If you wake up with a sore
heel then it is probably is the result of your foot muscles tightening
up overnight. Your tightened muscles make the pull on the heel bone
spur and ligaments, or plantar fascia, more intense and your first steps
in the morning can be very painful. The way to know if you have heel
pain is if you get out of bed in the morning and standing on your feet
causes you to want to sit right back down. The medical term for heel
pain is post-static dyskinesia and it literally means "pain after rest."
So, the easiest diagnostic for this condition is to pay attention to
how your foot reacts when you first stand up in the morning.
For obvious reasons, taking
the pressure off of your foot is going to help improve the painful feeling
in your heel. Other types of plantar fasciitis treatment include wearing
appropriate shoes, using insoles, heel pads, heel cushions or slight
heel lifts, correcting leg length discrepancy with an adjustable heel
lift, using a heel cup, giving the affected area an ice massage, stretching
your calf muscles and maintaining length of the tight calf muscle with
the use of a night splint.
You can also do some further
research about plantar fasciitis and related subjects. Below we have
included some resources that we have found on the internet that you
may be interested in.
plantar
fasciitis, heel spur, heel pain
The internet reference for plantar fasciitis, heel spur, heel spurs,
and heel pain.
Plantar
Fasciitis
When your first few steps out of bed in the morning cause severe pain
in the heel of your foot, you may have plantar fasciitis (fashee-EYE-tiss).
Plantar
Fasciitis is a Common Cause of Heel Pain
Plantar fasciitis is caused by inflammation of the plantar fascia, a
thin layer of tough tissue supporting the arch of the foot.
Plantar
FasciitisPlantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain for which professional
care is sought.