The most common cause of heel pain is an overloaded plantar fascia — the thick band running from the heel bone to the toes. The "spur" seen on an X-ray is usually a record of years of loading rather than the source of the pain: plenty of people have a spur and no pain at all, and plenty have pain with no spur. The goal is therefore not to remove anything visible on a film, but to raise the tissue's capacity above the load it has to carry. Fzt. Kemran Hafız combines pain-reducing treatment with progressive loading in Bursa Nilüfer.
About your physiotherapist
Fzt. Kemran Hafız provides one-to-one care for heel pain at the clinic in Bursa Nilüfer — in Fethiye Mahallesi, on Kelebek Sokak, at a central point of Nilüfer, opposite the Fethiye covered market.
It is a short trip by car or public transport from İhsaniye, Odunluk, Balat, Özlüce, Ataevler, 23 Nisan and the surrounding areas. Every session is one-to-one, assessment-based and tailored to you.
Not every heel pain comes from the plantar fascia. Burning spreading across the sole, tingling, or numbness that increases at night suggests compression of the nerve running through the inside of the ankle, or a root finding from the back. These two conditions get noticeably different programmes.
Fzt. Kemran Hafız makes the distinction through sensory and strength examination; if there's a history of diabetes, foot sensation is assessed separately. If a nerve-origin finding is identified, the programme is built accordingly, and physician assessment is requested where needed.
Not every heel pain comes from the plantar fascia. Burning spreading across the sole, tingling, or numbness that increases at night suggests compression of the nerve running through the inside of the ankle, or a root finding from the back. These two conditions get noticeably different programmes.
Fzt. Kemran Hafız makes the distinction through sensory and strength examination; if there's a history of diabetes, foot sensation is assessed separately.
If a nerve-origin finding is identified, the programme is built accordingly, and physician assessment is requested where needed.
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This can point to a nerve-origin condition; it calls for a different examination and programme than plantar fasciitis.
Diabetes can affect foot sensation; in that case, foot sensation is assessed separately.
If a nerve-origin finding is identified and considered necessary, physician assessment is requested.
Balance and strength-focused rehabilitation for sprains, ligament injuries, Achilles problems and heel pain.
Shock wave therapy for chronic tendon and heel complaints, used as part of the programme.
For a collapsing arch that causes symptoms: strengthening and load management, not routine intervention.
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