Did you know heel pain has a lot of different causes?
While most people associate heel pain with a heel spur (more accurately plantar fasciitis), did you know that there are actually dozens of causes of heel pain?
Here is a list of some of them:
Plantar fasciitis
Growth plate inflammation in kids
Bursitis
Stress fracture
Heel pad bruise
Tarsal tunnel syndrome (similar to carpal tunnel)
Nerve branch entrapment
Heel bone fracture
Punctured fat pad
Bone infection
Complications of sickle cell anemia
Arthritis
Heel fat pad shrinking
Skin cyst
Scar tissue
Rheumatoid nodules
Foreign body
Genetic diseases of the skeleton
Thyroid disease
Complications of diabetes
Rheumatoid arthritis
Gout
Other body-wide autoimmune arthritic conditions
Warts
Callus
Bone and cartilage tumors
Fat and muscle tumors
As you can see, a lot can go on in the heel to cause pain. Sometimes heel pain is misdiagnosed, and ineffective treatment can lead to more pain or worse. Be sure to see a foot specialist first if you start to feel regular heel pain. At Indiana Podiatry Group, we pride ourselves in providing fast and effective relief for heel pain sufferers.
