Heel Pain/Plantar Fasciitis

Shop Our Best Selling Full Length Insoles - Great for Plantar Fasciitis / Heel Pain! Symptoms Pain experienced under the heel and/or along the arch of the foot. Most painful with the first steps in the morning and after prolonged sitting. Dull intermittent pain which can progress to sharp persistent pain. General stiffness felt in foot/ankle. Definitions Plantar Fasciitis An inflammation of the connective tissue of the bottom of the foot. Plantar= bottom of the foot, Fascia=dense fibrous connective tissue, Itis=inflammation The plantar fascia attaches to the bottom of the heel bone and fans out to the toes. The plantar fascia is designed to support the foot and form the arch.  It has very little elasticity and is very thick. Heel Spurs A heel spur is an abnormal growth of bone on the heel due to excessive stress or pulling where the plantar fascia attaches to the heel. The excessive tugging of the plantar fascia on the heel bone causes this excess of bone (bone spur) to grow in a