Runners are a gutsy bunch.  For the most dedicated, it’s hard to slow them down from the routine.  This can be a problem when it comes to heel injuries.  In all honestly, for most non-fracture heel pain while running, you can probably run through the pain.  However, most heel injuries induced by running really need rest and limited pounding on the foot as a treatment.  Although running on trail or grass is better than pavement, it’s not exactly what I would call a heel pain treatment.  As with the stone bruises, the only effective method of treating this has been the RICE method.  Surgery, cortisone shots, and the like have proven effective for some, but the benefits are usually fleeting.  Runners take my advice: rest.  If you give your body time to recover you’ll be able to bounce back to 100%, if you do not you’ll face nagging pain indefinitely.

An increasing diagnosis for heel pain is the pesky stone bruise.  Given the rise in this problem, many have wondered what is the proper stone bruise treatment?  Unfortunately, like a lot of heel pain there is not a lot of good news.  The most effective method for treating this common ailment is the RICE method.  In other words, rest, ice, compress, elevate.  You can definitely ameliorate your pain with the use of a generic ibuprofen pill, which should help you get by the early stages of the bruise.  Like any other bruise it just takes time to go away.  How do you know if you have the stone bruise?  The most common description is a significant pain as if walking on top of a small pebble.  The good news is there is no painful or invasive method for healing the stone bruise, but that is also the bad news too as they are often difficult to get rid of.