The common causes of plantar pain in the elderly are as follows: 1, heel bone osteophytes, the patient will appear below the heel bone or slightly below the front of the pain, walking on the hard road pain aggravation, localized pressure pain, the patient is often manifested in the morning, just out of bed, the feet on the ground when the pain, walk for a while the pain will be relieved, but walking to the afternoon will be too much pain aggravation, shooting the heel bone. Lateral axial X-ray found to have osteophytes. 2, heel bursitis, if the patient’s pain is in the lower part of the heel bone, pain when pressed, carefully touch the inside of the cystic things can be rolling back and forth, belong to the heel bursitis. 3, metatarsal fasciitis, if the patient’s pain in the soles of the feet in front of the front, in the vicinity of Yongquan acupoints, most of the metatarsal fascia inflammation caused by the patient.