Jeffrey Gusenoff, M.D., professor of plastic surgery, Pitt Plantar fasciitis, or PF, is one of the most common causes of heel pain, affecting about 2 million people in the United States.

Plantar fasciitis is among the most common foot conditions, and it can be very painful. The good news is there are easy, effective ways to treat it.

Injections of fat into the sole of the foot may help treat a painful inflammatory condition called plantar fasciitis, according to a small clinical trial published January 25 in the journal ...

Dr. Kelly Geoghan, a podiatrist, said there are many treatments for plantar fasciitis. "There's injection therapy, lasers, orthotics, night splints.