Heel Pain Treatment in Sterling Heights

What is heel pain?

Your heel lands first on every step and absorbs forces well past your body weight, more when the surface is concrete and the day is long. Pain directly under the heel usually traces to the plantar fascia, the tissue band that anchors your arch. Pain at the back points to the Achilles tendon or the small cushioning bursa near it. A deep ache inside the bone can mean a stress fracture, while burning or tingling suggests a pinched nerve. Where it hurts, and when in the day it hurts, narrows the list before an X-ray is ever taken.

How it's diagnosed at our Sterling Heights office

Dr. Repitor presses on the individual structures that cause heel pain, one at a time, until the exam reproduces yours. He also measures calf tightness, watches you walk, and reads the wear pattern on your work boots or running shoes, which often tells its own story. In-office X-rays or ultrasound are added when the exam hints at a stress fracture, a tear, or anything beyond straightforward overload.

When to see a podiatrist

Two weeks is a fair cutoff. Heel pain that survives two weeks of rest and decent shoes, or that keeps returning at the end of every shift, has earned an exam. Going early pays off: heel pain caught in its first month usually clears in weeks, while heel pain that has been limped on for a year can take the better part of another one to undo.