Well I can FINALLY report some progress, primarily due to 2 things:
1. rolling the golfball underfoot at night for up to a 1/2 hour RELENTLESSLY
2. obtaining a PROSTRETCH
Today my PT advised that the inflammation, or 'crunchy' sounding/feeling experienced when she massages my arch, has disappeared. Hosannah!
Over the weekend I was darn near Bill-Gates-fixated on doing the golfball. I have learned what to feel for afterwards, I had felt none & experienced a surge of what now appears to be justified optimism.
After a 4-mile walk (no, I still am not allowed to run yet) I used the golfball and had maybe 10-15 seconds of PF pain, after which I literally worked it out.
We discussed what the podiatrist who's running this whole show will do re cortisone. She, the PT, cautioned me that he may decide to just let me continue using the golfball, PROSTRETCH and all these damned stretching exercises she's proscribed thus far.
She still seems to feel that my stiff hip, and now slightly less short leg, are issues as well which contribute to it all. I'm doing 7 different stretches of one type or another.
I just want to get back to running.