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The painful heel.

P L Williams1

  • 1Medway Hospital, Gillingham.

British Journal of Hospital Medicine
|December 1, 1987
PubMed
Summary
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Painful heel syndrome, common in older adults, often improves with heel padding, injections, or special insoles. Young men require evaluation for inflammatory conditions like ankylosing spondylitis.

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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Rheumatology

Background:

  • Painful heel syndrome is a frequent complaint among middle-aged and elderly individuals.
  • Obesity is a common comorbidity, but other underlying diseases should be considered.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize the common causes and effective treatments for painful heel syndrome.
  • To highlight the importance of differential diagnosis in specific patient populations.

Main Methods:

  • Review of common etiologies and clinical presentations of painful heel syndrome.
  • Summary of established treatment modalities and diagnostic considerations.

Main Results:

  • The majority of painful heel syndrome cases resolve with conservative treatments such as heel padding, corticosteroid injections, or custom insoles.

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  • Young men presenting with heel pain warrant thorough evaluation for systemic inflammatory conditions, including ankylosing spondylitis and reactive arthritis.

    • Conclusions:

    • Conservative management is effective for most painful heel syndrome cases.
    • Systemic inflammatory diseases should be ruled out in young men with heel pain.