Heel Pain & Heel Spur Heel Pain & Heel Spur TreatmentTreatment

Causes of Heel Pain ?Causes of Heel Pain ?

• Heel pain can be caused by a wide variety of conditions or injuries.

• Any number of ailments including plantar fasciitis, tendonitis, arthritis, calluses, stress fractures could be cause of heel pain. 

The following questions can The following questions can help determine the cause of the help determine the cause of the pain.pain.

• • Do You experience pain when You move your Do You experience pain when You move your foot or after?foot or after?

• • If Your add weight or pressure does the pain If Your add weight or pressure does the pain increase?increase?

• • Does it change the way you walk and stop your Does it change the way you walk and stop your ability to walk?ability to walk?

Four Grades of Heel PainFour Grades of Heel Pain

Types of Heel pain ?Types of Heel pain ?

• • Heel pain during activity.Heel pain during activity.

• • Heel pain before & after activity not affecting Heel pain before & after activity not affecting performance.performance.

• • Heel pain before, during, after activity, affecting Heel pain before, during, after activity, affecting performance.performance.

• • Heel pain so severe that performance is Heel pain so severe that performance is impossible.impossible.

Persistent Heel Pain when walking or running Persistent Heel Pain when walking or running that is severe enough that it limits your that is severe enough that it limits your movement we recommend a professional movement we recommend a professional consultation from a podiatrist to determine the consultation from a podiatrist to determine the cause of the pain and the best treatment cause of the pain and the best treatment options available.options available.

Treatment Options for Heel Treatment Options for Heel PainPain

• While treatment will vary from person to person, While treatment will vary from person to person, common treatments for heel pain are changing common treatments for heel pain are changing shoes in combination with shoe supports and shoes in combination with shoe supports and inserts, padding and taping your foot to alleviate inserts, padding and taping your foot to alleviate pressure and pain, medication to help control pain, pressure and pain, medication to help control pain, and prescription or orthotic devices to help with and prescription or orthotic devices to help with mobility. mobility.

• If the heel pain is caused by a specific foot If the heel pain is caused by a specific foot condition, the best possible treatment option for the condition, the best possible treatment option for the cause of the heel pain will be recommended in some cause of the heel pain will be recommended in some cases this could be foot surgery.cases this could be foot surgery.

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