data analysis. Followed by further chronic plantar fasciitis progression research. We found most of our data on Facebook. It was tabulated from our 'case reports.' We recorded which methods worked and which did not. A simple benefit-risk was ... Read more
Are Doctors Clueless About Plantar Fasciitis Pain? FitOldDog, Veterinarian
Doctors Are Clueless About Plantar Fasciitis Pain? This veterinarian thinks so! Plantar fasciitis pain, an interesting enigma! "...veterinarians receive five times more education for pain than physicians." Mary E. Lynch, MD FRCP, President, Canadian Pain Society When it comes to plantar fasciitis, one man's meat is another man's poison! Plantar fasciitis pain has been both caused and cured by running, ... Read more
Did The Invention Of Shoes Coincide With The Emergence Of Plantar Fasciitis?
If you don't understand the cause of a disease, you'll have trouble fixing it. The pump handle problem. You know how ideas can just pop into your head, when you're not thinking about anything? It happened this morning. I was writing a short story about carrots. My mind said to me, out of the blue, "When was plantar fasciitis first experienced? At the time shoes were invented, or long before that?" What on ... Read more
Tough Race Report With Further Thoughts On Plantar Fasciitis Heel Pain And Plant-Based Vegan Nutrition
If you've ever had plantar fasciitis, you'll be aware that it can always come back if you are not careful. That said, you can make plantar fasciitis heel pain go away again, if you know how. My training plan for Ironman Western Australia (December 6th, 2015) includes a number of key races, as indictors of where I need to focus my attention. One such race was the 2015 OBX Half Ironman, last weekend. It was also ... Read more
Postulated Plantar Fasciitis Progression Clarified To Find Your Optimal Therapy
Plantar Fasciitis Progression? I Smell A Rat! Caused AND cured by pregnancy, barefoot running, or shoe inserts? Think again! I've been studying plantar fasciitis progression for some time It's a fascinating disease state. Plus all those different, and often expensive, treatments? Give me a break! There's a common link! Being pathologist by training (Pathology is the science of the study of the nature ... Read more
Plantar Fasciitis And The Frenzel Maneuver
Many years ago I had trouble clearing my ears, whilst SCUBA diving, then I learned the Frenzel Maneuver, and the problem was solved, but it took a while to learn. The same appears to be the case for plantar fasciitis, and now all I have to do is the FitOldDog Maneuver, and I'm running, walking and sitting again, pain free. The way I learned the Frenzel Maneuver, from a book, was to pinch my nose closed gently, put ... Read more
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