The heel bone is the largest bone in your foot, and it provides stability to your ankle joint. However, due to its size and location, it is also prone to injury. One condition that can set in is the development of a heel spur. These bony calcium deposits can form on the underside of the […]
Foot Pain – What Pain In Your Arch, Ball, Heel or Toes Could Mean
Your foot is comprised of a number of bones, nerves and tendons, so it’s no surprise that there are a wide variety of foot injuries. A lot of times it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly what’s going on with your foot, but the location of the injury, be it in your heel, arch, ball […]
5 Tips For Treating Heel Pain
My posts on heel pain and calcaneal fractures are by far my most popular blog posts because heel injuries come in all different shapes and sizes. Whether you missed a step while walking down a flight of stairs or you received a stone bruise from stepping on an object during a walk, there’s so many […]
Plantar Fasciitis: Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment
Plantar fasciitis is a condition that results from overuse of the Plantar Fascia – the strong band of tissue that connects your heel to your toes and helps support the arch. Causes Plantar fasciitis begins with a tiny tear in this tissue from too much activity, too much pressure, or from an acute strain. The […]
How to Diagnose & Treat Posterior Heel Pain
The other day a nurse came up to me in the hospital and asked, “Dr. Silverman, the back of my heel hurts. What’s my diagnosis?” Posterior heel pain is almost always an Insertional Achilles tendon disorder. The anatomy of the back of the heel is pretty simple: Skin A small layer of tissue A tendon that connect the […]