Understanding Heel Pain: Causes, Symptoms, and Risk Factors
- posted: Mar. 04, 2024
Dr. Ryan Kemp, Dr. Kerry Anderson, and Dr. Boyd Andrews head up the Idaho Foot & Ankle Associates in Boise, Nampa, Meridian, ID. Our doctors of podiatry are experienced, skilled, and licensed to diagnose heel pain and every facet affecting your feet, ankles, and lower legs.
Our doctors embrace continued educational trends in podiatry medicine to bring you the latest and more significant advancements in foot health and painful heel solutions.
Understanding Heel Pain
Although painful heels are common for many people, they aren’t normal. However, when your painful heels become chronic, worsen over time, and don't heal on their own, it's time to schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Idaho Foot & Ankle Associates in Boise, Nampa, and Meridian, ID, for heel pain diagnosis and treatment.
Possible Causes of Heel Pain
There are multiple causes of painful heels, such as wearing ill-fitting shoes, overuse, sports injuries, and walking on hard surfaces all day. Common causes of heel pain are listed below.
- Infection
- Nerve damage
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Sinus tarsi Syndrome
- Connective tissue inflammation
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendonitis
- Heel pad bruise
- Stress fractures
- Fat pad atrophy
- Haglund's syndrome
- Piezogenic papules (rare)
- Heel bone infection (rare)
- Heel bone tumors (rare, benign, non-cancerous growths)
Symptoms
Symptoms depend on the cause of your pain. Everyone experiences pain differently and has varying degrees of tolerance. However, the most common symptoms could display discoloration like bruising or redness, stiffness, swelling, tenderness, pain after standing, resting, or sitting, and possible bony growth on the heel.
Risk Factors for Chronic Painful Heels
Whenever you put pressure on your foot or strain the muscles and tendons, it can cause painful heels. Risk factors arise depending on your posture when you walk, and the structure of your foot increases the risk of pain.
Other factors increasing your risk of painful heels are obesity, arthritis, flat feet, and high arches.
Call Us Today for Treatment of Painful Heels!
We can help you eliminate or significantly decrease your chronic pain, but you must give us a call and schedule your consultation appointment.
Call Dr. Kemp, Dr. Anderson, and Dr. Andrews today at the Idaho Foot & Ankle Associates in Boise, Nampa, and Meridian, ID, at the following numbers to schedule your appointment.
208-327-0627 - Boise
208-463-1660 - Nampa/Caldwell
208-888-9876 - Meridian
Pain anywhere in the body is not a diagnosis, nor is it normal or a consequence of aging. Pain is a secondary issue due to an underlying condition. We can find out why you have heel pain!
- posted: Mar. 04, 2024
Dr. Ryan Kemp, Dr. Kerry Anderson, and Dr. Boyd Andrews head up the Idaho Foot & Ankle Associates in Boise, Nampa, Meridian, ID. Our doctors of podiatry are experienced, skilled, and licensed to diagnose heel pain and every facet affecting your feet, ankles, and lower legs.
Our doctors embrace continued educational trends in podiatry medicine to bring you the latest and more significant advancements in foot health and painful heel solutions.
Understanding Heel Pain
Although painful heels are common for many people, they aren’t normal. However, when your painful heels become chronic, worsen over time, and don't heal on their own, it's time to schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Idaho Foot & Ankle Associates in Boise, Nampa, and Meridian, ID, for heel pain diagnosis and treatment.
Possible Causes of Heel Pain
There are multiple causes of painful heels, such as wearing ill-fitting shoes, overuse, sports injuries, and walking on hard surfaces all day. Common causes of heel pain are listed below.
- Infection
- Nerve damage
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Sinus tarsi Syndrome
- Connective tissue inflammation
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendonitis
- Heel pad bruise
- Stress fractures
- Fat pad atrophy
- Haglund's syndrome
- Piezogenic papules (rare)
- Heel bone infection (rare)
- Heel bone tumors (rare, benign, non-cancerous growths)
Symptoms
Symptoms depend on the cause of your pain. Everyone experiences pain differently and has varying degrees of tolerance. However, the most common symptoms could display discoloration like bruising or redness, stiffness, swelling, tenderness, pain after standing, resting, or sitting, and possible bony growth on the heel.
Risk Factors for Chronic Painful Heels
Whenever you put pressure on your foot or strain the muscles and tendons, it can cause painful heels. Risk factors arise depending on your posture when you walk, and the structure of your foot increases the risk of pain.
Other factors increasing your risk of painful heels are obesity, arthritis, flat feet, and high arches.
Call Us Today for Treatment of Painful Heels!
We can help you eliminate or significantly decrease your chronic pain, but you must give us a call and schedule your consultation appointment.
Call Dr. Kemp, Dr. Anderson, and Dr. Andrews today at the Idaho Foot & Ankle Associates in Boise, Nampa, and Meridian, ID, at the following numbers to schedule your appointment.
208-327-0627 - Boise
208-463-1660 - Nampa/Caldwell
208-888-9876 - Meridian
Pain anywhere in the body is not a diagnosis, nor is it normal or a consequence of aging. Pain is a secondary issue due to an underlying condition. We can find out why you have heel pain!