I’ve had PF for well over a year now and have tried everything to fix it. It has gotten much better since I have committed to wearing night splints every night. However, the pain is still lingering. I’ve found an ART specialist about an hour and 20 minutes from my home and am probably going to give it a shot. Anyone had any experience with PF being fixed using ART?
Thanks, Andy
I’ve never (knocking on wood as I type) suffered from PF, but I have had a lot of other injuries involving the lower leg and knee, as well as my shoulder.
I’ve tried a lot of therapies for each of these issues as none of them were resolved very easily. I’ve found ART to be more helpful in some cases, and not at all helpful for others. I think part of it depends on the person you are seeing, and also the underlying cause of the injury. In all of my cases, ART never got rid of the injuries on it’s own. I do feel it was helpful in general. For stubborn injuries, it might just get you over the hump.
I’ve seen two chiros that administered ART, and in both cases, I felt that they wanted me to continue treatment beyond what I felt would be beneficial. At $45 a pop, I’m not going to do it unless I can tell a difference. After a while, there was diminishing returns for me. My wife also went for some wrist pain, and it was the same story for her.
My only advice is for you to continue to search for the root cause of your injury. Also, it is probably worthwhile to try the ART, however, don’t get caught up in wasting tons of money and time on it if you are not seeing noticeable results after 5 - 6 sessions. Good luck with your injury.
Jack
i had ART done for my PT. hurt like a mofo, but like my ITB issues, the ART cleared it up quick. i do have some lingering symptoms, but i think that is an issue w/ my new orthotics.
k
The guy I’m going to see is in Bel Air, MD and comes highly recommended. I have a ton of calf tightness which I think may be the root of the problem…
Andy,
I am an active release provider myself. I help a ton of patients wit plantar. However, it is important to get to the cause of the problem and fix that. Getting gait analysis/biomechanical evalution, wear pattern of shoes, prior or current history of lower back pain all come in consideration. It is also important that you also do things to help in between your treatments to help the condition. Like ice, stretch, maybe splint. Hope this helps
Hi Marisol,
I have done all the things you recommended and continue to do them religiously. Problem is my calves tighten back up fairly quickly. Last night my massage guy totally loosened them up. 5 hours later they felt like they were in knots.
Andy
Andy
I have been interested in ART and live in Maryland - also (successfully recovering from PF). Let me know what you think about the person in Bel Air. Any contact info?
Jude
Here you go Jude:
http://www.back2ultimatehealth.com/art.html
If you PM me this weekend, I’ll fill you in on how it went.
Andy
Andy I went to a guy in Silver Spring/Rockville Maryland. Don’t know it that’s closer for you or not. I was there for Hamstring/Calf/Achilles issues not PF. He also got me on a regular stretching program and a strength training program. It definitely helped but wasn’t a cure by itself.
Here is his website in case you are interested.
He also as a training center here-never been to it though
http://66.155.118.175/rockville/
Peace
rob
Andy,
I looked at that website, I know that doctor and he seems really good. There are many out there that do the technique but like in any profession, some are better than others. He has a really good reputation among the providers. I would recommend going to see him. let me know what you think
Not my intention to hijack the thread, but I had an ART question.
Does it have practicle use in helping heal a sprained ankle. I’ve gone through about 12 weeks of physical therapy and had some success in getting rid of most issues but am still having problems with the area around the posterior tib. tendon?
I’ve used ART in the past for other things with some success but wanted to know if this was also a good candidate for that treatment.
Was it an inversion sprained? What degree? Any tear in ligaments?
If you have a ton of calf tightness, have you tried the TP Massage ball stuff or getting a step stretch?
You should probably be working on your calves nightly in addition to ART and massage. I’ve found that I can make small improvements on my muscles on my own, and then get big improvements at the actual sessions.
Just a suggestion.
Yeah, thanks Jack. I do work on them every night and sometimes throughout the day at work. I appreciate your thoughts -Andy
Originally the first doc. I went to said it was a 1st degree sprain, all x-rays were negative, but the second doc. I went to thought it was either a really bad 1st degree sprain or very mild 2nd, with no ligament tearing.
I had the typical talofibular ligament soreness and swelling. Those symptoms have gone away for the most part. The existing issue seems to be with soreness in the posterior tib tendon when the ankle is flexed and my knee is bent. The doctor seems to think it may be because I have old orthotics that are not supporting my arch well, but the physical therapist tends to be leaning towards the lack of use and loss of some flexibility causing the soreness in the tendon. I have ordered new orthotics but have not gotten them yet.
Yes, that sounds like ART on the tib post would help (and all posterior musculature) It wouldn’t hurt to get the ankle ligaments and peroneus muscle work as well. The scar tissue from the sprain-strain tends to be weaker and make you more prone to repetitive sprains. ART is good to bring blood/oxygen to those muscles and increase flexibility.
Thanks for the help, I’ll see if I can get into my ART guy ASAP.