What is the treatment for heel pain?
Treatment revolves around treating the cause, which may be poor biomechanics of the feet/legs, overuse, being overweight, poor footwear. Commonly treatment involves rest, ice therapy, strapping, foot orthotics and appropriate footwear.
The majority of the time, heel pain is a result of overuse. It is commonly a result of damage to the plantar fascia (it is that band that runs underneath your foot and holds your arch up); resulting in a very very very common condition known as plantar fasciitis.
People commonly think it is a ‘spur’, but recent clinical trials and anatomical based studies show a spur can form as a result of constant damage where the plantar fascia attaches into the calcaneus (heel bone). The spur is not what causes the pain.
Refer to this article for a simple overview on heel pain and treatment; http://www.stepfreeofpain.com.au/index.php?id=HeelSpurs
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