Plantar fasciitis, also popular as heel spurs is a disease, which expresses in pain in the heel that increases with walking. If there is a pain at the bottom of the foot near the heel, or a pain after excercise or any activity, or after prolonged sitting, then it is probably due to heel spurs. There is no magic cure for the condition but sufferer can take steps to get rid of the pain. ?he disease can be connected with several factors - overweight, flat feets, uncomfortable shoes, etc. If not treated, the pain can become more intense and difficult to be controled. Basically, plantar fasciitis is nothing more than growth of the calcaneus - a result of deposition of calcium salts in the area.