Not every heel pain is plantar fasciitis...
...even though it remains the most common culprit.
Other causes include Achilles tendinopathy, retrocalcaneal bursitis, a calcaneal stress fracture, and nerve entrapment such as tarsal tunnel or Baxter’s nerve irritation.
Because these conditions can feel similar, accurate assessment and imaging are essential before treatment.
For persistent plantar fasciitis, pain physicians can offer image-guided steroid injections for faster short-term relief or regenerative platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, which uses the patient’s own concentrated platelets to support healing and may provide more sustained improvement.
Don’t keep limping through pain—seek an expert diagnosis and step confidently towards lasting relief.
