What have you done when the pain in your heel has not been helped with orthodics or injections?

Answer 1

see if you have heel spurs. ask your dr to xray and look. i know someone who had that and they had to get an operation to take them out.

Answer 2

This condition sounds like a heel spur (calcium deposit) to me. If you saw it on an xray it would look like a "hook" at the bottom of your heel and it's formed by continued pressure on that spot. Some people get them from being overweight or just because of the way they walk. You can have a surgical procedure to remove them, but I'll tell you from personal experience, the recovery is long and all they do is come back. Your best bet is to continue with the cortisone injections and get a personalized heel cup made for your foot that has an opening in the middle so that pressure is not applied to the spur. Once the irritation has subsided, it will feel alot better. Take anti inflammatory (ibuprofen aspirin Motrin) with food for pain and to reduce the inflammation. You might be able to buy an over the counter shoe appliance for spurs. If you can find one, get it. Stretching exercises will also help the area. Look up stretches for heel/Achilles tendon. If you happen to be a diabetic, then you really need to continue to see a doc cause the inflammation will be prolonged. Godloveya. Hope you find some relief.

Answer 3

Plantar faciatis. For two years I suffered with the pain. Went to a podiatrist and had cortisone injections and physical therapy. Nothing helped. I was taping up my own foot with duct tape to try to hold the muscle in place. I finally purchased the Alzners shoe orthodic. (Yes, the one on TV.) Within 6 weeks, the pain was gone. I am still pain free as long as I wear these all the time. ( I tape them in place in sandals, with the good ole duct tape.) It is now going on 6 years and I need a new pair. Didn't try the shoe orthodics that the dr. prescribed. No one else I knew of had any relief from them.

Answer 4

If it's a bone spur, they are actually caused by a deficiency of calcium which causes the body to leach calcium from the bone. As the calcium is being leached, it forms an eruption. This eruption is the bone spur.

They can by dissolved by taking 10-20 OsteoMatrix (calcium magnesium) a day plus 30-40 Alfalfa Complex. It can take as little as two days to start feeling the difference. By using Vita-Lea and OsteoMatrix on a regular basis can keep them from reappearing. These are all natural supplements and will cause no bad side effects.

Hope this is useful and feel free to contact me with questions or the brand I am referring to.

Answer 5

Sounds like heel spurs...I suffered terribly for years...to the point of would take me about 25 minutes in morning just to be able to put both feet completely down..even sitting down for a half hour cause me much stress when I stood...I tried orthos etc....no help..

What cured me...I swear ........is Bikenstocks (the real ones -not the look alikes)and yes I know they are not attractive) I wear them as much as I can...I wear them like slippers inside the house and I have a pair for when i go out (and able to wear them) ..it will take a few weeks to a month or so...but honestly it is worth it...onece my spurs were cured I can now wear regular shoes for awhile and not die..it is freeing..that was 5 years ago and I am a faithful birkenstock wearer-heel spur free person...I finally convinced my elderly mother to try..she has had injections etc...to no avail and now she sweras by them too

Answer 6

THe pain in your heel is usually caused by the arch in your foot dropping. Try to put a pad or cushion (thick) under the arch of your foot. your foot will be sore at the end of the day but your heel pain will be eased.

Answer 7

I took a food supplement marketed by MLM. I used to have numbness and pain in half of my body & extreme pain in my feet. Therapy and medications did not help. It turned out my problem was nutrition related. The food supplement works.

Answer 8

You should forst try to find the cause of it..... It may be a spike under the heel, from your back, from sore muscles under the foot...a lot of things..... Try to visit a manual therapist

Answer 9

Maybe it's a bone spur. possibly caused by stepping on a sharp object, like a rock, that chipped the bone..also, maybe try foot massage or acupuncture. hope its better soon.

Answer 10

i use naproxen and a cane. The cane takes some of the weight off the foot