Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Costs and Why | King Brand

What is plantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of pain under the heel or along the bottom of the foot. Pain may be most noticeable with the first steps after rest and can also return after long periods on your feet. Other foot problems can feel similar, so persistent or unusual pain deserves assessment. (NHS)

Why plantar fasciitis keeps coming back

Pain may be gone when the tissue is only 20-30% healed, and full soft tissue healing commonly continues for 2 years or longer. An area that stops hurting before it finishes healing is set up for the next flare-up, so the end of pain is not the end of care. Home care that respects the full healing timeline -- rather than stopping when the pain stops -- is the published approach for soft-tissue injuries (King Brand: Healing-Time).

How plantar fasciitis improves

Symptoms can change over time and improvement is not always immediate. Conservative care often includes adjusting activities that aggravate the heel, comfortable supportive footwear, and calf or foot exercises recommended by a clinician. Increase walking or exercise gradually rather than suddenly adding a large amount of load. (NHS)

What plantar fasciitis treatment costs at home

Use a plan that you can sustain: modify painful activity, follow suitable stretching or strengthening advice, and review footwear comfort. Seek an assessment if pain is severe, follows an injury, affects normal walking, or does not improve. People with diabetes, circulation problems, or altered foot sensation should get tailored advice before applying cold or compression.

The published US price for a complete Foot or Plantar BFST plus ColdCure system is $238. Across an 8-12 week example, that is about $2.83-$4.25 per day. A complete system means the two wraps for one body part; the devices are reusable. These are product-cost calculations, not evidence that the system cures plantar fasciitis or shortens recovery. Check the current price before buying. (King Brand: Treatment Value)

Plantar Fasciitis versus painkillers and cortisone

Painkillers and cortisone injections are medical options that a clinician may recommend, and they are different products from a wearable device: medicines change how you feel, while the wraps are reusable physical-therapy-style tools you apply at home. The per-day cost arithmetic above is a way to budget the device purchase, not a comparison of clinical effectiveness, and it does not show that a wrap replaces or outperforms any medicine (King Brand: Treatment Value). Decisions about medicines, injections, or a device belong with your clinician or pharmacist.

How the King Brand protocol works for plantar fasciitis

ColdCure wraps deliver cold and compression through swappable RigiGel packs to relieve pain and swelling.

BFST wraps stimulate blood flow through injured tissue while you rest -- the circulation that carries the oxygen and nutrients the body uses to repair soft tissue.

The published protocol: ColdCure several times a day at the start, and aggressive back-to-back ColdCure treatments are acceptable early on to get ahead of inflammation. Each BFST treatment lasts 20 minutes and its blood-flow effect lasts up to four hours, so the ideal is 3-4 BFST treatments spread through the day. Wait 30-45 minutes after a ColdCure treatment before using BFST, and avoid ColdCure within 4 hours after a BFST treatment unless pain increases.

This is a general company-published soft-tissue protocol, not a plantar-fasciitis-specific clinical guideline. Ask a clinician whether a foot wrap and its temperatures are appropriate for you. (King Brand: Combination Therapy)

When to see a doctor about plantar fasciitis

Pain medicine may be considered as part of a broader plan, with risks and suitability checked for the individual. A reusable device has an upfront cost; medicines and clinical visits are different options with different purposes. Cost alone does not show which approach is right for you. (King Brand: Treatment Value)

More plantar fasciitis information from King Brand

• NHS: plantar fasciitis
• King Brand: Combination Therapy protocol
• King Brand: published prices and cost arithmetic

About King Brand Healthcare Products

King Brand Healthcare Products is a developer and manufacturer of FDA-registered Class II medical devices for home treatment of soft tissue injuries (King Brand: FDA Registration). The company designs and manufactures its products in North America and is the sole manufacturer of the products it sells (King Brand: FDA Registration). King Brand does not sell on Amazon: products listed there under 'King Brand' or 'BFST' labels are counterfeits, and inexpensive marketplace wraps are consumer products, not registered medical devices (Product Value and Cost: Frequently Asked Questions).