What causes pain in the heel

Heel pain usually refers to heel pain, mostly due to acute and chronic injuries caused by obesity resulting in excessive pressure on the heel, or poorly fitting shoes, prolonged excessive walking, and wearing high heels. It may also be seen in some diseases of the heel area, such as Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, fat pad inflammation, etc. The following are common: 1, external stimuli: such as playing basketball, stairs, excessive walking, wearing high heels and other external stimuli, may cause heel pain; 2, Achilles tendonitis: mostly due to overload sports, flat feet and spinal arthritis caused by chronic injury to the fibers in the Achilles tendon, patients can appear heel pain; 3, plantar fasciitis: mostly due to external cold, moisture and other factors stimulation, chronic The patient may experience heel pain; 4. Fat pad inflammation: mostly occurs in the elderly, due to the fat pad itself degenerates, elasticity decreases, the heel bone in the case of no padding to bear weight, can occur heel pain; 5. Heel epiphysitis: occurs in adolescents and children during the growth period, due to repeated pulling leads to partial avulsion of the heel epiphysis, can cause heel pain 6, heel osteoporosis: due to calcium deficiency and other factors can lead to heel osteoporosis, heel pain, can be bilateral or unilateral, mostly in the morning or activity aggravated, after full activity can be relieved, sometimes combined with low back pain; 7, heel hypertension: mostly due to blood vessel bruising in the heel, as well as the heel bone pressure is elevated, can often appear in the heel of the rear foot when walking 8, root bone spur: mostly seen in the middle-aged and elderly, may be due to chronic strain, the patient can appear back heel pain, arch deepening and other symptoms, can be diagnosed by X-ray examination aids. In addition, if the patient is caused by excessive walking or wearing high heels heel pain, can be appropriate to reduce activities, more rest, or warm water soaking feet and other measures to help relieve discomfort; such as suspected disease caused by the need for timely medical treatment to avoid aggravating the condition.