My poor mother in law was diagnosed with Plantar fasciitis.

Problem is, she works about 6 days a week. And she's on her feet all day when she works. She's put a wrap around her foot that has it, but it doesn't seem to do anything. She usually hobbles around when I see her at her house. Poor lady. On most of her days off, she watches our kids (3 kids under 4) because my wife and I both have to work.

I have a foot massager, and I told her to keep it at her house, she used it and said it helped a little...but i don't think it will help cure the problem.

Is there anything anyone can suggest? I think what the doctor said is there is a piece of bone spur that is near her heal....and she had stepped on one of the kids toys really hard and it lodged the bone spur just right or something to be in a really bad spot. They said down the line, if she wants...there is a surgery....
I'm just seeing if there is something else, not as evasive that can help.

What worked for me was arch supports and sturdy tie shoes and don't go barefoot. The podiatrist had me try over-the-counter ones first and if they hadn't helped, then would have ordered specially made ones. Fortunately, they did work. I used the arch supports for probably four years before it felt OK without them, but for daily use, I always wear shoes with good support even now.

This may help.

thanks for the info....she can start the stretches, and arch supports....
are there any foods that can help build the tendons in the foot back up?

Both my husband and I had this a few years ago. Keeping the foot in a flexed position while in bed moves the healing process along. Do the exercises as soon as you get up. When the tendons start to heal in the extended position at night thats what causes the pain in the morning as the newly formed tendon tissue starts to tear again.

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you mean, you want them to heal while be stretched (in extended position), right?

I am an active person and I got plantar fasciitis before. It took months for me to heal.

What I recommend is that get a tennis ball and tell your mum to step on it and roll it around while seating. It stimulate blood circulation to the injured area and it helps to relieve the pain. Hope it helps.

My wife suffers from this intermittently. In addition to foot exercises that people have already mentioned, she found the most important thing is to get correctly fitted with a good pair of shoes, and to not go barefoot or in slippers/sandals when it flares up. She has a job where she is often on her feet most of the day, so a few times a year it comes back, but she's able to keep it under control and reduce its duration through ensuring she is wearing good footwear and soaking/massaging her feet every night.