Table 1.

Characteristics of heel pain

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Time since onset of pain
Less than a year	47	46.5
One to two years	24	23.8
Three to four years	15	14.9
Five years or longer	15	14.9
Time duration in which the pain improves (with ambulation):
Instantaneously	08	7.9
<10 min	31	30.7
Between 10 to 30 min	39	38.6
More than 30 min	23	22.8
Pain aggravated by:
Standing for a long period of time	97	96.0
Walk/exercise	65	64.4
Walking barefoot	12	11.9
Location of pain:
Bottom of the heel	74	73.3
Radiating to mid sole	12	11.9
Ball of the foot	9	8.9
The rim of the heel	6	5.9