Heel Pain & Plantar Fasciitis
The heels and the plantar fascias of your feet absorb the full impact of your body weight every time you walk, run or partake in sport or weight-bearing activities.
Heel pain is extremely common and most often is the result of small repetitive injuries. In children, Sever’s disease can result. Heel pain and Plantar Fasciitis can be extremely debilitating. Depending on the type of heel pain you have, which can range from a heel spur, heel bursitis, chronic inflammation, a stress fracture and plantar fasciitis.
If you suffer from excess pronation, (where your foot and ankle rolls inwards) you are more likely to experience heel pain and Plantar Fasciitis because it causes the arch of your foot to collapse which in turn stretches your supporting structures and strains the Plantar Fascia. The Plantar Fascia is the firm tendonis band that runs from your heels to your toes. More noticable when you lift your toes up. Patients normally complain of a sharp stabbing pain, waking up and getting up out of bed or getting up from a seated or laying position. Patients may also develop a heel spur growth in the centre of your heel, causing further pain.
Whether you have heel pain or Plantar Fasciitis from excessive pronation or something far more severe, heel pain directly affects your mobility and posture. We have a number of recommended treatments that may help you. These include the use of Orthotics (bespoke insoles) that serve to realign your feet and therefore improves foot function mechanically. Hence long term, will make you walk and run more efficiently and reduce the strain and pain you are experiencing.