heel pains

[RafaelRoddick54]

After and during playing tennis or running i get this sharp pain in my left heel. DOes this have anything to do with my tennis shoes? When i first start out playing tennis it doesnt hurt. After i sprint to get a really hard ball is when it starts hurting, and hit hurts for like 4 hours. What should i do?

 

[courtrage]

there are several posts on here about heel pain and something called plantar fascitis, which i think is closely related to heel pain. I think i spelled it wrong, but i'm sure you can find posts on it...here is one near the top of the list http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=63093

 

[jhp49]

Try this site for information on heel pain.
http://heelspurs.com/index.html

 

[Marius_Hancu]

Great fitness sites
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=33800

esp the Heel Pain section

 

[courtrage]

i also noticed the biggest problem happens in my left foot. i'm pretty sure its a tad bigger than right. aside from that, in highschool i had a guy land on the inside of it playing soccer and i think that messed it up...more likely to roll my left ankle is all...could that mean due to a weak ankle, my foot is feeling more pressure in bad spots?

 

[courtrage]

i seem to be heel pain free today yesterday before and after playing i did these calf stretches a friend recommended (he had heel spurs/pain and the dr told him to do this)....now walking around at work i have less issues...
face a wall with your feet one behind the other (like walking a tightrope) a decent distance apart. put your hands on the wall and lean forward like doing a pushup while keeping your back leg straight and do 10 each side..then do it with your back leg bent...i got a real good stretch from that..i use do a similar way but never got quite teh stretch as i did when i did it this way...