Heel Pain

Heel pain has more than fifteen causes

Dunford Health is experienced in dealing with all types of Heel Pain. Our podiatrists are familiar with and accustomed to assessing and diagnosing these.

Man holding his heel because of pain, close-up, vertical

Causes of Heel Pain

  1. Achilles tendinitis (Insertional and Non-insertional)
  2. Achilles tendon rupture
  3. Bone tumour
  4. Bruising
  5. Bursitis
  6. Fatty Pad damage or atrophy
  7. Haglund’s deformity
  8. Heel spur
  9. Osteomyelitis (a bone infection)
  10. Paget’s disease of bone
  11. Peripheral neuropathy/ neuritis
  12. Plantar fasciitis
  13. Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
  14. Reactive arthritis
  15. Retrocalcaneal bursitis
  16. Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease)
  17. Sarcoidosis (collections of inflammatory cells in the body)
  18. Stress fractures
  19. Tarsal tunnel syndrome

There are too many variables to go into detail here that may cause your heel pain, but our podiatrist can identify the cause of your heel pain and suggest a course of action that will help you.

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