Plantar Fasciitis / Heel Spur Syndrome It is common in practice that I have a patient come to the office with x-rays from their primary care doctor showing heel spurs. Patients always are very anxious about this and think that they need surgery to remove them. It should be known [...]
The adult foot is a complicated part of the body with many tendons, ligaments and bones. One of the most common foot complaints is heel pain. The most common cause of heel pain in adults is plantar fasciitis, which is an inflammation of the plantar fascia (a ligament connecting the heel to the toes that fans out under [...]
Usain Bolt at the 2012 London Olympics Plantar fasciitis is the most common complaint amongst runners. Overtraining, not stretching the calf muscles, or frequently practicing sprinting or uphill running are all factors in the development of plantar fasciitis. The plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue stretching from the toes to the heel, [...]
