08/09/2026
🦶 HEEL PAIN? IT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOU THINK…
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common things people associate with heel pain — but there are several different causes of heel pain, and some can look very similar.
Two that can sometimes be confused are plantar fasciitis and Baxter’s nerve entrapment.
So what’s the difference? 👀
🌿 Plantar fasciitis tends to cause pain under the heel, often with those horrible first few steps in the morning.
⚡ Baxter’s nerve entrapment involves irritation of a nerve and can cause more burning, tingling, shooting or nerve-like pain.
• Heel pain isn’t always straightforward.
The location, type of pain, what aggravates it and how it behaves can all give us clues as to what might actually be going on.
And there are many other potential causes of heel pain too — which is why persistent pain shouldn’t just automatically be labelled as plantar fasciitis.
If you’ve had heel pain that just isn’t going away, it might be time to get it properly assessed. 🦶