What is Heel Pain?
Heel Pain is also sometimes called as heel spur sydrome when a heel spur is present. Or caused by plantar fasciitis, stress fracture on heel bone (calcaneus spur), arthritis, or nerve irritation.
What are the causes of Heel Pain?
– Overuse
– Incorrect footwear: inadequate heel support or shock absorption
– Running injuries: run on hard surfaces, run too often
– Hard landing on heel
Conditions related to heel pain
– Plantar fasciitis
– Bone Spurs
– Achilles Tendinitis
– Referred pain from back
– Tibial nerve entrapment in the posterior tarsal tunnel
Physiotherapy Treatmesnts that may help Heel Pain
– Pain Relief treatments: Ultrasound
– Manual Therapy
– Shockwave Therapy
– Therapeutic Exercises
