Do My Bunions Require Surgery?
If you have a bunion, do you automatically need surgery? The answer isn’t as simple as you think. Here’s why some bunions need surgery and others respond well to conservative treatments.
Heel Pain
Heel pain is any type of pain that occurs to the back (rearfoot) of the foot. According to the Mayo Clinic, the possible causes are:
- Achilles tendinitis
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Bone tumor
- Bursitis (joint inflammation)
- Haglund's deformity
- Heel spur
- Osteomyelitis (a bone infection)
- Paget's disease of bone
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Plantar fasciitis
- Reactive arthritis
- Retrocalcaneal bursitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease)
- Sarcoidosis (collections of inflammatory cells in the body)
- Stress fractures
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
With such an extensie possibility of causes of heel pain, a proper diagnoses of your foot pain is crucial! While some conditions have similar treatment options, there are some that are vastly different.
Obtaining a foot x-ray is very important. Our Podiatrists (foot doctors) are well versed in both conservative and surgical treatment of foot and ankle conditions.
Podiatrist, Podiatric Surgeons, & Foot & Ankle Specialists located in Marietta now servicing patients from Kennesaw, Acworth, and Hiram, Georgia.
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