Heel pain: diagnosis and treatment, step by step.
The differential diagnosis of heel pain is broad and can be overwhelming if a systematic approach is not used. Focused questions and physical examination can help identify heel pain as Achilles tendinopathy or plantar fasciitis, or as due to a less common cause such as gout, spondyloarthropathy, or hypercholesterolemia.
Alvarez-Nemegyei
José
J
Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mérida, Yucatán, México. nemegyei@yahoo.com.mx
Canoso
Juan J
JJ
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006365:Heel / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D059408:Pain Management; D010808:Physical Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy