Heel pain, Heel spurs, and the Morton’s Toe
Many reasons have been given in the past for why our heels hurt. I absolutely feel that having a Morton’s Toe is one of these reasons.
The plantar fascia is the large rubber-band type structure that helps support our whole foot. Because of that, it gets strained a great deal and is the major cause of heel pain.
I base this statement on the thousands of foot/heel x-rays I have taken over thirty years as a foot doctor. I absolutely feel that this fact has been overlooked by most foot doctors. I invite them to verify the truth of my observation. If they did look for a Morton’s Toe, I feel they would find one present the vast majority of time their patients appeared with heel or arch pain.
The reason heel problems arise in the presence of Morton’s Toe is fairly straightforward. It all goes back to abnormal pronation. If you have a Morton’s Toe the front part of the foot is unstable when it needs to be stable. Because of this, the foot will be forced to pronate. A pronating foot places abnormal stress on many areas of the foot, including the plantar fascia and the heel bone. It is this abnormal stress that is the start of all the heel problems noted above.
For a lot more information about heel problems in general, go to my other web page dedicated to the heel at FootCare4U-Heel Condtions. It is very common for people with heel problems also have Flat Feet, that is caused by the Morton’s Toe or the Long Second Toe
Inside the circle is a large heel spur. Normally they are not this large, but I picked it to show you what they really look like.
