These painful episodes may be due to a heel spur or plantar fasciitis.

The most common cause of heel pain is a stretching or bruising of a band of elastic type tissue called the Plantar Fascia. As we get older the elastic type tissue becomes more rope like and since it stretches less it is more likely to tear. Also consider the fact that on any given day the average person takes 8,000 steps. To make matters worse, most people who suffer from heel pain have arches that have fallen and or heel spurs.