Plantar Fasciitis: Causes, Treatment, and When to See a Specialist

Heel pain that's sharpest with your first few steps in the morning, eases as you move, then creeps back after you've been sitting for a while — that pattern is the calling card of plantar fasciitis, the most common cause of pain on the bottom of the heel. The encouraging part is that the large majority of people recover fully without surgery. The part that catches people off guard is that it takes time, and the early weeks of doing the right things consistently make the biggest difference to how long that takes.