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NEW AFA REPORT: 78% of plantar fasciitis sufferers are wasting time and money treating the condition at night—when the damage is happening during the day. The American Foot Association just released its annual review of plantar fasciitis treatments, and the findings are frustrating: most people are focused on the wrong end of the problem. Night splints. Epsom salt soaks. Ice baths before bed. Compression socks while sleeping. These have become the default routine for millions of Americans. But according to Dr. Carol Hendricks, AFA Chief Education Officer, they’re missing the point entirely. “Plantar fasciitis is a daytime injury sustained during daylight hours,” Dr. Hendricks explains. “Treating it primarily at night is like trying to put out a fire while actively adding fuel during the day.” The AFA reviewed the most popular treatments Americans used in 2025: Night splints: May reduce morning stiffness, but do nothing during the 16 hours your foot is under load. Most people abandon them within weeks due to discomfort. Epsom salt soaks: Feel relaxing, but no clinical evidence they address micro-tears or inflammation in the plantar fascia. Comfort ritual, not treatment. Ice & NSAIDs: Reduce inflammation temporarily but mask ongoing mechanical stress. Can make you feel well enough to continue behaviors perpetuating the injury. Custom orthotics: Gold standard and highly effective—but $300-$600 per pair puts them out of reach for most sufferers. “We kept seeing the same pattern,” says Dr. Michael Carver, lead researcher. “People spend months on nighttime treatments while their plantar fascia sustains damage during every waking hour—standing, walking, working. The disconnect is remarkable.” The breakthrough insight: Your plantar fascia is under load every time you take a step. That’s where the damage happens. What you do during waking hours matters exponentially more than any nighttime ritual. When the AFA tested properly engineered daytime arch support (the kind found in custom orthotics but at accessible price points), results were dramatic: → 84% reported significant pain reduction within two weeks → 91% experienced relief from first-step morning pain → 88% avoided expensive custom orthotics entirely “The most common feedback we heard was ’I can’t believe I spent two years doing everything else first,’” Dr. Carver notes. “Soaks, stretches, splints—then they address daytime support and feel the difference within 24 hours.” The AFA’s 2026 recommendation is clear: prioritize what happens inside your shoe during waking hours. Everything else is secondary. For the second consecutive year, the AFA’s top over-the-counter recommendation for plantar fasciitis is CloudSole insoles—structural arch support at a fraction of custom orthotic costs, designed to work with any shoe. “No appointments. No prescriptions. No break-in period,” Dr. Hendricks emphasizes. “Just proper support from the moment you get out of bed.” Link in bio for full AFA treatment guidelines and recommendations.

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