Fifteen Ways to Fight Heel Pain

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 2 months ago,around the same time started to notice a few odd symtoms,which were un like me,cause normally Im always healthy. One thing I noticed was my face was puffy,It scared me so I went to see my doctor, and thats when I was diagnosed. I was also having panic attacks,but thats a whole other topic. Anyway, around this time I noticed my left rear ankle was completley swollen,I thought maybe this is Edema? Maybe Im having a blood clot? Many things ran thru my brain,never did it occur to me this was a muscle issue. Then I went to see my doctor. Low and behold it was,nt edema nor a blood clot,she said to me its your muscle,she said its from overuse. The weird thing is I have no pain? only alot of swelling, If its the muscle why no pain? I read this article and thats when it dawned on me, could this be linked to my hypothiroidism? Its been two months the swelling has,nt gone away, {elevation helps }. Im on my feet all day at work, so when I get home its pretty bad, what more can I do? Any advise? Thanks

I was shocked to see the HEEL PAIN story appear on the Thyroid sight this morning. It is just the thing I have been suffering with for the past month. I have been HYPO for 4 years and never had anything like this. Suddenly my feet ache so badly sometimes I want to cry. Also my heel constantly feel bruised and I have to tiptoe sometimes. I am an athelete and VERY upset about this new situation. I went to my chiropractor/naturopath yesterday and she suggested that it is the synthroid toxic “overload” that is getting to me.

ANy advice would be so helpful.

Tepi

The HEEL PAIN story was a surprise to me. I had never heard about a connection to thyroid issues. I’m an ultra runner and have been doing this ever sicne I’ve been diagnosed as hypothyroid (about 6 year). Just this past year I’ve struggled with plantar fasciitis. I would be interested in more information as to why a theyroid issue would increase the risk of plantar fasciitis. the article didn’t address that part.

Thanks for any help on that.

You can talk to all of us who have been through this incredibly painful experience, and I would guess 98% of us will tell you that NONE of the 15 ideas help, except one. The “orthotics”, which simply put, is just hard plastic heel cups and cost less than $20, fixes the problem almost every single time. The cups allow the plantar fascia to finally rest and heal (no pun intended). I have been promoting these forever. The doctors will take thousands of dollars from you trying every treatment under the sun, and then, when you still have pain, may make an offhanded remark that you should try these. It’s all but criminal. I have personally seen them work for people a hundred times. The cool thing is that the pain is all but gone in less than a week.

I completely agree about the orthotic shoe inserts in comment #4. The terrible pain went away in a few days (I iced, too, to help it along). I run and hike and lead a very active life with no feet problems now. But a caution: you MUST wear orthotics religiously. And cheap ones didn’t work for me at all. I spent $$$ getting ones that were specially made for me by a podiatrist. They fit well in everyday shoes and sneakers. However, I almost never wear dressy shoes or backless sandals anymore because my orthotics don’t work in them. And honestly, if I don’t wear my orthotics on more than one day in a row, my faciitus returns. So the idea that the arch muscle needs to rest against something, all the time, seems to be key for me. BTW, my insurance covered most of my podiatrist visit & the orthotics. I, too, would like to know more how being hypothyroid contributed to this.

Does ANYONE know, WHY, there is a relationship between this ‘heel pain’, and Hypothyroidism?
What is the cause? Why do Hypo’s (I have Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism, AND extreme ‘heel pain’ myself) are relatively more likely to have this?
I KNOW it is there/exists (got it myself, not till after my Hypo diagnosis),…
But WHAT is the scientific explanation?
Would love to know!,…Then I finally might find a cure (all the ‘Tips’ from this topic, have NOT helped me…).
I have the same problem in my shoulder,….
The cause of the pain/problem seems to be calcium-deposits (diagnostic scans have revealed this..),….for both my shoulder AND the heel pain…

But WHY does this happen, FAR more often (as compared to healthy people), when you are, for example, Hypothyroid????

If the medical/scientific world would know this/find out,….it might be ‘relatively’ easy to ‘cure’!!!!!

Looking forward to ANY respons!

Sincerely,
Ira Verwoert
The Netherlands

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