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Article: Foot Health Q & A: Athletes and Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Pain).
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- November 16, 2004
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has been suffering from a sore foot and was recently diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, commonly known as heel pain. The California Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA) offers the following primer on plantar fasciitis.
What is plantar fasciitis?
Plantar fasciitis (heel pain) is generally the result of faulty biomechanics (walking abnormalities) that place too much stress on the heel bone and the soft tissues that attach to it. Literally it is an inflammation of the band of fibrous connective tissue (fascia) running along the bottom (plantar surface) of the foot, from the ...