The plantar fascia is a strong flat ligament on the bottom of the foot that connects the heel bone to the ball of the foot and is responsible for supporting the arch of the foot. Plantar fasciitis is a painful conditions in which the plantar fascia...
Policeman’s heel is an old name that used to be used to refer to the heel pain that was common in the police when they used to spend so many hours on the beat walking around doing police things. Any activity done to excessive amounts will...
When you first get out of bed in the morning or get up from rest after a while and there is pain under the heel that can be severe for the first few steps before easing off is a symptom known as poststatic dyskinesia. The word...
Heel fat pad atrophy occurs when the fat pad that is normally under the heel bone atrophies or wastes away. This naturally happens as we get older, but does occur earlier in some people and some people have a naturally reduced amount of fat there...
Heel fat pad atrophy is a condition that is characterized by the thinning or degeneration of the fat pad located in the heel area of the foot. The fat pad acts as a natural cushioning and shock-absorbing structure, protecting the heel bone and...
Post-static dyskineisa is a bit of a mouthful, but it is that worse pain under the heel when you get up from rest, especially in the morning. Post-static refers to the after resting and the dyskinesia refers to the pain. It is a characteristic...
Post-static dyskineisa is the technical term for that worse pain under the heel when you get up from rest, especially getting out of bed in the morning. ‘Post-static’ refers to the after resting and the ‘dyskinesia’ refers to...
Baxter’s nerve is small nerve on the medial side of the heel that supplies the small muscles under the foot and nerve sensation on the bottom of the foot. The nerve can be entrapped as it winds around under the heel and causes symptoms that...
Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of pain under the heel and Baxter’s neuritis is a less common cause, but they often mimic each other, so clinically it is extremely important to differentiate them from each other. Plantar fasciitis is an...