My husband was diagnosed about a year ago with flare-ups of plantar fascists, and 3 weeks ago it flared up in his right foot, so he went to our family doctor...he told him to take Ibuprofen for the pain, ice pack & hot pack alternately and try to stay off of it. The swelling of his foot has gone down a little, but the pain is still there...could this be something else? He doesn t recall spraining his ankle, etc. And, he had gout before in his elbow & has none of those symptoms.