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Hospital  Physical Exam for Plantar Fasciitis  Exam Overview
Doctors usually diagnose plantar fasciitis based on a medical
history and a physical exam. Your doctor will check your feet
for problems that affect how your feet work (biomechanical
factors), such as a high arch, flat feet, abnormal gait, or
tight Achilles tendon or calf muscles. Your doctor will also
look for excessive tenderness and examine joint motion and
looseness, muscle and tendon function, nerve function, and blood
circulation.  Why It Is Done  Your doctor will do a physical
exam to evaluate heel pain.   Findings of a physical exam may
include the following.   In a normal exam there is no pain,
tenderness, or swelling in the heel area. Structure, function,
and biomechanics are normal as well.   Abnormal findings that
may point to plantar fasciitis include the following:    • You
have pain when you take your first steps after getting out of
bed or after sitting for a long period of t