ever have a splitting pain in your arch? i noticed one about 8 months ago, when i was wearing a cute pair of aerosoles. i've always liked aerosoles, but this pair, though cute, had given me trouble from the start. (we'll skip that story.) i didn't realize at the time that the pain was a clue to change my shoes.
i now have found out that this come-and-go pain, which occurs anywhere from my heel to my arch, is a condition called plantar fasciitis (plan-tar fash-ee-eye-tis). there are some exercises i can do (which i keep forgetting but will try to remember), and the doctor told me to wear tennis shoes all the time (to work? with my suits and dressy clothes? gah!). it will take from 6 months to a year to get over this. yuck!
at any rate, after doing some e-searching i found a really great pair of tennis shoes. they're an ice-aqua color (why do they call it emerald??) and are amazingly comfortable. made by ecco, they are specifically designed for the plantar fascia problem. the pink lines on the picture show the special bridge, which is part of the shoe. it actually is separate from the shoe where i've drawn the pink lines, which means i need to NEVER walk in mud. (story continues in next post.)
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