heel pain

Dr Scholl's makes a gel heel insert. They're about $5 (pair) at Walmart and are helping me

It's likely plantar fasciatus ... through many shoe changes and lots of advil...the thing that works the very best is the foot massage ball. It's about the size of a golf ball with lots of little fingers...it looks like a dog toy. you just roll your foot on it...that stretches that tendon and that releases the pain.

I have had Plantar Fasciitis and it can be extremely painful!!! I also had heal bone spurs-(ridges in the bones of your heal), also very painful, you could have that. Regardless, you should go to a foot specialist to get an exact diag. Meantime, make sure you wear really good shoes with good heal support, they are out there. New Balance makes athletic shoes with really good heal support, not too pricey. Merrell shoes are excellent for people with plantar fasciitis, I swear by them, just the regular "moch" shoes. They made ALL the difference in the world for my plantar fasciitis, honestly, they are worth every penny, I have owned about 4 pair- love them!!!
Good luck!! Whatever you do, don't do nothing! Get to a doctor sooner than later to see for sure what it is:)
Julie

I, too, have had major problems with plantar fasciitis. One thing to know about it, and its associated problem--achilles tendinitis--is that they are overuse injuries. That never made sense to me, but when a dear friend who is a physical therapist took me to task, I listened and rested. Frankly, my situation was so bad that it took several months of rest. Then I quickly realized that my favorite exercise--walking--aggravated my issue.

Now I'm going to say something controversial. I was at a store one day right after the Skechers Shape-ups came on the market, and I had to try them on out of curiosity. I almost began to dance in the store, because it felt as though I was walking on a cloud. (Here I should mention that I pronate, and even in Shape-ups must wear an arch supporting orthotic--so much for cloud walking.) I bought the shoes, and they have changed my life. As nearly as I can tell, the curved sole transfers the impact away from my heels and onto the middle of my foot. I now wear Shape-ups or similar shoes (everyone has them these days) 90% of the time--even to work. I work on a college campus and beyond my walking all over during the work day, I walk several miles most days for exercise. I now have NO trouble with my feet and I attribute much of my weight loss to those shoes!

My mom also has heel pain. She hasn't gone to see a doctor for it, but she uses the Reebok easy tone shoes and that helps alleviate her pain a lot.

sounds like planter phasitis (no joke, maybe spelling is slightly wrong!) or dropped arches. i have this and agree it is really painful. anti-inflammatory pain killers like ibuprofen help and heel supports in ur shoes. if no better see ur dr!