Great visit with Dr. Pain

A lot of us runners affectionately refer to our chiropractor Brett Leblanc as Dr Pain. He hurts you sooooo much but all in name of getting you back to your sport as quickly as possible. I went to see Brett on Wednesday for my now confirmed Plantar Fasciitis. Something runners can be prone to. No fun:( From my last post you know that i was really bummed out by this. I love running more than anything and it's my main form of staying in shape and relieving any stress.

During my visit Brett not only confirmed that i do indeed have Plantar Fasciitis but that my ankle movement and mobility in my left was restricted as well as my right, just not as bad. So he pulled, yanked and adjusted those ankles and then began my shockwave therapy treatment, which has accelerated healing powers. SCORE! OMGEEEEE It sure hurt! Basically it's a very intense short energy wave that travels faster than the speed of sound into the affected area. The sessions are about 10-15 min and normally the patient is better within 3-5 treatments. Brett estimates 3 weeks and 3 treatments until i am all healed up AND he even said i can continue running while getting the treatment just not for the 48 hours following. As it's still tender for that duration. My heel is still pretty tender even though it was 48 hours this morning i decided not to run but rather concentrate on my arms and abs again! My arms and abs have taken a beating this week! I have alternated between arm/ab workouts one day and then next yoga or some deep stretching the next alternating. I am going to see how my heel feels tomorrow morning and attempt a run. I find it's not as tender when i have my runners on, probably because my arch is very supported in my orthotics.

Plantar Fasciitis isn't the only thing treated by Shockwave therapy. It also treats a slew of injuries:
Achilles Tendinopathy
Scar tissue treatment
Tennis elbow
Jumpers knee
Calcific rotator cuff tendinitis
Stress fractures

He also gave me 2 exercises to help as well...one before running and one after. Although i haven't been running this week i have been doing them anyways so i remember them and start getting the benefits from them. So here's hoping i mend quickly:) I am staying positive despite it! Keep on keeping on.