{"id":406,"date":"2019-10-03T09:25:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T09:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/heel-joy\/"},"modified":"2019-10-03T09:25:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T09:25:17","slug":"heel-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/heel-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Heel Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, I\u2019ve had this pain in my heel and Achilles, right foot, for, well, probably a year or two now.<\/p>\n<p>And I finally decided to try and do something about it last month, to try and be better walking form for when we go to New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Saw a podiatrist, who recommended buying trainers and walking shoes in bigger sizes, wide fit. Hence am now \u00a3260 poorer, and look like I have elephant feet.<\/p>\n<p>as that has made no difference, expect to my bank balance, I went last week for my first shockwave therapy. Turns out this involves lying face down on a bed while he applies a metal probe to my foot. This has a huge ball bearing in it that comes in four speeds.<\/p>\n<p>These appear to be called Sore. Bloody Sore.Get the Fuck Off me. And I\u2019m going to Kill You.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s meant to best any knots or tissue issues into submission, but is basically like having a really sore bruise and someone violently ramming something rock hard in it a few hundred times, over the course of three very long minutes.<\/p>\n<p>He said the treatment can work for some people after session 1, but the average is three visits.<\/p>\n<p>Me being me, of course I\u2019ve spent this past week with an even more painful foot and am massively dreading going back this morn for session 2.<\/p>\n<p>if you hear bellowing coming from the Earlsfield area, you\u2019ll know the sadist is ramping up the levels&#8230;.. x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, I\u2019ve had this pain in my heel and Achilles, right foot, for, well, probably a year or two now. 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