This came up on a google, it looks like it has some good information.
Sorry, I know they can hurt. I damaged my heel when I was 17, wearing shoes that were too small and I jumped off something about 24-30 inches high onto asphalt, and the only way I can describe what happened, is that my foot imploded. I couldn't wear regular shoes that hit the back of my heel for quite awhile, but eventually it cleared up.
THanks. And yes, it hurts a lot. Running yesterday didn't help. I hate running and never do it (though I walk a ton) but went along to support my daughter who's training for a test. I hope this heals fast -- I don't know how to explain to my dog that I can't do our long walks, and she's on strike from the Chuck it.
I take it this is connected to the front of the heel, bottom of the foot. I think mine got tight once down there, they call it plantar fasciitis. I rolled on tennis balls to help it. Also got $30 inserts for my unsupporting shoes. Then just put them into whatever I was wearing at the time. Huge help. I went for awhile without being able to do anything about it except massage. I got an electric foot massager with rollers and used it quite a bit. If I tried to stretch my toes by curling them down or extending them upwards, the muscles would cramp and my toe would get stuck, painfully. Thank God that's no longer a problem. Lately my feet have sometimes been kind of numb and tingly, but mostly they just feel clogged on the part of the foot pad just back of the toes. I think this is a side effect, called peripheral neuropathy. It could have to do with cryoglobulins... not sure.
This came up on a google, it looks like it has some good information.
Sorry, I know they can hurt. I damaged my heel when I was 17, wearing shoes that were too small and I jumped off something about 24-30 inches high onto asphalt, and the only way I can describe what happened, is that my foot imploded. I couldn't wear regular shoes that hit the back of my heel for quite awhile, but eventually it cleared up.