Heel pain is common symptom
Heel pain usually affects the underside or back of your heel. Although heel pain is rarely a symptom of a serious condition, it can interfere with your normal activities, particularly exercise.
Causes
Causes of heel pain include:
- Achilles tendinitis
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Bone tumor
- Bursitis (joint inflammation)
- Osteomyelitis
- Paget's disease of bone
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Plantar fasciitis
- Reactive arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease)
- Sarcoidosis (collections of inflammatory cells in the body)
- Stress fractures
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
When to see a doctor
See your doctor immediately if you have:
- Severe pain and swelling near your heel
- Inability to bend your foot downward, rise on your toes or walk normally
- Heel pain with fever, numbness or tingling in your heel
- Severe heel pain immediately after an injury
Schedule an office visit if you have:
- Heel pain that continues when you're not walking or standing
- Heel pain that lasts more than a few weeks, even after you've tried rest, ice and other home treatments
Self-care
Heel pain often goes away on its own with home care.
For heel pain that isn't severe, try the following:
- Rest. If possible, avoid activities that put stress on your heels,
- Ice. Place an ice pack on your heel for 15 to 20 minutes three times a day.
- Buy new and comfort shoes.
- Foot supports. Heel cups or wedges that you buy in the drugstore often provide relief. Custom-made orthotics usually isn’t needed for heel problems.
- Over-the-counter pain medications.
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/heel-pain/basics/definition/sym-20050788
