title: The painful heel.
abstract: The painful heel syndrome is a common complaint of the middle-aged and elderly. Most patients have no associated disease, except obesity, but young men should be carefully evaluated for ankylosing spondylitis or reactive arthritis. The majority of cases respond to appropriate heel padding, corticosteroid injection or a specially designed insole.
authors.affiliation: Medway Hospital, Gillingham.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006365:Heel / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain