Plantar Fasciitis & Heel Pain
The pain has a root cause. We treat that.
Plantar fasciitis isn't just inflammation — it's a mechanical problem. FasciaFloat™ is designed specifically for the biomechanics driving your pain.
What's actually happening
Your heel hurts because your foot mechanics are pulling on it.
The plantar fascia is a band of tissue running from your heel to your toes. When your foot rolls inward — a common and often unnoticed pattern — it puts the fascia under constant tension. Every step stretches it further.
Over time, that repeated overload inflames the tissue right where it attaches to the heel bone. Padding helps with immediate comfort. It doesn't stop the rolling. Generic arch supports lift the arch — but don't address the rotational mechanics driving the problem. FasciaFloat™ does both.
Pain at the base of the heel — often worst with the first steps in the morning, or after long periods of rest.
The mechanics
Four things happening in your foot right now.
Foot rolls inward with every step
Subtalar pronation — your foot rolling inward — is the underlying driver. It twists the fascia with each footfall. The rolling is the root cause. Most treatments ignore it.
Fascia stretches beyond its tolerance
The tension accumulates at the calcaneal insertion — where the fascia meets the heel bone. Not just once — thousands of times per day. Eventually the tissue becomes inflamed.
Heel fat-pad can't absorb the impact
Under bodyweight, the fatty cushion of the heel expands outward. A shallow heel cup lets it escape. Deep containment is critical for absorbing load and protecting the underlying tissue.
Achilles tension adds to the load
The plantar fascia and Achilles tendon are biomechanically linked. A small heel lift reduces fascia resting length — decreasing baseline tension before you even take a step.
The device
How FasciaFloat™ addresses each one.
Every design element maps to a documented biomechanical rationale. Nothing is generic.
The process
Three steps. Nothing else required.
Get a prescription
Ask your doctor, or order directly. A clinician reviews every order — red-flag symptoms caught before anything ships.
Capture your measurements
You'll receive a link. Our AI-guided photo tool walks you through fit capture on your phone. No clinic visit required.
It ships to your door
Handcrafted to your exact measurements with modifications specific to plantar fasciitis. No stock shells. Ships when it meets specification.
The orthotic
FasciaFloat™
Semirigid functional orthotic — rearfoot offload and plantar fascia tension reduction. Designed on the Root biomechanical framework, refined by KevinRoot Medical for this specific pathology.
120-day free returns · Medical review on every order · Handcrafted to your measurements
Clinical foundation
Built on 65 years of Root biomechanics. Applied to this condition.
In 1959, Dr. Merton Root established the functional orthotic framework that trained podiatrists and orthotists have practiced from ever since. Subtalar joint neutrality, midtarsal mechanics, rearfoot posting — documented, peer-reviewed, replicable.
KevinRoot Medical trained within that tradition. FasciaFloat™ applies the same principles — bespoke, per order, reviewed before fabrication begins.
Every structural decision in FasciaFloat™ traces back to a specific pathomechanical rationale. Nothing is borrowed from a generic orthotic template. The heel cup depth, the posting angle, the groove position — each was chosen because the literature says it works for this condition.
The clinical rationale section below documents those decisions in full, with citations, for providers and patients who want to understand exactly what they're getting.
FasciaFloat™
Clinical rationale
Each modification below maps to a documented biomechanical rationale and peer-reviewed literature. Citations are available in full on the provider page.
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Delivered to your patient's door. $129. 120-day free returns. Medical review on every order.