Title: Causes of Heel Pain<br/>Author: Michael Bond<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/78/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
We often think of <a href="https://umem.org/educational_pearls/1698/">Plantar Fascitis</a> as the cause of heel pain but there are a lot of other causes. Some of those include:</p>
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Heel bursitis- inflammation on the back of the heel. Can be from jumping or poor fitting footwear.</li>
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Heel bumps - from excessively rubbing resulting in too much bone formation.</li>
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<a href="https://umem.org/educational_pearls/1905/">Tarsal tunnel syndrome</a></li>
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Chance inflammation of the heel pad</li>
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<a href="https://umem.org/educational_pearls/2195/">Stress fractures</a></li>
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<a href="http://umem.org/educational_pearls/1349/">Severs disease</a></li>
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Achilles tendonitis</li>
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<a href="https://umem.org/educational_pearls/1265/">Retrocalcaneal bursitis</a></li>
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<a href="https://umem.org/educational_pearls/1265/">Posterior calcaneal bursitis</a></li>
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