A bruised heel is an injury to the fat pad that protects the heel bone. It’s also known as policeman’s heel. You can get a bruised heel from the repeated force of your foot striking the ground, like ...

A bruised heel happens when an injury or repetitive movements crush blood vessels in the muscles and soft tissue of the heel. Bruised heel treatments may include elevation, ice, and rest. A bruise to ...

Heel pain can result from factors like inflammation, bone changes, and nerve compression. It occurs under the heel or just behind it, where the Achilles tendon connects to the heel bone. Sometimes, it ...

A heel spur is a calcium deposit causing a bony protrusion on the underside of the heel bone. On an X-ray, a heel spur can extend forward by as much as a half-inch. Without visible X-ray evidence, the ...

Every April I run the Boston Marathon and every summer that follows, I give myself a pep talk that no one cares how ugly my feet look in open-toed sandals. Only recently have I switched to recovery ...