Radio Frequency Ablation for Plantar Faciitis

Last time I was in the podiatrist's office I noticed a poster on the wall about the RF. It made it sound like the best thing since sliced bread but I figured it was for advanced cases like yours where all therapies had been exhausted.

I have experienced PF in both feet and have received cortisone injections with much relief (each one lasted a year+), though my podiatrist told me that if the problem persisted we would have to look at custom orthotics.

I know part of my problem is weight, and part of it is my footwear. I wear a women's size 12 wide, which is quite difficult to fit. I'm also just shy of 6' tall, so I avoid any type of heel for both the added height and discomfort factors. Adding an orthotic just didn't sound like an option that I wanted to pursue so I hoped the shot would last forever (ha ha).

I started having flare-ups again after I joined the gym and decided to look into self-treatment. I just googled it and found lots of interesting stuff out there! One of them involved an ancient Eastern method of "scraping" the foot using a bone wedge that looked kinda like my plastic pot scraper. You may have already tried this, but I have found the most success in rolling my foot over a tennis ball several times a day. It's one of those things that hurts really bad at first but then when you realize it's helping you are inclined to continue. I started out doing this in a seated position and then moved to standing as I could tolerate it.

Anyway, I am very curious about the RF also and hope that someone will chime in here, one way or another! Also curious as to the cost of this type of treatment :O