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  1. Plantar fasciitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plantar fasciitis typically causes a stabbing pain in the bottom of your foot near the heel. The pain is usually the worst with the first few steps after awakening, although it also can be triggered …

  2. Plantar fasciitis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Most people who have plantar fasciitis recover in several months with conservative treatment, such as icing the painful area, stretching, and modifying or staying away from activities that …

  3. Plantar fasciitis: What really works for heel pain relief

    Sep 26, 2025 · When too much pressure damages or tears that tissue, inflammation can occur — a condition known as plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is marked by intense pain near your heel …

  4. Plantar fasciitis - Mayo Clinic Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

    Plantar fasciitis is a common condition that causes heel pain. The plantar fascia is tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot. When this gets irritated, pain can occur. This condition can …

  5. Heel pain Causes - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 19, 2025 · The most common causes of heel pain are plantar fasciitis, which affects the bottom of the heel, and Achilles tendinitis, which affects the back of the heel. Heel pain also …

  6. Plantar fasciitis - Mayo Clinic

    Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the fibrous tissue (plantar fascia) along the bottom of your foot that connects your heel bone to your toes. Plantar fasciitis can cause intense heel pain.

  7. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Heel pain? It might be plantar fasciitis

    Jun 9, 2023 · Although the cause of plantar fasciitis isn't well understood, typically the plantar fascia has been put under tension and stress, which can cause small tears. Repeated …

  8. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating plantar fasciitis

    Oct 1, 2019 · To treat plantar fasciitis, the extra stress on the plantar fascia must be relieved, so that the tears can heel. For most people, these small tears can be treated successfully with …

  9. Pain in the back of my heels - Mayo Clinic Connect

    Mar 12, 2025 · It sounds like soft tissue inflammation of either the achilles tendon insertion or plantar fasciitis. PF is most often felt on the plantar surface of the foot but it can extend upward …

  10. Understanding plantar fasciopathy: Risk factors, diagnosis and ...

    Jun 9, 2023 · Plantar fasciopathy (PF), known by some as plantar fasciitis, is a common condition affecting the fibrous tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot. The primary symptom is …