Main Heel Pain Causes

Foot arch pain happens when one of the twenty four bones of the foot, which form the longitudinal and transverse arch, experience direct force trauma, muscle strains, ligament sprains, stress fractures, biomechanical alignments, tightness of the joints or injuries from over-use. Nevertheless, the most common cause of foot arch pain is an injured plantar fascia.
The above conditions may result in foot arch pain from a trauma such as from an accidental injury during sport. The problem can occur from over use, or running on uneven surfaces that may either be too soft or too hard, especially when walking or running in shoes which lack good absorption qualities. Modern training shoes wear out relatively quickly, and whilst the leather my still look good, the underfoot EVA foam can degrade, leading to excessive forces acting on the feet.
Foot arch pain can be categorized into four main areas, namely pain experienced while performing a particular activity like running or walking; pain experienced after or before performing the activity like the earliest step you make when you wake up in the morning; pain experienced while you are engaged in a strenuous athletic activity which leads to bad performance and extreme pain which leads to an impossible performance of an activity. The nature of the pain can be enough to diagnose the condition in many cases, with a physician performing a manual examination to confirm the diagnosis.
Treatment is often RICE; an acronym for the treatments of Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation of the affected area. Based on this approach, if you feel any pain in your foot, it is best to stop exercising and allow your foot time to recover. Apply ice for no more than twenty minutes. You can either place the ice in a towel and wrap it around the foot, or in a plastic bag, whichever is more practical and comfortable. After this, you may try to do a little compression on the affected area by applying a bandage, taking care not to wrap it too tight and restrict the blood flow. Elevating the heel is often beneficial, and putting the feet up always helps, and will improve blood flow.
If the foot arch pain persists, or recurs, your physician may advice you to use corrective prophylactic measures like shoes with insoles, athletic shoes with elastic properties, and corrective orthotics. Otherwise, you may be required to perform several exercises which are designed to increase your foot archs strength and stability or take medications that will lessen the inflammation and pain. Whatsoever your medication may be, it is always best to do a regular follow-up with your doctor to see if your condition is improving or worsening.
Warming up before exercise, and warming down afterwards and only increasing duration, frequency and intensity of workouts slowing will help to ensure that the problem doesnt occur in the first place.