TOP TEN SIGNS OF PLANTAR FASCIITIS AND HEEL SPURS
1. Heel pain during the first few steps out of bed in the morning (This is the hallmark sign of plantar fasciitis and/or heel spurs).
2. Heel pain at the end of a long day of being on the feet, especially when trying to stand and walk after the evening meal.
3. The location of the heel pain is on the underside of the heel, usually where the heel meets the arch, and often closer to the inside of the heel.
4. An x-ray shows evidence of heel spurs, bony outgrowths under the calcaneal bone of the heel that project towards the front of the foot.
5. Heel pain that increases the longer you are on your feet.
6. Heel pain that developed after an unusually stressful event such a running a marathon or prolonged period of standing or walking that you are not accustomed to.
7. Heel pain that has been present for weeks or months. Plantar fasciitis and heel spurs can take months or years to resolve.
8. No treatment has been successful in eliminating the heel pain.
9. The symptoms of plantar fasciitis and heel spurs can include the entire arch of the foot and even the back of the heel and lower leg.
10. Getting off the foot is the only thing that seems to help the heel pain.
2. Heel pain at the end of a long day of being on the feet, especially when trying to stand and walk after the evening meal.
3. The location of the heel pain is on the underside of the heel, usually where the heel meets the arch, and often closer to the inside of the heel.
4. An x-ray shows evidence of heel spurs, bony outgrowths under the calcaneal bone of the heel that project towards the front of the foot.
5. Heel pain that increases the longer you are on your feet.
6. Heel pain that developed after an unusually stressful event such a running a marathon or prolonged period of standing or walking that you are not accustomed to.
7. Heel pain that has been present for weeks or months. Plantar fasciitis and heel spurs can take months or years to resolve.
8. No treatment has been successful in eliminating the heel pain.
9. The symptoms of plantar fasciitis and heel spurs can include the entire arch of the foot and even the back of the heel and lower leg.
10. Getting off the foot is the only thing that seems to help the heel pain.
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