If you’ve ever woken up with a sharp, stabbing pain in your heel, especially with those first steps, you’ve likely wondered: ...

A heel spur is a calcium deposit causing a bony protrusion on the underside of the heel bone. On an X-ray, a heel spur can extend forward by as much as a half-inch. Without visible X-ray evidence ...

Discover 7 warning signs of heel pain requiring immediate medical care. Learn when foot discomfort becomes dangerous and ...

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Got stabbing foot or heel pain? These physical therapist-approved plantar fasciitis stretches ease tension, boost healing, ...

Haglund’s deformity is a bony ridge or bump that appears on the back of the heel bone, where the Achilles tendon attaches to the heel. Changing footwear and stretching exercises may help ...

That’s an irritation or inflammation of the band of tough tissue connecting the heel bone to the toes. Usually, it hurts the worst in the morning when you’re getting out of bed. You can feel ...

Share on Pinterest Exostosis of the back of the heel bone is known as Haglund’s deformity. Image credit: Lucien Monfils, (2008, 19 July). The causes of exostosis depend on the type and location ...

Repeated strain on the bottom of the foot can also lead to bone spurs in the bottom of the heel. Bone spurs are bone growths, ...

The aging process can affect your feet and ankles, causing changes in the skin, bone, joints, and circulation, including ...

An osteoarcheologist explores possible explanations for a nail found through a heel bone. Osteoarchaeologist Corinne Duhig is an expert an unraveling mysteries by studying bones. She wonders ...