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Heel pain: Contents

Heel pain: Introduction

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.

See full list of 15 causes of Heel pain

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Causes of Types of Heel pain:

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Review causes of types of Heel pain in more specific categories:

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Heel pain: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Heel pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Heel pain

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Diagnostic Guides for Heel pain

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps 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

Medical Books Excerpts

HEEL PAIN

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)

FOOT, HEEL, AND TOE PAIN

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

FOOT, HEEL, AND TOE PAIN

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Heel pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

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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
  • more tests...»

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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.
  • more questions...»

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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.
  • more symptoms...»

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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:

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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  • Arthritis-related enthesitis ... heel pain

    H

  • Heel spur ... heel pain when walking, heel pain under weight bearing, heel pain

    R

  • Reiter’s syndrome ... heel pain, pain in bottom of heel

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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 :

    Classifications of Heel pain:

    Subtypes of Heel pain:

    Heel burning sensation, Heel paresthesia/ tingling

    Medical Conditions associated with Heel pain:

    Foot pain (60 causes), Pain (5444 causes), Sensations (5701 causes), Nerve symptoms (6033 causes), Foot symptoms (1155 causes), Common symptoms (7505 causes), Limb symptoms (1182 causes), Leg symptoms (1574 causes)

    Symptoms related to Heel pain:

    Foot pain (60 causes), Sole pain, Ankle pain (14 causes), Heel symptoms, Heel rash, Bunion, Calcaneum, Calcaneal spur, Calcaneal fracture, Pedal oedema

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