McGree seems to have been out for ages now

[exeterboro]

There is big difference between going for a walk (even a long one) and a top-level sports man needing to perform at 100%. He needs to get it cleared however long it takes.

Have you had it?
Football stories and anecdotes are full of how players played on. Depends on the attitude of the player, if he is protecting himself long term then I can't criticise because it is his choice, . But you can still do what you are going to do with it, abliet with a lot of pain. Maybe for 100m runners and similar athletes where the minute details are everything then it is important, but I would hazard a guess we don't hear too much about it elsewhere in football because players probably play through it.

 

[271266]

12 months??? Where has that come from?

Just googled plantar fasciitis and this was the recovery time quoted.

 

[Chris_Boro]

It's hard to think of Riley being sidelined with PF, I had it for the entirety of walking the Chemin Arles from Montpellier to Santiago De Compostela over 65 Days.
Yes it's painful.
No it doesn't go away
Imo flatter surfaces are worse for it than uneven surfaces
But I feel you can still be active with it if you are prepared to live with the pain, I don't use pain killers or creams.
I did do stretching during the walk and also after the walk which had been recommended by my Dr, which while not clearing it may have set up the conditions for a random excercise I picked up from a Camino de Santiago forum to have an almost magical effect, it cleared the PF the 1st time I used it and could feel something popping ( in a good way) and releasing..
The other things to consider is how he picked it up , usually it's tight Achilles that can lead to it . In my case it was a new pair of bad fitting boots which I was going to do my training on for the walk. So there may be something which he is using and not connecting to his condition ( PF) which may be stopping it from clearing up.

Looking beyond the walking versus elite football comparison, having an injury like this can easily lead to causing damage elsewhere as you naturally over compensate to avoid pain.

It needs to be fully healed and more importantly, he needs to be confident that it has.

 

[Frozen Horse]

It's hard to think of Riley being sidelined with PF, I had it for the entirety of walking the Chemin Arles from Montpellier to Santiago De Compostela over 65 Days.
Yes it's painful.
No it doesn't go away
Imo flatter surfaces are worse for it than uneven surfaces
But I feel you can still be active with it if you are prepared to live with the pain, I don't use pain killers or creams.
I did do stretching during the walk and also after the walk which had been recommended by my Dr, which while not clearing it may have set up the conditions for a random excercise I picked up from a Camino de Santiago forum to have an almost magical effect, it cleared the PF the 1st time I used it and could feel something popping ( in a good way) and releasing..
The other things to consider is how he picked it up , usually it's tight Achilles that can lead to it . In my case it was a new pair of bad fitting boots which I was going to do my training on for the walk. So there may be something which he is using and not connecting to his condition ( PF) which may be stopping it from clearing up.

The problem with playing through the pain is that it will affect you movement. I don't mean how much you run, I mean how yo do it, type of gait, favouring one side etc.

Doing that with intensity and persistence will cause further injury.

 

[The Disciple]

It’s a shame because he was playing really well and arguably he’s our most influential midfielder

 

[exeterboro]

Looking beyond the walking versus elite football comparison, having an injury like this can easily lead to causing damage elsewhere as you naturally over compensate to avoid pain.

It needs to be fully healed and more importantly, he needs to be confident that it has.

I agree with you Chris, it's possible for me that even walking those days with it set me up for present day injuries, because of the compensation in my gait I was using, but it is playable and does depend on the attitude of the player. He will have pressure to play I have no doubt that.

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

Our Riley has a weird gait in the first place.

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

Some of the idiotic replies on here are actually annoying me a bit.

Questioning a player's attitude due to being injured is bang out of order.

Best left to the medical professionals and Mcgree I think.

 

[pierrequiroule]

Have you had it?
Football stories and anecdotes are full of how players played on. Depends on the attitude of the player, if he is protecting himself long term then I can't criticise because it is his choice, . But you can still do what you are going to do with it, abliet with a lot of pain. Maybe for 100m runners and similar athletes where the minute details are everything then it is important, but I would hazard a guess we don't hear too much about it elsewhere in football because players probably play through it.

Fortunately I've not had it, but I'm absolutely certain it would affect the level of his performance.

An anecdote from a cyclo-cross race last sunday. An elite rider dislocated his shoulder in a fall but popped it back in using his crossbar (ouch) and carried on. He would have expected to be in the top 3 but finished way down because he couldn't shoulder his bike efficiently. Not football related, but it shows how at elite level not being at 100% matters.

 

[Big_Nothing]

My hips were fecked by the age of 25 from playing through knee injuries from 16 onwards.

Literally screwed myself by just not getting treatment. Combination of laziness and not wanting to be told I can't/shouldn't play.

Get any injury sorted, playing through it does not end well.

 

[MichaelDebeve]

Its ok we have McGree-nwood as a replacement

 

[B_G]

Have you had it?
Football stories and anecdotes are full of how players played on. Depends on the attitude of the player, if he is protecting himself long term then I can't criticise because it is his choice, . But you can still do what you are going to do with it, abliet with a lot of pain. Maybe for 100m runners and similar athletes where the minute details are everything then it is important, but I would hazard a guess we don't hear too much about it elsewhere in football because players probably play through it.

I don't agree. I've had it and it was excruciating at times. No way could I perform at 100%. Probably not even 50% when it's at its worse. Similar to shin splints.
The worst thing about it is you can think it's starting to ease and the pain is going away then all of a sudden it's back with a vengeance and you back at square one.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Whatever pain he is going through he has our deep sympathy and wish him luck getting back to playing. Rest up and take your time cobber.

 

[Redwurzel]

Was he last game against Cardiff at the beginning of October?

 

[Aztec chimera]

Some of the idiotic replies on here are actually annoying me a bit.

Questioning a player's attitude due to being injured is bang out of order.

Best left to the medical professionals and Mcgree I think.

Exactly, I have a torn ACL from my early 20s which was never operated on. Doesn't bother me at all now. Must be my attitude or summing.

 

[ConcourseColin]

I was in agony with it for a couple of months until my doctor suggested trying cortisone injections and they worked a treat!

 

[Fosm]

I’ve had this before through running, very painful. I had steroid injections as had entered a couple of marathons and that did get me through. Probably not advisable for a pro athlete though.

I suppose like most injuries there are varying degrees of it.

At a later date physio also suggested bespoke Kevlar insoles and to use them always.