I've been struggling with plantar fasciitis for a long time and I'm considering surgery, an endoscopic plantar fasciotomy. But knowing just how much time us climbers spend on our toes and knowing how much the plantar fascia support the rest of the foot in that position, I'm concerned how this procedure will affect climbing. I haven't been able to find any information from "serious" (by that I mean climbing a lot, not just a few times a month) climbers that have had this procedure done. I'd love to hear from anyone with experiences.
Can't address your surgery question, but have you tried Muscle activation Technique? I had chronic plantar fasciitis for eight years and tried everything with zero success, after ten or so sessions with the M.A.T. therapist I've had no problems for the last four years. Good Luck.
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I'll answer my own query now 6.5 weeks post-op. I've been keeping a journal of sorts of my recovery post-surgery at https://jasonhalladay.blogspot.com/2019/01/my-plantar-fasciitis-story.html While I haven't done a ton of climbing since surgery, I have had about 8 climbing days post-op and haven't noticed any change in foot strength. The climbing has been steeper sport climbing with a bit of vertical sport climbing in there too. I'll be curious to see how it feels in cracks and slab but thus far I'm very optimistic. Most importantly, I don't have any PF pain anymore! An amazing feeling after 15 months of daily pain.