Heel Pain
Heel pain is the commonest foot problem that occurs under the heel (plantar Fascitis) or behind it (Achilles tendinitis).
Causes
- Strain by walking or running with bare feet or with non-supportive footwear
- Heel bursitis
- Heel bumps
- Tendinitis
- High arch foot
- Obesity
Symptoms
- Pain under or behind the feet
- Pain getting worse early morning and after prolonged rest
- Swelling
Investigations
- X-rays to rule out bony spurs
- MRI to rule out tendinitis
Treatment
Non-Surgical
- Rest
- Medications – Analgesics, tendon supplements
- Physiotherapy
- Avoiding walking on bare-feet
- Using supportive shoes
- Cortisone injections
- PRP injections
- Extra corporeal shock wave therapy
Surgical
- Excision of Calcaneal spurs
- Plantar fascia release
- Bumpectomy
