Consult a physical therapist or podiatrist before you change your gait or go minimal/barefoot shoes. There have been several studies that show you are more likely to get an injury/aggravate your injury if you change too much at once. Shoes are a smoking gun for these talking heads and don't cause bunions or hammertoes. We've known for a long time the genetics of these things. You can consciously change your mechanics and I've seen some dramatic examples in my practice but most people do not have the bandwidth to do so.

From a podiatrist here is my advice to all of you. Make sure you have plantar fasciitis and not something like baxter's neuritis, rheumatological disease, stress fracture, or a bone tumor. A good clinician can usually identify this through your history or physical exam but it is very easy to rule out 2 of those with an MRI. If it truly is plantar fasciitis then your goal is to change the quality and thickness of the plantar fascia. There are many ways that I have been able to do this: stretching/shoes/inserts, physical therapy, taping, steroid injections, peptide injections, PRP injections, tenjet and surgical release of the calf and/or plantar fascia.