The most common causes of heel pain are plantar fasciitis (bottom of the heel) and Achilles tendinitis (back of the heel). Causes of heel pain also include:

1. Achilles tendinitis
2. Achilles tendon rupture
3. Bone tumor
4. Bursitis (joint inflammation)
5. Haglund's deformity
6. Heel spur
7. Osteomyelitis (a bone infection)
8. Paget's disease of bone
9. Peripheral neuropathy
10. Plantar fasciitis
11. Reactive arthritis
12. Retrocalcaneal bursitis
13. Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease)
14. Sarcoidosis (collections of inflammatory cells in the body)
15. Stress fractures
16. Tarsal tunnel syndrome

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Jan. 11, 2018