Flare in heels

[Theziggy]

Just wondered whether anyone has had a flare at the bottom of their heels. Both of mine are flaring at the moment - walking is painful and difficult, combined with a flare in my right thumb and soft pad and shoulders.

Thanks in advance.

[SheffieldJane]

I do have painful heels and have had for some months, totally bilateral. I didn’t put it down to a PMR flare though. I suspect that it is something else. PMRPro has sent useful links to me about possible causes of heel pain ( ‘this morning). In my post about my ankles giving way. I recommend you have a read.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

You need to talk to SheffieldJane - she has sore heels! I gave her a couple of links

aafp.org/afp/2004/0715/p332...

foothealthfacts.org/conditi...

I see we were writing at the same time!!!

[SnazzyD]

tendonopathy in plantar fascia and or Achilles can cause heel pain, even when there is not yet pain in those areas.

[Theziggy]

So is it not related to PMR (I have palindromic rheumatism.), even though I am having flares in other joints which started at the same time?

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Theziggy]

I believe plantar fasciitis is more common in PMR than non-PMR patients though I'm not sure where I saw that.

Does palindromic rheumatism have any specific features other than the "wandering" aspect? Does it attack attachments between tendons and joints?

[Theziggy in reply to PMRpro]

It affects the joints and can affect the tendons, whether it attacks the attachments between them I don't know. , I know I am posting in a forum for PMR but I have only found one forum for PR in Facebook, and it isn't perfect.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Theziggy]

Yes, I haven't forgotten. Just wondered - the only other person I know with PR had it for years undiagnosed, it went into remission for a while but returned as a specific form of inflammatory arthritis. Just wondered if that was a general sort of rule.

[Hidden]

It is probably related. Plantar fasciitis is also common in those with psoriatic arthritis too!

[tangocharlie]

I had that, turned out to be plantar fasciitis. Steroid injections directly into the feet sorted it. Mine felt as though I was treading on a marble or lego brick but was also in the balls of my feet! I threw away several pairs of perfectly good shoes assuming they were the problem before my GP diagnosed

[Theziggy]

Heels are fine again now which makes me to suspect a flare!