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Runners often complain about heel pain. Actually, most people have endured heel pain at some point in their lives. 40% of all visits to U. S. podiatrists are due to heel pain. Of all the different causes of heel pain, the majority is due to a condition known as plantar fasciitis, which is an inflammation in the band of tissue, known as the plantar fascia, that runs from the heel to the toes. Plantar faciitis is most often caused by a tight Achilles tendon or poor foot structure, such as...Read Full Story

The most common foot complaints explained Foot pain is very common and an estimated 75% of people will suffer from some type of foot pain at some point in their life. The foot is a complex structure made of 26 bones, 33 joints and layered with an intertwining web of more than 120 muscles, ligaments, and nerves. With each step we take, a force of 2-3 our body weight is placed on our feet and during a typical day, people take 8,000 - 10,000 steps. Therefore it comes as no surprise that at...Read Full Story

The plantar fascia is a ligament along the bottom of the foot that connects the heel with the forefoot. This way, thick, fibrous connective tissue divided into five strands at the forefoot to correspond with each toe. The condition in which the plantar fascia becomes inflamed is known as plantar fasciitis. The body exerts pressure on the plantar fascia with each step. Plantar fasciitis can be caused by overuse, injury, having high arches, or flatfootedness, also called overpronation. Since...Read Full Story

The ligament that connects the heel with the base of the toes is called the plantar fascia. A ligament is it, white, fibers connect of tissue. The condition in which the plantar fascia becomes inflamed is known as plantar fasciitis. The body exerts pressure on the plantar fascia with each step. Plantar fasciitis can be caused by overuse, injury, having high arches, or flatfootedness, also called overpronation. Athletes and people who do excessive amounts of standing or walking are prone to...Read Full Story

Why does it hurt so much to walk with plantar fasciitis? Well, it’s a pretty straight forward reason but often not diagnosed correctly. Most often people feel that they are suffering heel spur pain, but they are often not. Heel spurs are small hook like structures that form on the bottom of your heel bone. It is most often plantar fasciitis – the damage of the plantar fascia. The plantar fascia is a fibrous tissue that runs down the length of the bottom of the foot. When the foot falls out of...Read Full Story