Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion Helpful Tips shoes

i think a while back Megan and I were talking giant Marshmallows, or some such thing

but bubble wrap would be another excellent idea

i'm like you with the old shoes, most of mine are falling apart, but they work, just trying to find replacements before i have holes in the bottom. i have a pair of loafers i can't wear when its wet outside because the soles have cracks.....need a cobbler but as ugly as they are, these crocs are finally getting broken in.....they may be my new solution.....need to go shoe shopping....and not for those strappy MANOLO BLAHNIKs

sue

DANSKO!!! I LOVE my danskos . . . they're from Sweden or somewhere classy like that, and they actually have a few PRETTY styles, and they're great for me. And speaking of marshmallows, the only pair of flip-flops I can stand to wear are really thick white ones . . . they're rather marshmallowy lol
check out dansko.com I buy them from the website, there's much more style and color choice and they're only like $95 (after shipping) instead of $130 like they are in the store.

I would avoid cortisone injections into the heel...can weaken the plantar fascia, leading to rupture. BTDT. The pain relief was awesome for 6 weeks, then it ruptured. Spent 4 months in a cam-walker and had to have surgery anyway. Don't inject the heel or achilles.

so it was the injections that eventually made it rupture? how did the rupture happen if you dont mind me asking?
just wondering if it takes a certain situation eg like heavy force or it can just happen over a period of weakening?

i can tell you that cortisone can weaken tendons and that some tendons, they say, really should never be injected.

the cortisone that i had injected into my wrists got rid of the scar tissue.....how could that happen if it weren't "sort of degrading" something......

i only get cortisone when a tendon has gotten to the point that a slight movement will break the scar tissue causing more inflammation and more scar tissue, and becomes a vicious cycle. once in my dq tendon, once in my ulnar wrist. i must have "weak" wrists to start with.

not as sure about how the cortisone to the SI works, but had that done once and it seemed to stabilize the joint, firmed up the ligaments in there. maybe by simply reducing the inflammation.

but, i've heard and read many times that cortisone can weaken tendons and that the achilles tendon shouldn't be injected. can't remember exactly why that tendon is more likely to rupture from cortisone, but i do remember reading that in several places.

sue

My husband has tendinitis and 3 cortisone injections into that ankle, which have had no impact on his pain at all.

i must say that when i had the wrist cortisone injections, i had to be extra careful initially or i would never have seen improvement. but i'm sure it is far easier to rest a wrist than an ankle. and both times, after the injections, i had PT where they did ultrasound and the second time ionophoresis too, and i did a lot of contrast baths. and then after many many months, the worst seemed behind me, and then after about 2 years, things felt pretty good. can't even imagine going through something similar with the ankle.

sue

I use shoes with air in the sole.. it really helps.. there is nike air for sporty shoes.. and hushpuppies with air for slightly more formal occasions..

they cost an arm and a leg.. but well worth it.. i have had alot of relief in my heel and archilles tendons since switching..

Like Sue22 said, some tendons just shouldn't be injected. I can't be sure that the injection caused the rupture, but since that happened, I'm 90% sure that was the cause. I was 6 weeks post steroid injection, pain had just started up again and I had made an appt for another injection. While moving a chair in the kitchen, wearing supportive shoes, I heard an audible 'snap', felt searing pain and couldn't put my foot on the floor and have it support my weight. Instead of another shot, I got a cam-boot for 4 months and then surgery.

If you look at research...there are a lot more people saying don't inject achilles tendon or plantar fascia because of the risk of rupture. On the other hand, I had an injection of the other heel which didn't lead to rupture (but it didn't lead to healing, either) and I had surgery on that heel 2 yrs later. I don't think it's worth the risks, just my opinion, though.

that's good to know, unfortunately you had to learn the hard way,
but hopefully your experience will help the rest of us.

i had heard about that for the achilles tendon but not for the plantar fascia.

that's exactly how my wrist felt (preinjection) when i "snapped" something in my ulnar wrist while pouring water from a pot into the sink. but MRIs didn't show anything ruptured. however, all those small ligaments are hard to see tears in. so maybe i didn't rupture, but symptomatically all the docs including the hand surgeon were sure i did based on the symptoms and were amazed that the MRI didn't show even a tear, just inflammation and arthritis. but it did finally heal after a lot of aggressive treatment and a lot of rest.

after the "snap", i couldn't put any weight on it for about two and a half years. but if it had been a rupture, i'm assuming i never could have without repair. whereas i guess some kind of tear does eventually heal over. do you think that is a true statement?

sue