A 39-year-old female comes to the office complaining of pain in the heel of her right foot. She is overweight (170 pounds) and has recently taken up walking for exercise. She has started walking a mile a day on relatively flat, paved terrain. She limps slightly when she walks, and the pain is worst when she first gets out of bed. She states there has been no specific injury to her foot. Pain is temporarily relieved by ibuprofen and ice packs, but as soon as she starts using her foot again, the pain returns. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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A 39-year-old female comes to the office complaining of pain in the heel of her right foot. She is overweight (170 pounds) and has recently taken up walking for exercise. She has started walking a mile a day on relatively flat, paved terrain. She limps slightly when she walks, and the pain is worst when she first gets out of bed. She states there has been no specific injury to her foot. Pain is temporarily relieved by ibuprofen and ice packs, but as soon as she starts using her foot again, the pain returns. What is the most likely diagnosis?