The feet are part of the body that can suffer from many diseases and complicationswhether from bunions, corns, fungus, calluses or other more serious conditions like plantar fasciitis.
This latter condition causes great pain to those who suffer from it and consists … In inflammation of the plantar fascia which occurs through an increase in tension, according to Dr. Víctor Alfaro Santafé, podiatrist with more than 20 years of experience and currently general director of Podoactiva.
The same professional indicates that the increase in tension caused by plantar fasticitis can occur for several reasons: “One of the main ones is a way of walking that is not correctfor example when the foot flattens too much (pronated feet) or on the contrary, when you have a deeper foot than normal (with an increased arch). It can also be generated by retraction of the posterior leg muscleswhich causes an increase in the tension of the fascia, since the two structures are connected by a kind of pulley system which is the Achilles-calcaneus-plantar system.
Among its symptoms, severe heel painespecially when we get up in the morning, although we can also notice pain in the arch of the foot. This disease shares similar manifestations with other conditions, so it can sometimes be confused.
Podiatrist Manuel Vidal explains how to know if we may suffer from plantar fasciitis
This is why it is essential always go to a professional so that you can carefully observe what is happening to us and be able to diagnose what our specific foot problem is. However, if you think you have plantar fasciitis, the podiatrist Manuel Vidal shared on his social networks some keys to knowing if you could have this pathology on your feet.
So, the professional begins by indicating that if you have pain in the heel or in one of the points on the sole of the foot that he indicates in his video, you could have fasticis.
Duck other signs: “if it hurts when you get up in the morning or after sitting for a long time, if it hurts all day and not just after playing sports, if it hurts more when you are barefoot” or if it hurts when you walk only on your heels, this indicates that it is very likely that you have plantar fasticitis.
@podomanu Do you have heel pain and think it’s plantar fasciitis? 👣 Be careful, as it is not always fasciitis, although the pain is similar. There are other pathologies that are very confused with plantar fasciitis and require completely different treatment: 🔹Baxter’s neuropathy: compression of the Baxter’s nerve just below the plantar fascia. This causes stinging pain, burning, or numbness. 🔹 Calcaneal bone edema: inflammation within the heel bone, which can cause deep and very disabling pain. It doesn’t hurt first thing in the morning. 🔹 Plantar fatty atrophy syndrome: here the problem does not come from the fascia, but from the fat in the heel, which is lost and leaves the calcaneus more exposed. If you would like me to help you overcome your foot pain with a simple treatment based on home exercises, click the link in my profile ✅ #plantarfascite #curepain #calcanealspur #podiatry #foothealth ♬ original sound – Dr. Manuel Vidal – Podiatrist
Pathologies with which plantar fasciitis can be confused
In addition, the podiatrist also indicates that there are certain conditions that can be confused with plantar fasciitis by sharing certain symptoms or with which the feet can hurt in the same way. Here’s how he explains it:
“There are other conditions that are very confused with plantar fasciitis and require completely different treatment.:
– Baxter neuropathy: compression of the Baxter nerve just below the plantar fascia. This causes stinging pain, burning, or numbness.
– Calcaneal bone edema: an inflammation within the heel bone, which can cause deep and very disabling pain. It doesn’t hurt first thing in the morning.
– Plantar fatty atrophy syndrome“Here the problem does not come from the fascia, but from the fat in the heel, which is lost and leaves the calcaneus more exposed,” the doctor writes in his TikTok post.
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