Glossary for Heel pain

Medical terms related to Heel pain or mentioned in this section include:

• Achilles tendinitis: A condition which is characterized by inflammation and tenderness located in the Achilles tendon of the leg
• Ankle pain: Pain affecting the ankle joint
• Arterial insufficiency: Where the arterial blood flow is insufficient.
• Arthritis-related enthesitis: Inflammation of the entheses due to arthritis. The enthuses is the site at which the tendon or ligament attaches to the bone.
• Bunion: A bunion is a painful swelling of the soft tissue, and bone enlargement over the inside of the ball of the big toe. Often the big toe will look as if it is bent in towards the other toes or even can lie across them.
• Common symptoms: The most common symptoms
• Eye pain: Pain affecting the eye
• Foot pain: Pain affecting one or both feet
• Foot symptoms: Symptoms affecting one or both feet
• Heel burning sensation: A burning sensation on the heel
• Heel pain in children:
• Heel paresthesia/ tingling: A loss of sensation located at or around the heel
• Heel spur: Bony spur on the heel bone
• Leg symptoms: Symptoms affecting the leg
• Limb symptoms: Symptoms affecting the limbs
• Nerve entrapment: Compression of a nerve that becomes trapped in a confined space due to any cause e.g. trauma, inflammation or a disease process. This usually occurs near joints. The resulting pressure on the nerve can be very painful and if left untreated can result in damage to the nerve and eventually muscle weakness and wasting. Conditions such as bone spurs, joint swelling due to injury, cysts and trauma can result in nerve entrapment. The exact symptoms will depend on which nerve is trapped and the duration and severity of the entrapment.
• Nerve symptoms: Symptoms affecting the nerves
• Pain: Any type of pain sensation symptoms.
• Plantar Fasciitis: Inflammation of fascia - plantar aspect (bottom) of foot.
• Reiter’s syndrome: A form of reactive arthritis characterized by arthritis, urethritis, conjunctivitis and skin lesions.
• Sensations: Changes to sensations or the senses
• Sole pain: A feeling of distress and agonycaused by the stimulation of pain nerve endings in the sole
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome: A pinched nerve in the lower ankle area (posterior tibial nerve) which results in foot pain.

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