A stone in the shoe or the start of heel spurs can cause heel pains. One other thing which can cause heel pains is strain from stretching certain parts more than they should be. For instance, there is a broad band of very strong material along the bottom of the foot which attaches to the heel called the plantar fascia . When this is stretched it can start to pull away from the heel causing pain. Also, the heel bone is attached to other bones in the foot by ligaments.
Ligaments are very strong material which holds bones together at the joints.
Click here to learn more about what happens if ligaments are stretched too much. When the foot muscles are not used correctly those ligaments can stretch and hurt. One thing which could cause this is incorrect use of the foot arch muscle. Operating the foot arch correctly could possibly improve heel pains. Learn how you can use the secret of the foot arch muscles to improve your own foot arch.