JR said:
The pf heals during the winter for me.
The winter was what brought my plantar fasciitis on. I didn't even have it before a winter a few years back. Since then it has lingered, occasionally flaring up and becoming troublesome (like now).
Walking through the snow, ice, slush, mud, ever-changing mixture that comes with winter, it is hard to get a good grip when walking. So when you push off to take the next step the surface below often gives out and your foot slips out. This constant slipping out was what caused my PF (or so I believe, as that slipping out causes the most pain to the heel once PF has taken hold).
Probably everyone who plays in winter experiences the relief, after trudging through hours of snow how, easy it is to walk on a firm surface again. Obviously part of that is not having to fight through the depth of snow but also part of that is getting good traction again.
So with my PF flaring up in lovely fall I am quite fearful of what nasty winter will bring.
I do notice that certain shoes are better or worse than others. The foot specialist I saw once (years ago) told me that hard bottomed shoes are better. I have not noticed this, in fact for me it has been the opposite. Not that soft soles are guaranteed to be good, just that the worst shoes are hard soled. Why some soft soled shoes cause less pain than others is still a mystery.