Plantar Fasciitis
Heel Pain
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common disorders that can affect people from all walks of life. Common characteristics include pain in the heel and bottom of the foot, and increased pain with the first step out of bed. Common causes of plantar fasciitis include restrictive foot wear and a tight calf muscle. Most cases of plantar fasciitis can be resolved with less-restrictive footwear and physical therapy to stretch the calf muscle.
In this video, Ray McClanahan DPM gives an excellent description of one of the primary causes of Plantar Fasciitis: position of the big toe.
Other potential causes of Heel Pain
- Plantar Fasciits vs Plantar Fasciosis
- Medial Calcaneal Nerve Entrapment
- Calcaneal Stress Fracture
- Bone Cyst/Tumor
- Retro/Infracalcaneal Spurs
- Calcaneal Apophysitis
- Xerosis and Fissures
- Fat Pad Atrophy
- Pressure Blisters/Ulcers
- Foreign Body
- Bone Contusion
- RA/Reiters/Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome