Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Spur Syndrome)
Applies to: Foot/Ankle
Stabbing pain in the bottom of the foot when you wake up is often a sign of plantar fasciitis. This is due to inflammation on the bottom of the foot and is popularly known as ‘heel spur syndrome.’ As the heel bone tries to mend itself, spurs can form in response to activities that cause excessive stress and pressure from being overweight or wearing poorly fitting shoes. Not all, but some patients with plantar fasciitis will demonstrate a heel spur on an x-ray. In the past, many surgeries targeted the removal of the bone spur. As the cause of the pain has been better understood, both open and endoscopic approaches have been developed to accomplish plantar fascial release. The podiatrist performing the procedure will determine whether the bone spur should be removed at the time of the plantar fascia surgery.
After plantar fascia release surgery, a gauze dressing is applied, and the patient is placed in a post-operative shoe or cast. Most patients can walk on their feet immediately, but activities should be very limited for the first week.
Conditions And Treatments
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Main conditions
- Achilles Tendon Injuries
- Acute Kidney Injury
- ADHD
- Anxiety Disorder
- Arthritis
- Athlete’s Foot
- Bone Disease related to Kidney Disease
- Bunions, Calluses, & Corns
- Bursitis
- Cancer Pain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Cognitive Disorders
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Dementia
- DeQuervains Wrist Tenosynovitis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Discogenic Back Pain
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Flat Feet
- Fluid and electrolyte disorders, including: Edema, Potassium, Acid-Base and Calcium disorders
- Fracture
- Frozen Shoulder/Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ganglion Cyst
- Glomerular Disease
- Hammertoes
- Heel Spurs
- Herniated Disc
- Hematuria
- High Blood Pressure (Advanced Hypertension)
- Ingrown Toenails
- Infection
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Transplant
- Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
- Migraine Headaches
- Mood Disorder
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS)
- Neuroma
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Occupational Health/Worker Compensation Injuries
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
- Osteoporosis
- Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Spur Syndrome)
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Proteinuria
- Psychotic Disorder
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis and Tears
- Sciatica
- Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Dysfunction
- Spinal Compression Fracture
- Spinal Stenosis
- Sprains/Strains
- Tendonitis
- Extensor Tendon Laceration
- Tennis elbow
- Toenail Fungus
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Warts
Main treatments
- Rotator Cuff Repair
- Intercept
- Access to all end-stage renal disease therapies, including: kidney transplantation, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
- Access to dialysis and transplant services for patients with end-stage renal disease
- ADHD Treatment
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Disorders and Dementia-Eval and Treat
- Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
- Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD)
- Chronic peritoneal dialysis care
- Continuous renal replacement therapy
- Dialysis
- Arthroscopy
- Carpal tunnel injection and release
- Cubital Tunnel Ulnar Nerve Release
- Diabetic Foot & Wound Care
- Discography
- Distal Clavicle Excision
- Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation Therapy
- Dupuytren’s Contracture Release Hand
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Epidural Nerve Block
- Facet Joint Injections
- Facet Joint Nerve Ablation
- Genetic Testing for Psychiatric Medications
- Genicular Nerve Ablation
- Injections of arthritic joints and tendonitis PRP
- Injections of joints and tendonitis corticosteroids
- Intra-articular Joint Injections
- Kyphoplasty Surgical Procedure
- Medial Branch Blocks
- Medication Management
- MILD (Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression)
- MLS® Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Neurostimulation Trials
- PainTeQ LinQ Procedure
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Plantar Fascia Release
- Prolotherapy
- PRP Therapy
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Regenexx®
- SI Joint Fusion
- SI Joint Injections
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Infusion Pump
- Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
- Toe Joint Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement (Anterior Approach)
- Total Hip Replacement Arthroplasty (THA)
- Total Knee Replacement Arthroplasty (TKA)
- Trigger finger injection and release
- Trigger Point Injections
- Vertebroplasty
- Vertiflex Procedure
- VIA Disc NP Procedure
- Wart Removal
- Wound Care