Heel Pain
Plantar Fasciitis is the most common condition causing heel pain. This condition occurs when the long fibrous plantar fascia ligament along the bottom of the foot develops tears, resulting in pain and inflammation. This ligaments main function is to stop your arch from coming down to far, and assist it in coming back up. If your arch begins to come down to far or "Fall", this ligament will tear.
Many times pain in the heel is greatest in the morning or after sitting for a while. When you are off the ligament it begins to heal and when we place pressure on the ligament, it tears. Pain usually decreases as the tissue warms up, but may easily return again after long periods of standing or weight bearing, or physical activity. In most cases, plantar fasciitis does not require surgery to stop pain and reverse damage.
Conservative treatments are usually all that is required. However, every person's body responds differently and the goal is to prevent arthritis in other joints as well as alleviate the heel and foot pain. Diabetes is also a factor that can contribute to further heel pain and damage, particularly among the elderly. Another common problem is a change in your walking in order to counteract pain during movement. As a result of these involuntary changes in the foot's mechanics, knee, hip, or back pain can also develop.
-Dr. Dan Margolin, DPM of New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center
New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center is located at 550 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ 07649. As a premiere podiatry practice in Bergen County, Dr. Dan Margolin and his staff have treated over 25,000 patients coming from places as close as Paramus, Ridgewood, Emmerson, Hackensack, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Hillsdale, Westwood, or as far as New York City and South Jersey. Give us a call at 201-261-9445 if you have any questions or visit us online at www.heelpain911.com and www.njfootpain.com.
Plantar Fasciitis is the most common condition causing heel pain. This condition occurs when the long fibrous plantar fascia ligament along the bottom of the foot develops tears, resulting in pain and inflammation. This ligaments main function is to stop your arch from coming down to far, and assist it in coming back up. If your arch begins to come down to far or "Fall", this ligament will tear.
Many times pain in the heel is greatest in the morning or after sitting for a while. When you are off the ligament it begins to heal and when we place pressure on the ligament, it tears. Pain usually decreases as the tissue warms up, but may easily return again after long periods of standing or weight bearing, or physical activity. In most cases, plantar fasciitis does not require surgery to stop pain and reverse damage.
Conservative treatments are usually all that is required. However, every person's body responds differently and the goal is to prevent arthritis in other joints as well as alleviate the heel and foot pain. Diabetes is also a factor that can contribute to further heel pain and damage, particularly among the elderly. Another common problem is a change in your walking in order to counteract pain during movement. As a result of these involuntary changes in the foot's mechanics, knee, hip, or back pain can also develop.
-Dr. Dan Margolin, DPM of New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center
New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center is located at 550 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ 07649. As a premiere podiatry practice in Bergen County, Dr. Dan Margolin and his staff have treated over 25,000 patients coming from places as close as Paramus, Ridgewood, Emmerson, Hackensack, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Hillsdale, Westwood, or as far as New York City and South Jersey. Give us a call at 201-261-9445 if you have any questions or visit us online at www.heelpain911.com and www.njfootpain.com.
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