Infracalcaneal heel pain in the athlete

Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 1997 Jul;14(3):503-9.

Abstract

Heel-spur syndrome is a condition encountered on a daily basis by those practitioners who primarily treat athletes. The authors discuss anatomy, the clinical examination, radiographic evaluation, exercise, and alternative medicines.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Calcaneus*
  • Exercise
  • Exostoses* / etiology
  • Exostoses* / physiopathology
  • Exostoses* / therapy
  • Foot Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Foot Diseases* / etiology
  • Foot Diseases* / physiopathology
  • Foot Diseases* / therapy
  • Heel*
  • Humans
  • Occupational Diseases / etiology
  • Occupational Diseases / therapy
  • Pain* / etiology
  • Sports*
  • Syndrome