I dealt with this for a long time and tried a lot of things to help- insoles, foot bands/balls, exercises, a brace that I wore overnight, even a supplement that was supposed to promote healing, etc. None of these helped me long term although each did give a little relief.

I was about to give up until I read this tidbit on a medical message board- it was so random- and this is what helped me to heal permanently (although my grown kids made fun of me mercilessly for it.) One doctor suggested getting two pairs of actual Crocs- the basic style- one pair for inside, and one for outside. Keep them on your feet all the time. Even if you're just getting up in the night to use the bathroom, slip on your inside pair of crocs. It took two weeks for the pain to go away fully and my family teased me for my ugly footwear, lol. But this did fix the issue for me and pf has not returned.