I tried everything from harmful painkillers , extensive physical therapy , badly fitting orthotics and even crazy eastern medicine but nothing worked.
The painkillers just made me feel like a zombie the next day and frankly after watching content online I have addiction concerns....
Physical therapy kinda helped but it cost me an absolute bomb and I did not trust myself driving in case my foot had a flare up.
I even shelled out for custom orthotics but not even those fixed the problem..
I was starting to think I would never be able to run again.
But I will not quit ....I refuse to quit..
I rang around most Doctors and podiatrists in my area but I was struggling to get an appointment ...
Then something amazing happened...
I met a friend I used to run with and they told me they had been suffering Plantar Fasciitis and foot pain too. I asked are you back running yet? they exclaimed yes!! But you wont believe what is doing it , I was in disbelief, was I about to recieve something which actually worked?.
she told me she was using a foot massage device called Accuroll from a UK startup called Varsata.
"A massage device" I shrugged with a sigh but I had tried the foot rollers before , why would this be any different?
She explained, This one actually gets to the root of the problem.