My PF has greatly subsided. When it was worse, I had to sleep with the boot on. One thing my doctor told me to do was gently massage my feet before getting out of bed and that did seem to help. When I massaged the feet before putting any weight on them I wouldn't experience that pulling or ripping type of pain when stepping down.
I also used ktape when running longer distances.
Thanks so much for your input! I haven't been on the boards in a while, so I apologize for the late response. So good to hear that your PF is doing well - did you rest for a while, or just keep running? I haven't been able to really train at all yet, and I'm getting nervous. The podiatrist said she could give me a steroid shot and that should help, but that makes me a little nervous....