This week we are going to discuss the topic of heel spurs or traction apophysitis of the heel/calcaneus bone. Traction apophysitis is a term for a spur that occurs at a tendon attachment as a result ...

Do you feel a stabbing pain in your heel the moment you step on the floor each morning?You could be among millions of people in the world that are suffering from calcaneal spur unknowingly. One day in ...

Heel spur syndrome is one of the more common and potentially most devastating injuries an athlete can have. The heel bone (calcaneus) is a thick, rectangular bone. At the bottom of the calcaneous is a ...

This week, we are going to revisit the topic of heel pain, specifically heel pain as a result of three specific problems. Physical therapists as a group are especially skilled at evaluating the ...

Q: I'd like information on heel spurs and the best way to take care of the problem. I'm in a lot of pain and standing makes it worse. My podiatrist has injected me twice with cortisone, but the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Metabolic syndrome was associated with calcaneal spurs, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and ...

Heel pain is one of the most common reasons that people visit a podiatrist, but the reasons behind the pain are not always easy to determine. Podiatrists emphasize people who are experiencing heel ...