Heel Pain??

I had this also. It really flared up when I was pregnant with my second and after she was born I went to a dr and I had the beginnings of plantar facitis and they taped me up and gave me orthotics and I got mostly better. I still have some foot pain once in a while. It seemed to help when I lost some of the pregnancy weight also. You might want to consult a dr. Good Luck!

YES, I have had the same issue last summer. I thought it was a strained muscle but it got worse and i had to see a podiatrist. he said i had plantar fascia- strained tendon in the arch area of the foot. i had to receive 2 cotizone shots and wear good suppostive shoes (walking sneaker) with arch supports. he told me to freeze a plastic water bottle (with water) and roll under foot. he also had me put a belt under my toes and pull up to stretch. It took a while but is better and sometimes still acts up. good luck

I used to work at a podiatrist's office as a medical assistant. It sounds like plantar fasciitis. Try some at home remedies, like stretching, shoe inserts, etc. If that doesn't work, make an appointment to see a podiatrist.

sound liek you have a bone spur.
i have orthodicks and they work wonders.
T.

Oh do I feel your PAIN! It sounds like you have a HEEL SPUR. I have suffered with them in the past. At first, I wanted to check to see your age, cos it usually hits men and women in their 40's and up. They are very painful. I will just give you a link to look at which will describe it and explain what it is, and what the treatment is. Better get it checked out by a doctor...
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/generalinfo2/a/heelspur.htm

This sort of sounds like something my mom had in both of her feet, and I think they call it "Spurs." (spelling)

It might be plantar fascitis, which is inflammation of the ligaments in your heel. If you notice that it's worse after you've been off your feet for a longer period of time, and then try to stand up (like when getting up in the morning) it might be that. For a while I had orthotic inserts that went in my shoes, I had them custom made by a podiatrist...they did help. You can buy ones in the store, but they won't be designed to your foot exactly. They also gave me an anti-inflammatory for when it hurt, but the one they gave me made me tired, so I could only take it at night. I try to keep my feet elevated when I can, that seems to help...and I soak my feet whenever I can (which isn't often).

Sounds like a heel spur. You have to go to a foot doctor.

It could be a heel spur or planta fascitis, as others have written. I have had both and they can be so debilitatingly painful. I went to a podiatrist and did exercises, and I think I went to PT for a while, too. The pain did eventually go away. This was a few years ago. I have a doctor I like at the Rothman Institute. I see him at the King of Prussia office, but there are other offices, too. Write me if you are interested.

Yup, I had it too. Plantar Fasciitis. I had to get rid of my favorite flats, and start wearing good shoes with arch support. I also did a stretching exercize: Stand on a stair step(on the balls of your feet) with your heals hanging off the edge, raise and lower your heals to strech the muscles in your achillies tendon and calves. Repeat this 20-30 times several times per day. I also went to a foot doctor and was given a 'boot' to wear a few times of day to help stretch out my tendons. It went away and I have been very careful since then to have good support for my arches and it has not returned. Good Luck

I agree with the others that it sounds like heel spurs. You should have it looked at. Only other thing is possibly plantar fasciitis but that is more toward the arch of the foot I believe. Plantar fasciitis can be helped by stretching the calves and the arch of your foot before getting out of bed in the morning.

Dear A.,
It sounds like plantar fascitis. I have had it several times and it is extremely painful. Luckily, mine went away by using cushioned arch supports ( Dr. Scholl's makes them and you can find them in any drug store. Make sure you really pad the heel area.) If that doesn't help you may need to get a series of cortisone shots.A couple of my friends ahd to go that route. Feel Better!

Unfortunatly there is more than one answer and sometimes it just comes down to trial and error in todays insurance run world. As a certified massage therapist and reflexologist with a physical therapy background I have seen a few diagnosis. Heel spur and neuroma have been the most common. Physical therapists utilize iontophoresis. A medication is transdermally transmitted via electrical stimulation. I have had some success with the reflexology but in all honestly if one of the above is a true diagnosis only the symptoms are being treated. Reflexology and or massage are helpful at alleviating the symptoms. Surgery is the likely option for these which is the bad news but these are done on an outpatient basis these days. Best advice is get to a doctor and if possible go straight to the podiatrist.

A.,
My sister had intense heel pain and it turned out to be bone spurs. She ended up with having to have surgery. I would get to the doctor to rule that out. She had a hard time walking it hurt so bad before she had it fixed. I hope it isn't that and something that will heal without surgery. L. R

As with others, I say to see a foot doctor. My heel pain took several months to go away with supports, twice daily stretches/exerceses and tossing out all my flip-flops (the worst invention, according to my podiatrist :)). For many years, I wore high-heels (3" or more) 24/7, and I'm pretty sure that's what did the most damage.

Plantar fasciitis is usually worse in the morning when you step out of bed on your "unstretched" feet. It is a condition that can take a long time to heal in severe cases. If this has been going on for months already and you feel it may be PF, get to your MD. In the meantime, the stretching and even an anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen should help.

Good luck.

Yeah, me too! Plantar Facetious (SP?) Very painful, when sitting for an extended period or just waking up....ETC you know. Ok here are some things to help: Good shoes with supportive heal, orthodics or inserts (store bought are fine)with good arch support,stretching out your calf, moving your big toe up and down like 30 times in a row whenever you think of it.Try these and I hope they help you. I am not in the medical field so please if it gets worse see a dr. for a true diagnosis.

It sounds like a bone spur. I had one when I had my son two years ago, but the pain faded. hopefully over time yours will, too! google search "bone spurs" to see how you can help it. good luck!

I'd get your back looked at. My husband gets this kind of pain from Sciatica.

Hi A.,
It might be a heel spur caused by wearing flip-flops (they don't cushion or support the foot). See your PCP or get a recommendation for a podiatrist. It probably won't get better on it's own. Sorry....

It could be plantar fasciitis. It sounds like what I get on and off. I Googled it and found a few websites that give stretches you can do to help it, and it really helps. If this doesn't work within a couple of days, then definitely see your doctor.

A.,
It could be plantar fasciitis. I had a post on this topic in the fall...lots of good advice. Check it out.
http://www.mamasource.com/request/11074431166202249217

Best things I have found is to stretch your feet on the stairs, wear good shoes with LOTS of arch support, apply cold packs and buy Pedifix arch support in your foot care section of Wal Mart. They are great!

If it IS p.f., the worse thing you can do is to wear flip flops or flats.

Hi A.....Welcome to heel spurs. Heel spurs are the tearing of the ligaments from the heel. Usually the result of being on your feet many hours a day on concret or some other hard surface flooring. Go to a good poditrist for treatment. I recommend ultrasound, taping and medication (that's what worked great for me and I was dealing with both feet at the same time!) vs. the standard treatment of surgery once the pain gets too bad. You need good shoes with great arch supports...no more flats, flip-flops, or high heeled shoes for a while and then you have to be carefull about how long and how often you use those shoes after your pain-free. You also have to watch how long and how often you are on your feet on hard serfaces for a while. You do not have to suffer with the pain...heel spurs are treatable without surgery dispite what some people may tell you. Best wishes.

Could either be soft tissue or bone. Might get an x-ray to see if it's a bone spur--but if it comes and goes it's probably something soft tissue: then it could be a recurring bruise from the way you walk or shoes, or could be the pull of a tight tendon or muscle.

Are you active: do you walk or run or do other regular exercise (outside the home & kids, LOL!)? Is there anything you do that elicits the pain or any particular time it occurs?

Try the following: get some gel heel inserts for shoes (Dr. Shcholl's type, at the drugstore); that will also help if it's a bone spur.

If it's a tight calf muscle/tendon pulling and causing pain, try stretching gently, both the calf muscles and Achilles tendon: Stand about 2' from a wall with feet together; lean toward the wall keeping heels on the floor until you feel a stretch along the back of the calf. Hold (breathe!) for 10-30 seconds, then lean a bit further in to increase the stretch. Now bend your knees, still keeping heels on the floor (this shifts the stretch from calf muscle to achilles tendon).

Wear good flat supportive shoes (walking, running, or cross-training shoes) with good cushioning under the heel (chuck the flip-flops!).

Best of luck!