Heel Pain Treatment

Get the care you need for heel pain, plantar fasciitis or heel spurs

Pain on the bottom or arch of the foot can be debilitating, making it difficult or impossible to stand, walk or work. With several potential causes, it is important to have heel pain properly diagnosed. We are able to distinguish between all the possibilities, to determine the underlying source of your heel pain.

SYMPTOMS

Heel Pain symptoms include pain when you first get up in the morning, burning, numbness and increased symptoms by the end of the day.

CAUSES

Heel pain is usually caused by tightening of the plantar fascia ligament located on the bottom of the foot. The plantar fascia ligament supports the arch. When you're resting, the ligament contracts. As you start to walk, the ligament pulls and may tear slightly causing pain.

Heel pain can also be brought on by trauma, heel spurs, achilles tendinitis, arthritis, plantar fasciitis, over exertion, ill- fitting shoes,poor foot alignment or something else.

TREATMENTS

We initially treat heel pain / plantar fasciitis conservatively with:

• Custom Foot Orthoses

• Anti-Inflammatory Medication

• Plantar Fascia Exercise

• Cortisone Injections

WHY CUSTOM ORTHOTICS?

Proper foot support is one of the most important treatments we recommend. The purpose of foot support is to stop the ligament from tearing, thereby, getting at the cause of the problem. We often prescribe custom orthotics for the best possible foot support. Custom orthotics are inserts that fit into your shoes, which are custom molded specifically to your foot, to correct the faulty foot alignment and bring your foot into a more correct position.

We find that most of our patients respond to conservative treatment with favorable outcomes. For those patients that require additional treatment surgery may be necessary. If you're suffering with heel pain or plantar fasciitis, don't wait for it to become a chronic problem. Make an appointment Louisville Podiatry and we'll get you back, to the activities you love.