Pain relief and healing are NOT the same thing.
Massage rollers, icing, pain meds, insoles, better footwear, cortisone shots...
Might bring temporary relief...
But none of them actually repair the damaged tissue underneath.
The damage is still there, just waiting to flare back up.
That's why plantar fasciitis has a habit of "going away" only to then come right back a few days or weeks later.
Actually repairing the damaged fascia takes blood flow...
Giving the tissue oxygen, nutrients and ATP.
The 3 things it actually needs.