while the other was a bit smaller. Started off with NSAIDS... minimal relief... custom orthotics.... caused more pain than they helped... cortizone shots... only helped for a couple of days... night splint... couldn't sleep very well with it and it still didn't help... physical therapy... helped some, but was still in quite a bit of pain... so the Dr. decided that due to the size of the spurs, that they were pushing on the nerve and causing it to be inflamed. We agreed to have the spurs removed. Since the left was bigger, it was done first... however, it was so painful and caused nerve damage where the incision was made that I never got the other one removed. Looking back, I guess it helped, but it caused its own kind of pain and don't recommend it. Gradually over the years, my arches have fallen and I barely have one anymore. This causes me pain if I get a shoe with an arch in it. Have tried many different shoes, but still at the end of the day there are times I can hardly walk. No treatment works the same on 2 different people, so you have to experiment with what works... I love my Crocs, but can't wear them to work. My Curves however seem to do me some good... 
My favorites though are the Olu'Kai Ohanas, but just looking at them I can't tell you why exactly. They just feel comfortable to my heel.
) and ended up with plantar fasciitis in both feet. It was terrible, especially in the morning. I went to my dr and he refered me to a chiropodist. It took several months for the appointment. In the mean time, I hurt my back and went to the chiropractor. As well as treating my back, he treated my feet, gave me exercises to do and showed me how to tape my feet like ballerinas and runners do. By the time I got the appt. with the chiropodist, my feet were 90% better. She gave me additional exercises and now my feet are fine. I had to stretch my feet while lying in bed before I got up, try to scrunch up a towel on the floor with my bare toes, and roll my feet over a golf ball. The exercise that helped me the mpost, was standing on the bottom step, facing up, with my heels hanging over the lip of the stairs. I would stretch my tendons with the weight of my body, hanging onto the railings. I didn't even need orthotics or arch supports. She recomended crocs in the house for their cushioning. She liked my cowboy boots for the support they gave, and for dress shoes she liked ones with a wedge heel, for more support under the arch. She didn't like my rebock princess runners because there was no support to them. She showed me how to twist a shoe to see if it would support my foot.
