answer:I’m very interested in this. A relative of mine has this, she works on her feet, and suffers quite a bit. She tried accupuncture, which initially she told me helped a lot, but I don’t think that is the case anymore. Her doctor recommended surgery. According to my relative she understands the surgery to have a 50% success rate. She will not do the surgery. Not yet anyway. She’s afraid of a negative side effect that would make working completely impossible. She’s had the problem for over 5 years now, but only recently started wearing flatter, more comfortable shoes for some relief. She was one of those 5 inch heals girls. Even daily at work it was 3–5 inches on her shoes. If you find something helpful I’d be interested to know if you remember, so I can pass it on to my relative. My own recommendation as additional advice for anyone with nerve or muscle pain is check your vitamin D and B12 levels next time you have blood drawn, and consider spraying magnesium spray on the area 2–3 times a week. I don’t think it is some sort of miracle cure for your problem, but even if it helps a little it’s worth it. The magnesium spray (very cheap at a health food store) is very well absorbed, so don’t go spraying it all over your body in large quantities. Another option is epson salt foot bath, which also puts magnesium on the area.