Stuff about running, from me, your friend, Jay!

As many of you know, I’ve been having a problem with Plantar Fasciitis for the past few weeks.   At the recommendation of many, I went and got the Strassburg Sock (available at pretty much all running specialty stores).  My first reaction was that it was pretty pricey at about $40, but I was fairly desperate and still wanted to run a scheduled half marathon coming up in a week.

I had been using a night split that attached with velcro straps to the top of my foot for a few nights, but this never really achieved a good stretch of the Plantar Fascia and I didn’t feel like any progress was being made.  Within an hour of putting on the Strassburg Sock, I could feel the stretch helping.

The idea with this sock is that by pulling upward on the toes and keeping the ankle in a neutral position, you gently stretch the Plantar Fascia through the period of wearing the sock, and allow healing in an elongated position, rather than healing in a shortened, relaxed position.

It’s a little tricky to get comfortable sleeping while it’s on, and if you sleep on your back, you’re gonna have a nice “tent-pole” at the foot of the bed.  If you’re a side sleeper, make sure that you are extending your leg fully while sleeping to get the maximum effect from the stretch.

I’ve worn the sock now for three nights in a row, and I believe that this is the item that has helped the most in a quick recovery.  By no means was this a silver bullet, but use of this sock combined with stretching, strengthening of the feet and calves, rolling and massage of the calves and icing of the foot can make a huge difference for other people suffering from this problem.

Anyone else have experience with this solution to Plantar Fasciitis?

www.thesock.com