Joe, I suffered for 2-3 years with a terrible case of plantar facitis. I had a few Cortisone shots, got shoe inserts, heel lifts, changed stretching, used ice and ibuprofin plus other things. The heel lifts and stretching seemed to be the final issue to get better. Here is a link ot a website that has all kinds of information related to the foot issue: http://heelspurs.com/index.html Hope this helps.