A recurring stabbing pain in your heel can make it hard to stand, walk, or exercise. If you have plantar fasciitis and chronic heel pain even after months of treatments, it may be time to talk with a ...

Plantar fasciitis surgery detaches the fascia from the heel bone. This relieves tension built-up from damage to the muscle. People can usually bear weight on the foot within 2–3 weeks of the procedure ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — After 12-hour shifts at a nursing home, Toni Gaddie noticed sharp pains under her heels, especially in the morning and after working out. "After the gym, it was like weight-bearing ...

You’ve been busy lately (who hasn’t?), running errands and dashing from one activity to the next. But if this uptick in activity has triggered a sharp, shooting pain in your heel, it could a sign of ...

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. Fortunately, 80 to 90 percent of all cases can be successfully treated with relatively conservative, nonsurgical therapies. (1, 6) Once ...

Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, which is a band of tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes. This condition can cause heel ...

Gout and plantar fasciitis can both affect the feet. Gout is a type of arthritis that causes joint pain and swelling. Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, a ligament in the sole ...

Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open on a broken leg. But it’s tissue on the bottom of the foot that has him sleeping in a boot. Woods withdrew from this week’s Hero World Challenge due to a bout with ...

Several different surgical procedures can be used to treat plantar fasciitis. The condition is caused by inflammation or degeneration of the ligament that connects the heel to the toes, and can cause ...