Bruised Bone In Heel

In most of the cases, the associated symptoms of a bruise on the heel of a foot are soreness and inflammation. The person may not be able to move the foot. Being overweight and wearing ill-fitting footwear can contribute to bruised bone symptoms. In general, bruising of the heel bone is not a serious case.

A bruised heel is usually caused by overuse. In particular, with activities such as repetitive bounding, long-distance running, walking or landing heavily. Although overuse is primarily the cause, there are a number of factors which may contribute: If you wear hard, flat shoes with little or no cushioning.

Treatment for the pain of a deep heel bruise includes ibuprofen, elevation, resting, applying ice packs and wrapping the heel in a stretch bandage. Total recovery occurs within one to two weeks, as long as the heel bruise isn’t exacerbated by extreme physical activity.

One fast way to heal and get rid of cracked heels is by providing good amount of moisture. Using vitamin E moisturizers is the best treatment to cure dry, chapped and painful heels. Home remedies like honey, olive oil, cocoa butter, avocado will help you to treat your cracked heels naturally overnight.

Pain when walking or applying pressure to the foot. This pain usually comes on slowly and can be felt directly under the heel bone. Applying pressure with your fingers to the heel pad directly beneath the heel bone will help you to determine whether you might be suffering from bruised heel as you will feel pain from the touch.

The most common cause of the heel pain is plantar fasciitis, which is an inflammation of the band of tissue (the plantar fascia) that extends from the heel to the toes. When patients suffer from this ailment, the fascia becomes irritated and then inflamed, resulting in heel pain or pain in the arch of the foot.

Heel pain. Heel pain is most commonly caused by plantar fasciitis, a chronic (ongoing) overuse injury of the thick band of tissue on the sole of the foot, which is known as the plantar fascia.

The best remedy for a bruised heel is to stay off your feet. By giving it time to rest, you will allow your body to heal. Most mild bruises should start to feel better after 2 to 3 days, but some pain may linger for several weeks or even years if caused by a deeper injury.

Try not to rush it. Ice is a very important part of caring for your bruised heel. To avoid any inflammation or swelling of the heel, you should put ice on it as soon as possible after the injury or after you begin to feel pain in your heel. Taping your heal can help with your recovery.

Damage to this pad from excessive force to your foot can lead to a bruised heel. Sometimes the heel bone can bruise, or the fat pad can tear. Causes of a bruised heel include: repetitive pounding on the foot, such as from running or playing basketball or tennis.

A bruised heel or heel bone stress is usually easily diagnosed clinically by our Melbourne podiatrists, who are experts in identifying heel pain conditions of the foot. Our podiatrists also have diagnostic ultrasound on site which can help diagnose heel fat pad atrophy as well as other heel pain conditions.