Foot Pain, Ankle Pain and Heel Pain
Foot pain can be caused by:
* Bunions — a protrusion at the base of the big toe, which can become inflamed. Bunions often develop over time from wearing narrow-toed shoes.
* Hammer toes — toes that curl downward into a claw-like position.
* Calluses and corns — thickened skin from friction or pressure. Calluses are on the balls of the feet or heels. Corns appear on your toes.
* Plantar warts — from pressure on the soles of your feet.
* Fallen arches — also called flat feet.
* Broken bones
* Stress fracture
* Arthritis
* Gout — common in the big toe, which becomes red, swollen, and very tender
* Plantar fasciitis — see heel pain
* Bone spur — see heel pain
* Sprains — see ankle pain
* Bursitis of the heel — see heel pain
* Tendinitis — see heel pain
* Osteoarthritis
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Chronic gouty arthritis
* Psoriatic arthritis
* Septic arthritis
* Heel bursitis (inflammation of the back of the heel) can be caused by landing hard or awkwardly on the heel, or by pressure from shoes.
* Achilles tendinitis is inflammation of the large tendon.
The more often cause of foot problem in my office is heel and ankle pain by stress, over weight or injury, if foot pain related with low back pain, may need treatment both foot and low back pain.