Plantar Fasciitis & Heel Pain
The most common reason a custom orthotic gets prescribed: medial heel pain, worst on first steps, driven by strain at the plantar fascia's calcaneal insertion. This template combines total-contact arch support with targeted relief at the insertion.
Full-length is the default for daily trainers; switch to ¾-length when shoe volume is tight. Either way the base prints dead flat, so the device sits stable in the shoe and the heel relief stays exactly over the insertion.
What you'll see
- First-step heel pain in the morning or after sitting
- Point tenderness at the medial calcaneal tubercle
- A tight gastroc–soleus complex on exam
- Often a flexible, pronating foot loading the medial column
- Symptoms that ease with activity and return after rest
The modifier package
Medial ArchTotal contact takes daily strain off the fascia
Plantar Fascia Groove4–6 mm channel so a supportive arch doesn't press a tight band
Heel Spur ReliefFloats the insertion when tenderness is focal
Heel Cup DepthKeeps the fat pad gathered under the calcaneus
Worth considering
Rearfoot PostVarus posting when pronation drives the strain
Heel LiftA small bilateral raise to quiet a tight calf–Achilles chain
Clinical note
If the pain is posterior, at the Achilles insertion rather than plantar, work from the Achilles tendinopathy template instead.
Every template is a starting prescription, not a constraint. Each parameter stays fully editable in Rx Studio before you send the order.