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I had PF about a year ago. I used much of the advice given on this thread and it still took a couple months to go away. A couple of things that helped me. First I was doing a fair bit of running. My shoes were worn out - new shoes helped. Don't know how old the Merrells you have but a new pair might be in order. The biggest thing that helped me were the frozen water bottle rolled under my foot and a golf ball using the same rolling deal. I found the golf ball was smaller and allowed me to hit more specific spots than the water bottle. I also did stretches 3-4 times a day.

To keep in shape, I would lay low on any running or other forms of foot abuse and concentrate on something that doesn't pound your feet. An elliptical, bike, or something similar would be my choice.

Good luck.