Heel pain
Heel pain is a common foot issue associated with pain in the foot area.
It could have many causes like-
Symptoms
- Pain under the foot, towards the front of the heel.
- The pain is moderate in the beginning but, gradually becomes severe.
- Pain may be even more severe, however, if there is a tear.
Cause
- Pain after waking up
- Sitting for a longer duration and experience pain while getting up.
- Plantar fascia- It is the most common reason for heel pain. Plantar fascia maintains the arch of leg and in some cases it gets
torn and gradually causes pain called plantar fasciitis. - Trauma
- Injury
- Obesity
- Extra bone growth
- Flat foot- People with flat foot doesn’t have a visible arch in the foot. It can cause pain and sometimes it may affect walking also.
- Reactive arthritis
- Bone tumor
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Stress fractures
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Poor posture while walking
- Improper running posture
- Soft tissue mass
- Bruise in the bone
- Having stiff calf muscles.
- Excessive running
- Working in standing position for long hours.
Flat foot
Prevention
- Warm up before any outdoor sports activity.
- Proper fit shoes
- After standing for long time, give some rest to your feet
- A proportionate body weight
- Wearing shoes on hard ground
- Wearing supportive shoes
Exercises that can help
- Calf rise while standing
- Rolling stretch
- Band assisted ankle flexion
Treatment
1. In most of the cases it is self limiting
2. Physiotherapy
3. Plantar fascia stretching exercise
4. Ball exercise
5. Pain relieving medicine
6. Supportive shoe
7. Properly fitting shoe
8. Customized Shoe to maintain the arch of flat foot
9. USG guided injections
10. PRP treatment
11. Radiofrequency ablation
12. Stretching exercise of the calf muscles
Some other home remedies for this-
- Good footwear to support the foot
- Applying ice pack
- Taking rest
No surgical treatment for this.
Reference:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/heel-pain/basics/causes/sym-20050788
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