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Losing Flesh in Your Heels? The Reality of Plantar Fat Pad Atrophy

Have you ever felt a sharp, tingling ache in your heel every morning when taking your first step, or experienced the jarring sensation of bone directly striking the floor when standing up after sitting? It is a painful everyday discomfort that is too severe to simply dismiss as 'just getting older.' This is plantar fat pad atrophy, where the heel's natural cushion disappears.