DEAR MAYO CLINIC: When I wake up in the morning and go to stand up, I have such excruciating pain in my heel that I have to sit back down on the edge of the bed. As the day goes on, it gets ...

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of pain in the heel of the foot. The plantar fascia is a sturdy band of connective tissue that stretches from heel to toe and forms the arch of your foot ...

Common Causes Of Heel Pain. According to StatPearls Publishing, heel pain, also known as plantar fasciitis, is a common condition that affects up to 10% of the general adult population at some ...

Q. I am a 57-year-old recreational tennis player who has had worsening heel pain. The pain is particularly bad when I get out of bed in the morning. After I walk around and take a hot shower ...

ANSWER: "My heel is killing me!" is, without a doubt, one of the most common sentences uttered in podiatry offices worldwide. Heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating.

In my experience, it wasn’t just the stabbing pain; it also showed up as a dull, persistent ache, cramping in my arch, and muscle spasms that ran from my toes to my heel. One of the hallmark ...

I can walk around my house without pain for the first time in a while. Until I started getting older, I just assumed aches and pains eventually go away on their own, but at some age that is no ...

About six weeks ago, after my weekly pickleball league, I awoke to a stabbing pain in my right heel. I'd had knee pain, a jammed thumb, and other ouchies from my favorite sport, but never this.