@jilliemo12345 Hello Jillie. I have had plantar fasciitis and it took a long time to resolve, a few months, but it did. I did a lot of stretching of my calves to stretch the Achille's tendon by using a curb at the end of my driveway to raise my toes. I did the stretch as gentle as I could and gradually worked up to a deeper stretch and took walks around the block. It took months to go away. I also saw a Podiatrist who made custom orthotics for me to support my feet properly that helped a lot too, and it hasn't happened again. I have good study hiking shoes. With RA, your feet may be different, and a Podiatrist could advise if that may be making heel pain worse. I also use my hands to rotate my ankle through its normal range of motion to keep it moving. I had an injury with an ankle fracture and get pain in the ligaments, so this helps me. I think the more limber you can be, the better things will feel. Have you seen a Podiatrist before?

Hi Jillie, I moved your question to this existing discussion about plantar faciitis.
- Plantar Fasciitis: How did you get rid of it? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/plantar-fasciitis-1/

I did this so you can continue to connect with @jenniferhunter and other members like @peggyn @cobweb @Erinmfs @tsc @artist01 @imallears @suziet @alive @lynnelliott7 and others who have suggested things that help.

Jillie, what kind of pain do you have? What activity have you been doing lately?