Arch and heel pain is a common condition treated by podiatrists and can be caused by a variety of problems. It can occur in people of all ages and physical fitness and may be acute or chronic in nature.
Pain in your heels can be very debilitating, causing the body to compensate when you walk, leading to knee, hip and lower back pain if left untreated. This condition can also be attributed to heel spurs which are diagnosed on X-ray.
Common Types of Heel and Arch Pain Include:
- Planar Fasciitis/ heel spur.
- Tarsal coalition.
- Sinus Tarsi Syndrome.
- Trauma.
- Calcaneal Apophysitis (Severs disease).
- Neoplastic (benign and malignant tumours).
- Systemic syndromes ( gout, diabetes, Paget’s disease).
- Fat pad atrophy.
- Bursitis.
- Neuroma.
- Bruises, cuts, or abrasions.
- Stress fractures.