【My Experience】How My Plantar Fasciitis Pain Disappeared — What I Did to Recover

Once you pass the age of 50, many people begin to feel that their bodies no longer move the way they used to.

I myself suffered from plantar fasciitis for about a year. However, over the past few months, it has improved to the point where I hardly notice it anymore. So this time, I’d like to share the methods I tried that seemed to help during that process.

Main Symptoms at the Time

Looking back, these were the main symptoms I experienced:

• After standing on a train for about 20 minutes, my lower back would feel like it was about to give out when I got off
• I felt pain in my left knee when sitting in the seiza position
• My legs would cramp when trying to sit in the seiza position
• After lying on my back for a while, my back would cramp

It was quite difficult even in everyday life.

What I Learned Through Research

To look for ways to improve the condition, I spent a lot of time watching YouTube videos about “plantar fasciitis.” What I learned was that the pain occurs when the fascia on the sole of the foot is being pulled.

Perhaps because of this, many videos introduced methods that focused not only on the sole of the foot, but also on loosening the muscles around the shin area.

I Tried Them, but the Effects Were Temporary

I tried several of these methods, and although they made me feel better temporarily, by the next morning everything would be back to normal again… and this cycle kept repeating.

Focusing on the “Whole Body”

I began to feel that no matter how much I loosened only my feet, it would not solve the problem fundamentally. So I realized I needed to look at the condition of my entire body from a broader perspective.

In fact, the plantar fascia is connected not only to the feet, but also to the legs and even the fascia throughout the whole body, and it seemed to be related to the condition of my lower back as well. With that in mind, I eventually adopted the following methods.

Methods That Actually Helped Me

• Stretching the fascia around the lower back with yoga poses I focused on improving overall body balance by increasing flexibility in my lower back.
• Sitting in the seiza position after warming up my body in a hot spring, etc.

  I tried sitting in the seiza position only within a comfortable range while my fascia was loosened. Even if I could do it for just several tens of seconds without cramping, I considered that good enough.

• Standing on tiptoes 60 times a day

  Honestly, I’m not sure how much this actually helped, but I continued doing it consistently.

Results

After continuing these methods for about three months, I eventually realized that my symptoms had improved significantly, and now they hardly bother me at all.

I believe the causes of plantar fasciitis and the methods that work can vary from person to person, but I hope this may be of some help to others experiencing the same problem.