Little bg info…when I wear heels at the office sometimes my right foot will pop but not hurt. Recently I’ve been experiencing a little pain on the right side of my foot by the heel bone and toward the bottom. It’s usually when I wake up and then it’ll go away.
Yesterday, though, on the way to the train station it was really bad to where I thought maybe something was broken. I walk quite a bit in the city (NYC) and never experience any pain in my foot. It’s the same this morning.
Any ideas?
There are two different categories of heel pain. The first is caused by over-use repetitive stress which refers to a soreness resulting from too much impact on a specific area of the foot. This condition, often referred to as "heel pain syndrome," can be caused by shoes with heels that are too low, a thinned out fat pad in the heel area, or from a sudden increase in activity.
Plantar fasciitis, a very common diagnosis of heel pain, is usually caused from a biomechancial problem, such as over-pronation (flat feet). The plantar fascia is a broad band of fibrous tissue that runs along the bottom surface of the foot, from the heel through the midfoot and into the forefoot. Over-pronation can cause the plantar fascia to be excessively stretched and inflamed, resulting in pain in the heel and arch areas of the foot. Often the pain will be most intense first thing in the morning or after a prolonged period of rest. The pain will gradually subside as the day progresses.