Actress Viola Davis has a secret product for foot pain in her hand bag and she swears it works! I cannot begin to imagine wearing a designer high heel that has no support and causes excruciating pain. But this is what these actresses do in order to have the best red carpet photo. So for […]
Category: Heel Pain
Do Heel Spurs Need to be Removed?
This week I had a lot of patients asking me about heel spur removal surgery. Heels spurs are most commonly caused by a condition known as plantar fasciitis. When a patient suffers from this condition, it can be extremely painful to do normal, daily activities, such as walking and standing. Plantar fasciitis occurs because of […]
Does Shockwave Therapy Work for Heel Pain?
Heel pain as a a result of plantar fasciitis is a very common problem. We typically see at least five heel pain patients a day and that number only goes up. The typical treatment for plantar fasciitis (heel pain) consists of six therapies. Icing, stretching, injections, orthotics, oral anti-inflammation medicine, and topical gels and creams. […]
Drew Brees Tears His Plantar Fascia
Drew Brees is the latest to tear his plantar fascia. Peyton Manning is still out with his tear and hasn’t played for over a month but Brees insists that he will be playing against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brees stated that he will play even if he doesn’t practice all week. Other athletes have torn their […]
Peyton Manning Now Understands the Agony of Heel Pain
For weeks, Peyton Manning had heel pain and plantar fasciitis, inflammation of the large band on the bottom of the foot. He continued to play through the pain and ultimately tore his plantar fascia. Many believed that he would be fine because this was only some passing heel pain. But, today he will not be […]