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Health Center :: Heel Pain The most common cause of arch pain is plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the fibrous band of tissue that connects the heel to the toes. Sufferers of plantar fasciitis typically feel pain early in the morning when they first get out of bed.
The terms heel spur and plantar fasciitis are often confused. While they are related, they are not the same. Plantar fasciitis refers to the inflammation of the plantar fascia (the fibrous tissue that forms the arch of the foot) while a heel spur is a hook of bone that can form on the heel bone. The pain most people feel in their heels actually comes from plantar fasciitis. And while chronic sufferers of plantar fasciitis can develop heel spurs, it is not the heel spur that causes the pain it is the inflammation of the plantar fascia The treatment and prevention of both heel spurs and plantar fasciitis is very similar. For more information on plantar fasciitis and heels spurs visit the plantar fasciitis section of the Medi-Dyne Health Center. NOTE: While you can treat plantar fasciitis on your own, a doctor or a podiatrist will most effectively diagnose your condition. Before starting this or any other fitness program, a fitness assessment may be necessary.Heel pain suffers have found these products
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