a pain in my left heel only when i put it on the ground

by Catherine Kiely
(Waterford)

I have this pain in my heel a while, before christmas I gave up running for about 9 weeks in order to see if it would be ok but in actual fact it got worse, I have thrown out a lot of shoes that I think may not help, I have a heel insole in my runner but psychologically I need to get rid of this pain as it does not go away.
When I get my nights sleep and wake most mornings the pain is gone but the minute I put my foot on the floor the pain shoots up -please help?

Hi Catherine,
Sounds like plantar fasciitis so read my section on "heel pain". There are things in the article that you can try, but in general if you have had the pain for this long a period of time, you may need to see a podiatrist, otherwise it may continue to worsen.
Marc Mitnick DPM