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Inclusion Criteria: * aged 18 years or older; 2. chronic plantar heel pain for at least 3 months; 3. clinical presentation consistent with plantar fasciitis / plantar fasciopathy; 4. baseline average heel pain of at least 4/10 in at least one heel proposed for study treatment; 5. imaging findings supportive of plantar fasciitis / plantar fasciopathy on either: * ultrasound scan (USS); or * magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); 6. able to understand the study and provide written informed consent; 7. sufficient spoken and written English to understand the study information and complete the planned questionnaires and telephone follow-up assessments Exclusion Criteria: * Participants will be excluded for any of the following: 1. previous ESWT to the affected study foot; 2. corticosteroid injection to the affected region within the preceding 3 months; 3. previous plantar fascia surgery; 4. an alternative diagnosis considered to be the principal cause of the heel pain; 5. current or suspected calcaneal or other relevant stress fracture; 6. relevant inflammatory arthropathy; 7. pregnancy; 8. recognised contraindication to ESWT; 9. inability to provide informed consent; 10. insufficient spoken or written English to understand the study information or complete the planned study procedures where appropriately translated materials and interpreter-supported longitudinal follow-up are unavailable; 11. any other clinical factor considered by the investigator to make participation inappropriate or unsafe