What would cause pain in the sole of my foot, but only when I put weight on it?

Question:

I have not injured my foot in any way, but it hurts everytime I step down. It is just under the heel. It has been going on for a while and is now getting worse. The pain goes away slightly as I continue to walk, but if I sit down for a few minutes it gets just as bad again when I start walking.

Any idea would be appreciated. I've already seen a doctor, she doesn't have a clue what the cause is. Thanks.

Answers:
Could be one of three things.. You are walking too heavily on your heels, have a displacement of one or more of the tarsal bones or, the attachment of the arch to the talus. Are you losing the arch in the foot? Several things should have been checked. That being one of them. The body will defend the area by allowing the formation of crystalline material there and will eventually develop a spur on one of the ligamentous attachments. It should have at least been x-rayed. To have some determination of the causation.

Being you didn't include your age, there is no way to determine if there is the possibility of loss of bone density in the area.

Could be anything from a torn achilles tendon, a spur on the heel bone, stressed or torn ligaments, or even bad shoes.

Thumb tack stuck in your heel.

Remove it.

do a web search on foot pain and read about plantar fasciiitis. It's the tendon that runs the arch of your foot and due to wear and tear it can tear where it goes into your heal bone. It will get worse if you don't get help. Go to a foot doctor. It took me 2 cortisone shots and custom inserts for my shoes but mine is better. I suffered for months until I got help. Shoes with solid arch support helps too.

you probably have plantar fasciitis or heel spur syndrome, Some times people say the pain feels like a stone bruise. It is caused by tight calf muscles. As we get older and less active every thing gets tight or constricted, when you are sitting,sleeping or off your foot awhile your foot drops down and the ligament in your calf tightens up so when you get up and start to walk the ligament on the bottom of your foot has to compensate for the tight calf thus pulling a spur on the heel bone, my suggestion would be to go to a podiatrist, their treatment can vary on severity of pain from: night spints, supports, steroid injectons,anti-inflamatory meds, soft casts and hard cast, finally surgery. I do this for a living and heel spurs are very common. The night splint helps alot because it slowly stretches out the calf. Remember everything is connected, sometimes by change the mechanics of you foot you help your back ,knees and hips. Good luck

It sounds as if you may have plantar fascitis. I find it hard to believe that any physician and/or orthopedic physical therapist wouldn't be able to correctly diagnose this problem in a few moments. Check with your physician and ask for a referral to see an orthopedic physician or a physical therapist for a consult.
Also, check out the following link and see if it sounds like the symptoms you have: http://www.plantar-fasciitis.org.

One of the most simple and most effective self treatments to try before formal treatment is a resting night splint. It fits on your foot like a ski boot but not quite so bulky and holds your foot in dorsiflexion so the bottom of the foot is under a prolonged static stretch all night. For many people, it is a simple solution for the majority of your pain but you would still benefit from a visit or two to see a physical therapist to learn appropriate stretches and self-care techniques.

Maybe you have stepped wrong and bruised your foot, try giving it a rest for a day or two and then see what happens.

You have plantar fasciitis. It is painful, but if you wear supportive shoes, rest your foot, take ibuprofen, and do some stretches, it will get better in time. Unfortunately, it takes several months.

spurs or planter's warts.suggest to doctor..

What would cause pain in the sole of my foot, but only when I put weight on it?

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