International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences

Abstract: Heel pain is a common presenting complaint at homoeopathic OPDs. Majority of patients visiting suffer invariably from chronic heel pain and less often do patients with short history of heel pain come to homoeopaths. Though a very mild condition yet a frequent presentation that becomes challenging both for patient and the physician as in many cases it lingers on for long periods defying conservative treatments. It thus becomes imperative for every physician to have an insight into the most common causes, symptoms, investigations and differential diagnosis, conservative treatment along with Homoeopathic approach to such cases. A brief therapeutic Index has been prepared in the end of the article based on Murphy’s Repertory for easy reference.