What is a Heel Spur? A heel spur is a protruding growth of calcite deposits that form as your body responds to abnormal rubbing and pressure.
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When your arches aren’t properly supported, they are more susceptible to injury. The overpronation that frequently accompanies arch problems can lead to knee, hip, and back pain as well. Arch pain has a variety of causes including a muscle or ligament injury, structural problems, a stress fracture, and various forms of
arthritis.
Getting out for a nice run is an excellent exercise activity requiring a minimum investment in equipment that gets you some fresh air and stress relief. While the benefits of regular exercise like running outweigh the risks, you are susceptible to injuring a foot or ankle with a sprain, arch injury, or tendon pull. You can decrease the chances of suffering an injury while running with care and planning and by having regular checkups with Tri County Foot & Ankle Center. Request an appointment online today.
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Heel pain can be a result from arch tears or radiating pain from another foot or ankle injury, Another cause of heel pain, such as from blisters, is wearing poorly fitted footwear and the corresponding rubbing on the heel. Request an appointment with our experienced podiatrists for a comprehensive evaluation and personal treatment plan.
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The plantar fascia is the wide band of connective tissue that spans your foot’s bottom between the toes and your heel to form your arch.
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Throughout our everyday lives, at least one out of every three people we run into will be experiencing foot or ankle pain at that very moment. Have you ever stopped to consider if you might be one of those one-out-of-three people?
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Did you know that there are over seven thousand nerve endings in our feet? Those nerves are encased in and surrounded by roughly 26 bones, 33 joints, and over one hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Considering our feet and ankles are so complex and fragile, yet they take the brunt of our entire weight,
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Do you ever find yourself looking at your feet and ankles, longing for the strength and elasticity your ligaments and tendons had when you were a kid?
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