[treeswarper]

[Dante]

I had it and recovered from it.  I attribute that (1) to the help of a great physical therapist and (2) to following prescription for therapy religiously.  BUT, the onset of my plantar fasciitis was the result of an identifiable trauma, so YMMV.  My PT called it "traumatic" plantar fasciitis.  My recovery took months.

[Kascadia]

I had onset ~6 years ago, it was so bad that at work I was leaning on the wall hobbling down the hall....I bought Hoka One tennis shoes for work/everyday, a pair of Hoka hiking boots, and stopped walking barefoot on the ceramic tile floor at home.  It finally cleared up after ~ 2 months.  I kept hiking during that time, but it was painful.  Now, there are occasional temporary niggling pains, but nothing remotely debilitating like the first episode.  This is with hiking 3-4 times/week and the foot lets me know when the boots need to be replaced.  Good luck, it can require some patience, ibuprofen is a miracle drug.

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[treeswarper]

Hokas seem to work.  I recommended them to friends who have the fascist plantars and the Hokas worked for them, also.

I like the Bondis.  They are not cheap though and it hurts the checkbook instead of the feet.  I buy them from REI so at least get a $12 kickback.

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[Sculpin]

[Bowregard]

I dealt with PF for years. I tried ice, anti-inflamatories, injections, boots, socks, orthotics, etc.
In my case I am convinced that is was that first step out of bed in the morning that caused re-injury and kept extending the problem. After a lot of trial and error I found that stretching the whole muscle structure toes/foot/calf/hamstring/back BEFORE even getting out of bed made a world of difference in how it felt throughout the day. The night time boots and socks work for some people but only if you can sleep wearing them and they only stretch the foot and lower leg, whereas, if you bend at the hip with a straight leg and pull your toes back you stretch everything in the path. It is a royal pain to do this every morning before getting out of bed but if you think of the pain those first steps are going to cause and know you can avoid it... Whatever you try make sure it is something that you can sustain because it takes persistence to get over it.

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[kbatku]

I use $20 inserts from Amazon and mine disappeared within a month. Went barefoot for a couple of weeks recovering from knee surgery and bazingo it was back.  Started wearing my shoes again and it has mostly disappeared again