POSTERIOR HEEL PAIN

The entire body rests on your feet – on your heels. We tend to ignore the pain in this area. The pain in the heels is the most common complaint. The pain is neglected until it becomes severe. Pain management Specialists in Hyderabad explain that posterior heel pain isdue to the pain behind the heels. Some experience pain beneath the heel as well. The causes of this pain are because of the conditions that include:

• Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Heel Spurs

 Posterior heel pain is caused by the below mentioned conditions.

Achilles Tendonitis:

The tendon in the back of the ankle is inflammated. This condition is identified as Achilles Tendonitis.The pain is experienced at a place where the tendon is attached to the heel bone called the calcaneous or the pain is on the tendon itself. The calcium deposits are the small tears inside the tendon which causes this condition opines the orthopaedic physiotherapy specialists in Hyderabad.

Retrocalcaneal Bursitis:

Bursas are those which acts like a cushion and lubricant between the muscles that are packed between the bones. The retro-calcaneal bursa is located in the back of the ankle above the heel. The risks of these conditions are intense work outs and increase in the daily activities. A physical exam would help analyse this condition and often the imaging tests are not required however if the pain persists you may be asked to take the tests.

Calcaneal (Heel Bone) Spur:

It is an extra growth along the edges of the bone called osteophyte. When they outgrow it becomes prominent and is referred to as ‘pump bump’. This is caused due to the stress orcontinuous movement on a particular bone. This irritation leads to an extra growth which actually the bone is trying to stabilize the irritation. The bone spurs apart from the foot are also found on the spine, neck, hands, wrists, hip and knee as well.

DIAGNOSIS:

Based on the observations the Top orthopaedic centres in Hyderabad concur thatposterior heel pain is sometimes interlinked between the few conditions. This becomes difficult for an accurate diagnosis. A physical exam and the patients’ observations can be helpful in diagnosing the reason for the posterior heel pain. For an effective treatment a close observation of the pain and the right diagnosis can lead to effective treatment.

SOME OF THE OTHER CAUSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POSTERIOR HEAL PAIN INCLUDE:

• Plantar Fascitis
• Stress Fractures
• OstrigunumSyndrome

TREATMENTS FOR POSTERIOR HEEL PAIN:

Treatment procedure varies from person to person. Some of the factors that the bone treatment Services in Hyderabad consider while giving the treatment include:

• Understand the symptoms that has led to the pain
• A person with a stress fracture may have to have crutches bearing limited weight
• One may be adviced not to lift weights and the other patient is allowed.
• You may be asked to improve the movements of your hind foot

To conclude the treatment procedures are usually to avoid a certain activity that has stressed the bone or to exercise that eases the pain in that bone etc. The treatment procedure is mostly non-surgical in most of the cases and is different for every individual.

WHY KIMS?

KIMs is the one of the best pain management clinics in Hyderabad India for the posterior heel treatment. The patients here are observed and adviced; and patient with their queries which allows the specialists to understand the symptoms and based on the diagnosis the treatment is deviced.