Soothing and effective
Plantar fasciitis started causing real problems for me in January 2023. Following general difficulty walking pain free first thing in the morning, a long walk brought on enough pain to cause heavy limping. I persevered with stretching and insoles and resting until September 2023. All of these helped but nothing really provided pain relief after walking and I did not want to cut down too much on that. I purchased a Plantar Cure in September 2023 after a friend of my wife recommended it and have been using it for 10 minutes, three times a day for approaching 4 weeks. I still hobble first thing in the morning but less than previously and can definitely get through the day more or less without pain. I can comfortably walk around 8 miles without incident, at an easy pace of around 3mph, though occasionally notice a tightening after that. The Plantar Cure is very soothing to use, having a variety of modes and seems to both prevent pain during normal daily movement and to ease any pain after a long walk and to prevent tightening of the muscles or ligaments around the ankle and sole of the foot. I still wear supportive insoles (full length in walking boots, short ones in walking trainers - just from the local chemist) as these help stop a ‘flat foot’ feeling that seems to come with this condition. Charging is easy, though seems to last only around 3 x 10 minutes. The strap is not really easy to use but does keep the device in place and I hope that’s user error and something that will just click in time. All in all I’m very pleased with this handy little device.