“Heel pain is typically caused by plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is a strain of a connective tissue that runs from the front of the foot to the rear foot, attaching in the heel. This is the most common part of the foot that ends up being painful with the heel pain. This can be addressed by supporting the arch. It can also be addressed by sometimes getting rid of the inflammation by giving injections, using cold, taking anti-inflammatories. But typically the most common cause is really the elongation, or stretching, an overuse of the fascia, which is caused by flip-flops, ill-fitting shoes- women who wear high-heeled shoes that pitch the foot forward, and then switch to flat shoes which then causes there to be an increased strain in the fascia.”
Thomas Goldman, DPM, is a board-certified podiatrist at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Monday-Friday Trained in New York, he is certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. He has a particular interest in podiatric minimally invasive foot surgery and sports medicine. Mount Sinai Doctors is an organization of clinical relationships and multi-specialty services that expand the Mount Sinai Health System’s footprint beyond the seven main hospital campuses into the greater New York City area.