When is plantar fascia surgery necessary for runners?

If you're a runner with plantar fasciitis, you probably have heel pain when you get up and step out of bed. 

If that's gone on for months, you tried icing, you've tried stretching, and you've become frustrated, it starts to become pretty easy for your doctor to talk you into surgery. 

If you've had plantar fasciitis for a long time and your doctor is trying to convince you need surgery, you should listen up!
 
When is plantar fascia surgery really necessary for runners? 
 
Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.