Most Doctors are COVERING UP the root cause. I found this out the hard way not only from healing an autoimmune condition naturally but also dealing with diagnosed plantar fasciitis for 6+ years. What I learned recently is that Foot Problems only get WORSE with Orthopedics. I went to a foot Doctor 3 years ago in Colombia. He prescribed me steroids to decrease the inflammation in my feet and orthopedics. When I came back to the office to pickup the new orthopedic molds, he asked if I took the steroids. I told him, "Absolutely not." He then proceeded to get very angry telling me I was noncompliant. I asked him calmly, "The orthopedics are supposed to fix the problem right?" He said, "Yes." I said, "If the problem will be fixed from the orthopedics, then there is no reason to take drugs to bring down the inflammation, right?" He stormed out of the room and avoided me in the halls. What I didn't know then was that the orthopedics were just like the steroids he was trying to prescribe. They would only help with the pain by BLOCKING my foots ability to drop. See, my foot was actually screaming in pain because of the issues in my hips, sacrum, and pelvic floor. As I started addressing these issues, I realized I never needed orthopedics and they were just prolonging the issue. In fact, for flat footed plantar faciitis, the foot structure and muscles/tendons need to be strengthened. For high arched foot pain, the muscles throughout the body need to be relaxed so the arch can drop. This is only one of hundreds of examples related to how western medicine tries to coverup bullethole problems with bandaids. Dig deeper and you'll find the answers.