THANKS, Charlie! Gee - I sure hope we never get tested for our spelling of this condition! We'd both fail! <lol> Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Charles T. Meyer, M.D. <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 12:44 PM Subject: Re: Non PD: Question re Painful Condition >Barb, > >Plantar faciaitis (I'm not sure how to spell it either) is a likely >cause of your problem. It is remedied >by a shoe insert and exercises. Tom Riess just wrote about it and he >before getting into kinesthetics was a Podiatrist. Check the archives >re a post from him. > >Charlie > >Barb_MSN wrote: > >> For the past several months I've noticed my first few steps upon >> arising have become extremely painful. Over the last 6 weeks, I'm >> noticing the same severe pain whenever I first stand up after >> sitting or reclining at ANY time. The pain has been limited to my >> feet and ankles only and is not accompanied by any noticeable >> swelling. >> >> A friend who's NOT a medical practitioner of any kind (but is very >> up on things medical) has suggested I might have "Planters >> faciatitis." (phonetic spelling) >> >> Has anyone here on the List any information regarding this >> condition and how it's treated? >> >> Please respond by private email, at [log in to unmask] . >> >> Thanks a lot... >> >> Barb Mallut (OYYEEEE! M'aching feet!) <kvetching and whining> >> [log in to unmask] > >-- >***************************************************************** ************************* > >Charles T. Meyer, M.D. >Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin >[log in to unmask] >***************************************************************** *************************