Brother with Heel Pain

Well, my brother is dealing with heel pain. He has had one injection, taping, night splint, icing, stretching, and Aircast Air Heel. Initally there was some relief but he over did with excessive standing and walking and using a shovel to did some holes. So now he has had an additional injection,taping, and casted for orthotics. He is also taking Aleve daily. If no improvement after 4-6 weeks, he may consider having surgery. The surgery he is looking into involves using RF (radiofrequency) technique using the Topaz unit. Recent articles are showing that chronic plantar fasciitis is very difficult to treat with the traditional methods and that RF may be the answer for those very resistant cases.