We've said it again and again: plantar fasciitis just does not "disappear", nor does it "magically" get better on
its own. Those who suffer from plantar fasciitis will often suffer for years, try many therapies and treatments, and after finding the one that works best for their particular case, it will go away.
So these athletes who think they can ignore their plantar fasciitis and it will just go away are living in a fantasy land.
San Diego Padres infielder Logan Forsythe was hit with a nasty bout of plantar fasciitis during spring training and it kept him out of the lineup until the second week of June. He revealed last month that it has returned.
"The doctors told me earlier that it doesn't return, but it did," Forsythe told reporters while discussing the injury that has kept him in limited play.
OK, so we don't know what podiatrist you saw, Logan, but no podiatrist would ever tell you that plantar fasciitis would never return. It can return if you failed to keep up with icing, stretching, or wearing your orthotics. Sometimes years will go by before it returns, sometimes months.
At the time of the press conference, Forsythe had not played since September 3rd, and his only activity in those eight games was four pinch-hitting appearances, including a game-winning hit against Atlanta and an inning at shortstop against Philadelphia.
He plans to play as many games as possible to the end of the season, however.
"Logan is playable," said Padres manager Bud Black. "He wants to finish strong. But he's had a bit of a rough go at it."
"I want to finish the season with the guys," Forsythe said. "I want to play, I'm trying to play. This is something totally unexpected. I guess we'll talk about what to do when the season ends."
Forsythe said the pain in his foot started to return after the All-Star break and has progressively gotten worse since then, but it's not as bad as it was in the spring.
The infielder did have an MRI of his right foot. "There's not a tear," he said.
"Surgery is an option, but the doctors are hesitant and there's not guarantee given the history of my feet," Forsythe said.
Before suffering with plantar fasciitis, Forsythe had fractures in both feet to the sesamoid bones. He had surgery, during his junior year of college and in spring 2012 to remove the bones. He believes there is a connection between the problems with his sesamoid bones and plantar fasciitis.
"This is a tough injury," Forsythe said. "Kyle Banks (who suffered plantar fasciitis at the end of the 2009 seasons) and I have talked about it. It's not as bad now as it was earlier, but the plantar fasciitis is bothering me. It is very limiting."
Forsythe said the pain in his feet is worse when he is on his feet for an extended period of time.
"I can hit. I can run. I can play in the field. But the longer I'm out there, the more it hurts," he said.
This season Forsythe is hitting .216 with five home runs and 17 RBIs in 208 at-bats.
Reference: UT San Diego
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Padres' Forsythe On the DL With Plantar Fasciitis
I guess none of these athletes read up about plantar fasciitis, because they would know this is something that does not go away after a *couple of days rest*. Try a couple of months, if you are diligent about icing, resting, stretching, and wearing orthotics.
Forsythe went on the 15 day DL last week after playing just three innings last Tuesday in a loss against the San Francisco Giants after being out since March 7th.
Padres manager Bud Black said he had no choice but to take Forsythe out, saying, "It was really painful at the start of the game and with the intensity of the soreness, we had to take him out. The pain got worse the more he was on it."
Forsythe was the leading candidate to start third base for the injured Chase Headley on Opening Day, but now it's looking like it's likely he'll be replaced by Gregorio Petit.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Padres' Forsythe Hopes Resting Will Help Plantar Fasciitis
It's the first plantar fasciitis case of the brand new 2013 baseball season.
The San Diego Padres' infielder Logan Forsythe is resting for several days because of plantar fasciitis.
"He's got a foot issue and we're going to stay away from it for three or four days. We're having it looked at," said Padres manager Bud Black, after Forsythe missed a second straight day.
Forsythe, 26, is in line to be a starter at either second or shortstop as well as a backup for Carlos Quentin in left, and is known to have a history of foot problems.
Last spring after suffering a stress fracture, he had the sesamoid bone in the ball of his left foot removed, a procedure he had done in 2007 on his right foot when he was at the University of Arkansas.
He spent the first two months of 2012 on the disabled list, which delayed his promotion to the Padres. After joining the Padres on June 3, he finished the season with an admirable .273 hitting average with six homers and 26 RBIs in 91 games. He started 73 of those games at second base. This season, rookie Jedd Gyorko is competing for the job and Forsythe has made two starts at shortstop. He had a slow start to this spring training season because of a sore right knee.
The Padres medical staff hopes the three to four days off and the cortisone injection will help settle the inflammation he's experiencing. He was seen Monday in a walking boot. We know however, that someone with persistent, nagging plantar fasciitis will need more than a few days rest and a shot. Since this is an ailment Forsythe seems to have frequently, he must have some foot structure issues. We would want him to switch shoes, and add orthotics to his treatment plan.
We'll keep an eye on him in the coming months.
Reference: UT San Diego.
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Jeffrey S. Kahn, DPM
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The San Diego Padres' infielder Logan Forsythe is resting for several days because of plantar fasciitis.
"He's got a foot issue and we're going to stay away from it for three or four days. We're having it looked at," said Padres manager Bud Black, after Forsythe missed a second straight day.
Forsythe, 26, is in line to be a starter at either second or shortstop as well as a backup for Carlos Quentin in left, and is known to have a history of foot problems.
Last spring after suffering a stress fracture, he had the sesamoid bone in the ball of his left foot removed, a procedure he had done in 2007 on his right foot when he was at the University of Arkansas.
He spent the first two months of 2012 on the disabled list, which delayed his promotion to the Padres. After joining the Padres on June 3, he finished the season with an admirable .273 hitting average with six homers and 26 RBIs in 91 games. He started 73 of those games at second base. This season, rookie Jedd Gyorko is competing for the job and Forsythe has made two starts at shortstop. He had a slow start to this spring training season because of a sore right knee.
The Padres medical staff hopes the three to four days off and the cortisone injection will help settle the inflammation he's experiencing. He was seen Monday in a walking boot. We know however, that someone with persistent, nagging plantar fasciitis will need more than a few days rest and a shot. Since this is an ailment Forsythe seems to have frequently, he must have some foot structure issues. We would want him to switch shoes, and add orthotics to his treatment plan.
We'll keep an eye on him in the coming months.
Reference: UT San Diego.
If you are experiencing heel pain, call our Rocky Hill or Middletown office to make an appointment.
Jeffrey S. Kahn, DPM
Connecticut Foot Care Centers
Heel Pain Doctor in CT
Podiatrist in Rocky Hill and Middletown, CT
Visit our website, follow my tweets on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook.
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