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Symptom: Heel pain
- Introduction: Heel pain
- Causes (15 conditions)
- Causes of Types
- Diagnosis Checklist (22 listings)
- Misdiagnosis
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Diagnostic tests (23 listings)
- Multiple Symptom Checker
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Introduction: Heel pain
Heel pain: Pain in the hindfoot heel area. See free access online books about Heel pain below. See detailed information below for a list of 15 causes of Heel pain, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Heel pain:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Heel pain.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Plantar fasciitis
- Calcaneal apophysitis
- Calcaneal spur
- Heel pad fat atrophy
- Nerve entrapment
- Achilles tendinitis
- Arterial insufficiency
- See also foot pain
- Jogger's foot
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Heel fasciitis
- Peripheral ischemia
See full list of 15 causes of Heel pain
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Causes of Types of Heel pain:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Heel pain:
- Heel burning sensation (12 causes)
- Heel paresthesia/ tingling (11 causes)
Heel pain: Multiple Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Heel pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations
- Heel pain and Foot pain (6 causes)
- Heel pain and Nerve symptoms (4 causes)
- Heel pain and Pain (4 causes)
- Heel pain and Sensations (4 causes)
- Heel pain and Foot symptoms (3 causes)
- Heel pain and Leg pain (2 causes)
- Heel pain and Paresthesias (2 causes)
- Heel pain and Leg symptoms (2 causes)
- Heel pain and Ankle pain (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Calf pain (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Chills (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Circulation symptoms (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Coldness (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Cramping leg pain (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Cramps (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Fever (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Heart rhythm symptoms (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Heart symptoms (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Sweat symptoms (1 cause)
- Heel pain and Weak pulse (1 cause)
See full list of 65 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Heel pain
Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Foot pain (202 causes)
- Pain (3014 causes)
- Sensations (3186 causes)
- Nerve symptoms (3495 causes)
- Foot symptoms (685 causes)
- Common symptoms (4555 causes)
- Limb symptoms (1032 causes)
- Leg symptoms (1076 causes)
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Heel pain
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Heel pain:
- Foot pain (202 causes)
- Sole pain (11 causes)
- Ankle pain (38 causes)
- Heel symptoms
- Heel rash
Diagnostic Guides for Heel pain
Medical Books Excerpts Read excerpts from published book sections related to Heel pain from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Heel pain. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Heel pain
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Misdiagnosis and Heel pain
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Diagnostic tests for Heel pain:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Heel pain. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Inspect the gait including limping
- Inspect the heel looking for any skin changes - e.g. ulcer, foreign body, cellulitis, plantar wart.
- Feel the foot, especially the heel for tenderness
- Feel for tenderness localized 5cm for the end of the heel suggestive of plantar fasciitis
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diagnostic tests for Heel pain
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Heel pain. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had heel pain? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Is it unilateral or bilateral?
- Where exactly on the heel is the pain?
- How would you explain the pain in the foot? - e.g. burning type pain may suggest nerve entrapment; throbbing pain may suggest inflammation of the joints such as Reiter's disease or ankylosing spondylitis; sharp pain over the Achilles may suggest rupture.
- Are there certain times of the day when the pain is worse? - e.g. pain under the heel worse when first stepping out of bed and standing after sitting suggests plantar fasciitis ; pain worse at night may suggest peripheral vascular disease.
See Diagnosis Checklist for Heel pain (22 listings)
Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Heel pain) may include:
- Pain in other joints? - e.g. such as hands, legs, spine, sacro-iliac joints - may indicate that the foot pain is part of an arthritis condition such as Reiter's syndrome or Ankylosing Spondylitis which are both associated with plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis.
- Recent diarrhea? - may suggest Reiter's syndrome which is both associated with plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis.
- Burning sensation with urination (dysuria) and penile discharge? - may suggest Reiter's syndrome.
- Eye pain? - may suggest Ankylosing spondylitis or Reiter's disease which are both associated with plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis.
- Symptoms of peripheral vascular disease? - e.g. intermittent claudication (pain in calf and sometimes foot with exercise and relieved by rest); numbness of foot at rest or on walking; rest pain at night, interfering with sleep, precipitated by elevation and relieved by dependency of foot. Arterial ulcers due to inadequate arterial blood supply are usually very painful.
See Diagnosis Checklist for Heel pain (22 listings)
Stories from Users for Heel pain
Real-life user stories relating to Heel pain:
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Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Heel pain or relevant symptoms:
- Cardiovascular (Heart and Blood Circulation) (171)
- Musculoskeletal (Muscles, joints and bones) (405)
- Integumentary (Skin) (244)
- Neurological (Nerves) (357)
- Endocrine (Growth and Metabolism) (93)
- Allergic/Immunologic (88)
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Organs affected by Heel pain:
The list of organs typically affected by Heel pain may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Heel pain
The list below shows some of the causes of Heel pain mentioned in various sources:
- Achilles tendinitis
- Arterial insufficiency
- Arthritis-related enthesitis - heel pain
- Calcaneal apophysitis
- Calcaneal spur
See full list of 15 causes of Heel pain
How Common are these Causes of Heel pain?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Heel pain. Of the 15 causes of Heel pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0 causes are "very common" diseases
- 0 causes are "common" diseases
- 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0 causes are "rare" diseases
- 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 14 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 15
causes of Heel pain
Conditions listing symptoms: Heel pain:
The following list of conditions have 'Heel pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Heel pain?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Heel pain, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
- General practitioner
- Emergency physician
- Neurologist
- Endocrinologist
- Orthopaedic surgeon
Classifications of Heel pain:
Subtypes of Heel pain:
Heel burning sensation, Heel paresthesia/ tingling
Medical Conditions associated with Heel pain:
Foot pain (58 causes), Pain (2937 causes), Sensations (3159 causes), Nerve symptoms (3452 causes), Foot symptoms (680 causes), Common symptoms (4528 causes), Limb symptoms (1021 causes), Leg symptoms (1067 causes)
Symptoms related to Heel pain:
Foot pain (58 causes), Sole pain, Ankle pain (12 causes), Heel symptoms, Heel rash
Heel pain as a disease:
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