I have pain on the bottom of my heel on towards the lateral side. I've had it twice before and it went away with some rest. It is now back. I went to a doctor once and he couldn't really tell me what it was. Got X-rays and no bone spurs. He didn't think it was plantar fasciaitis either. Fat pad syndrome maybe?
Anyone have any suggestions?
I have had pain in my heal on the lateral border for over a year. initailly i had a full month off and it did not help. I had every test under the sun. Bone scan MRI ultrasound CT scan and x ray. Then had shock wave therapy, manipulation, 2 cortisone injectionsand nothing helped. Saw 6 different speacilists. Pain eased with time and i just thought f*** it and continued to run, slowly it came good on reduced milage 90 miles. I still have regular flare ups but I just ride it out and it seems to clear in about a week. The only thing I can suggest that may help is regular manipulation of your foot to keep it moblie and mooving freely. My personal diagnosis which is as good as anyone elses is that it was a tear in the lateral planter.
Dont ussually write on this board but I feel for you. screwed up my last year for me. PS I have ran fast through this injury with persistance. and I have been an olympian
I had that years ago.
I relieved it to a certain degree by wearing a foam wedge in the heel with a hole cut in the area of the pain.
It finally went after a cortisone injection into the exact area of the ‘injury’.
I had to mark it with a ballpen as the doctor injected the wrong area the first time.
I felt nothing on the first injection, but I certainly knew he’d hit the spot on the second!