If you can't lift your body up with that leg yet, I would recommend the exercise that I tried. I would stand on a stair with the heal off and then lower my body. It's likely not the same full stretch as you would get with the towel lift approach, but gets in a good stretch. I was able to...
I agree with the suggestion to get good walking shoes. I had developed plantar fascitis last year. I love to walk and hike and I had just set my tentative dates to walk the Camino with a friend. Between the plantar fascitis and then the development of iron-deficiency anemia, I was devastated...
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