When it comes to our well-being, mental health is just as important as physical health. Unfortunately, insurers haven't always seen it that way. In the past, many health insurance companies provided better coverage for physical illness than they did for mental health disorders.
Plantar fasciitis is the most frequent cause of plantar (bottom of the foot) heel pain. For many years pain in this region has been incorrectly termed the heel spur syndrome. It is better termed the plantar heel pain syndrome since a heel spur is not always found at this location.
What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar fasciitis is a condition which causes heel and arch pain. Plantar fasciitis pain can be traced to inflammation on the bottom of the foot. Plantar fasciitis, which you may also have heard called Heel Spur Syndrome, is basically just an inflammation of the connective tissue in the foot. That connective tissue is the plantar fascia. It runs from the base of the toes, across the arch of the foot, and inserts into the heel bone.