Heel pain may be caused by a number of different problems; for effective treatment you need to know the cause.

Why do people get heel pain?

The heel is a highly specialised part of the body designed to absorb the shock of walking and running. When walking the stresses placed on your feet can be 11/4 times your body weight and, during your lifetime, you could walk the equivalent of four times around the world. These stresses can increase to 23/4 times body weight when running. It is therefore not surprising that heel pain is a common occurrence.

Although most heel pain tends to be caused by mechanical injury, as a result of small but repetitive injuries that occur at a rate faster than the body can heal them. There are times when it can be caused by injuries to the lower back or diseases such as inflammatory joint conditions.

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