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Inclusion Criteria: * Demographic - Over 18 years of age and ambulatory without a gait aid with no history of narcotic use * Diagnosis - Unilateral or bilateral acute (\< 6 months of pain) plantar fasciitis (i.e., Heel pain that increases with weightbearing, "First step pain": heel pain that occurs after a period of non-weightbearing, such as in the morning when arising from bed or when arising after prolonged sitting; the pain is improved after a few minutes walking but will worsen again with prolonged weightbearing, tenderness over the medial calcaneal tuberosity at the insertion of the plantar fasciitis) * Permitted - Icing, NSAIDS( ibuprofen), Custom Shoe Inserts, Diagnostic Ultrasound Exclusion Criteria: * Demographic - Under 18 year of age, requires a gait aid for ambulation; if not covered by insurance, * Diagnosis of - Arthritis of the Ankle, Midfoot, or Forefoot; Inflammatory Arthritis; Gout; Turf Toe; Hallux Rigidus; Hallux Limitus; Sesamoiditis; Tendonitis or Tendinopathy; Prior tear or Rupture of the Plantar Fascia; Fibromyalgia, Neuralgia, or Neuropathy; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Prior Trauma to the Heel, Fracture of the Calcaneus; Infection; Corn; Callus; Ingrown Nail. * Patient with history of Symptoms for over 6 months * Refractory to prior splint-based treatments * Prior injection of the plantar fascia * Prior surgery on the plantar fascia * Narcotic use