Soft tissue treatment to plantar fascia Plantar fasciitis is a common kind of repetitive strain injury afflicting runners, walkers and hikers, and nearly anyone who stands for a living, especially on hard surfaces. It causes mainly foot arch pain and / or heel pain. Morning foot pain is signature symptom. Plantar fasciitis is not the same thing as heel spurs and flat feet, but they are related and often confused. Other names plantar fasciosis/fasciopathy, jogger’s heel, heel spur syndrome. #heel