heel pain

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ok this is pretty trivial but has anyone had bad heel pain - in underside of heel ie on sole of foot - - - ver sore particularly when getting up, walking after having been sitting say for a while etc - - feels to trivial to go to dr but quite annoying

thanks

My do used to get this.

His chiropodist advised taking a cold can of drink from frodge and rolling it under foot to reduce swelling.

But I sus[ect he was a sadist.

Will watch rest of thread and report to dp.

thanks for replies - it has got really annoying! will watch thread - - - - yep have got to stage where runners are best option to wear tho not terribly practical for work!!!!

Oh could also be called heel spurs. Worth seeing a specialist imo, can be pita.

yeah have been hoping to avoid going to dr but may give in . ... checked the website - - - isn't it jus depressing that reference to "middle aged" - - -even tho in my case its prob true!!!!

I had PF, it first occurred 6 months ago after a running injury. Sadly, wearing running shoes with added cushion heel inserts is the only things that really helped. It's totally gone now, touch wood, and I have even resumed running again. It takes time. And clunky shoes.

This may sound odd, but do you have red scaly skin anywhere - like psoriasis?
You could have an intolerance to gluten. Try giving up wheat for a while?
My dh had very sore heels and red patches on his skin and we found out he has a gluten allergy (dermatitis herpetiformis) here
He had sore heels with it and sore knees also.

HTH!

thanks for all replies - have bought my heel inserts and running shoes. . .. don't think wheat is an issue having checked site but thanks!

I Had it really badly last summer, got to the point where I couldn't walk for more than 10 minutes and the pain was half way my calf.

Went to see a chiropodist.
Advice was take nurofen for 2 weeks. Ice pack on foot and leg 10 minutes a day. Never walk barefoot if possible even in house on hard floors. Wear soft shoes like Crocs or Birkenstocks where ever possible.

It cleared up within about 2 weeks.

Meant to say the nurofen is quite important as it reduces the inflamation in the tendon that runs along the bottom of the foot.

Plantar Fasciitis (with possible calcaneal spur) needs regular cooling (roll a cold can of drink under your foot) and stretching, anti-inflamatories. Typically very painful when you get out of bed in the morning and cant put your heels to the ground. Takes a while to settle down, prolonged extreme cases can be treated with steroid injections, but they're very painful!!

ultrasound is fairly effective.

I had something similar and the GP advised that I wore heels. Not 3.5 inches or anything silly but I used to wear flat shoes and he advised a heel of about 2 inches.

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