American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons: Diagnosis and Treatment of Heel Pain. From: American Family Physician | Date: April 15, 2002| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2002 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons has developed a clinical practice guideline on heel pain. The guideline, which contains pathways (algorithms) for the treatment of heel pain based on underlying cause, was published in the September/October 2001 issue of The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Mechanical Heel Pain

Mechanical factors are responsible for the majority of cases of heel pain. The plantar fascia is the most common location of mechanically induced symptoms, and the posterior heel is the next most common location.

PLANTAR HEEL PAIN

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