If you experience stabbing pain in your heel when you take your first steps in the morning, it might be more than just temporary discomfort. If you’re experiencing persistent foot pain, even after ...

Ever get up in the morning and put your feet down on the ground, only to experience a sharp pain in your heels or arches? If so, you may have plantar fasciitis. This common condition can make even ...

Stretching is one of the fastest and most reliable pain relief methods for plantar fasciitis. When you have plantar fasciitis, it’s common to have tightness in a number of places, says Schuyler ...

Heel spurs are formed by deposits of calcium on the bottom of the heel bone. These deposits cause a bony growth that begins at the front of your heel bone and extends toward the arch or toes. It’s ...

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A new stretch is proving quite effective to help treat and potentially cure plantar fasciitis, a condition that affects nearly 2.5 million Americans each year. Researchers found that patients ...

You may be able to relieve plantar fasciitis pain with exercises that stretch the calves and plantar fascia. Both seated and standing exercises may help. Along with runners, plantar fasciitis is ...

Haglund’s deformity, sometimes known as “pump bump,” is a common condition where a small bony bump forms at the back of the heel near the Achilles tendon. This can make activities like running, ...