I am 48 year male, 6 feet tall, 75 kg weight with prortionate build. I am working as hr executive and have a sitting job. For the last one year, I am feeling pricking pain in my right heel. Doctors say there is no medicine for that and it will go away in a couple of years. The pain is acute during mornings and it aggravates when I stand for 3 hours at a stretch. I am using soft cushioning in my shoes. Not using any pain-killers regularly but when my work demands longer standing job, I take a diclofenac or two. Please advise me what to do?

Dr. Akshay Kumar SaxenaOrthopedic Doctor14yrs exp

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Hi thanks for your query and welcome to lybrate. I am Dr. Akshay from fortis hospital, new delhi. Ok, to begin with your consultation may I ask you few questions: - do you have any back pain, radiating pain in legs, any neurological symptoms etc? - do you suffer from any systemic disease for which you are taking or have taken a long term treatment? - what you are suffering is pain in heels, or burning sensations because two are entirely different, pain may indicate inflammation of heel fascia, on the other hand burning sensations are related to nerve. - could you attach your doctor's prescription and investigations done so that I can start from there and see what can be done for you? do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further assistance.  

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Dr. Mahesh DocherlaGeneral Physician18yrs exp

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Continue the silicone soles in your shoes. You can alternatively try mcr chappals that diabetics use. Avoid standing for long periods of time. In case it is compulsory, rock back and forth on feet intermittently so that the weight of the body is taken off the heel. If all fails, then please consult an orthopaedician for an x-ray and ultra sound of the soft tissues of the heel to see where the inflammation is. If it is identified, then local steroid injections at the site might give better results. 

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Dr. N C GuptaOrthopedic Doctor53yrs exp

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Pain in heels is a common condition rule out diabetes & vit. D deficiency or any other metabolic disorder. Do hot fomentation keep a pillow under the legs at night &/when resting. Any way take bio d3 max 1tab odx10days ibuprofen 200mg od & sos x 5days do ankle/foot & toe exercises it may have to be further investigated make sure you are not allergic to any of the medicines you are going to take. 

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