Does anyone know about heel spurs?

Answer 1

Boy oh boy, are you ever lucky I read your question.

Medical doctors (podiatrists) know nothing about heel spurs except to cut them out, grind them down, or inject a disolving substance on your spurs (and your good bones by accident).

Go to your local college and talk to a PE teacher (preferably one with a doctorate degree (PHD). They spend their entire careers dealing with the stresses on our bones and malignacies associated with our bones.

The advice will be superb and the cost will be free.

PS: Depending on your age, you will probably need to wear a certain size and shaped pad, for a certain lenghth of time.

The PE teacher will actually examine your foot and heel to make his recommendation. ----- and, it is all free. --- And, it will make him happy to help you.

PS: as someone said above, rolling your foot on a soda can help alleviate the pain, temporarily. But it will make your spurs grow.

Bones not only grow from calcium, they grow from pressure. That is why weight lifters not only grow muscles they also increase their bone size.

I am a world class Racquetball player at age 63. I really know a lot about heel spurs and stone bruises. Guess what? Your heel spur may be a stone bruise in your heel. The Gym teacher at your local college will know for sure.

Answer 2

You might be able to find a good surgeon who could scrape off the excess bone, but who's to say it won't come back, especially if you don't change whatever habits brought it on in the first place. Vigorous massage is very helpful, on the painful areas, and all around the heel where the fascia attaches, and at the point in the center of the heel (extra point ShiMien), and all around the calcaneal tendon (Achilles' tendon), and any trigger points in the calf muscles. Most people cannot massage their feet vigorously enough -- it's too hard on your hands! So go spend $10 on a "Footsie Roller," a wooden thingy that's like a ridged rolling pin that really can get into the corners. You can sit or stand and put pressure on it, far more than your hands could ever do. A golf ball is OK, but it's hard to control, and doesn't have the same ability to get into a narrow spot. You can also get a boot at a medical supply house for wearing at night that dorsiflexes the foot so the plantar fascia can't contract overnight (the reason the pain is usually the worst first thing on getting out of bed). The shoe inserts will probably help the symptoms, as long as they're not too soft, and the heel is elevated. (may seem contradictory, as you might think soft and cushiony would be the way to go, but firm really is better) NSAIDS will help the pain also, but as you noted, do nothing for the cause. Similarly, a cortisone shot may take down the inflammation temporarily, but you can only get so many cortisone shots before your connective tissue starts melting. Good luck. Be well.

Answer 3

Yes, they are very painful. Usually the first step of the morning is the most painful because that tendon in your foot has been relaxed all through the night and now it's being forced to stretch all of a sudden. You can buy a sling for your foot to keep it in the stretched position at night, that will help some. You can also get a can of veggies (peas, corn, whatever) and put it under your foot. Sit on a couch and roll your foot back and forth over it. Also you should buy the special little donut cut-out supports for the heel of your shoes. Consider changing shoes (especially if you wear cowboy boots). If these things don't help, then you need to go see the doctor and have it surgically removed (unless you'd prefer to get a shot in the bottom of your foot). Hope this helps!

Answer 4

They are basically made up of the same material as gall stones or kidney stones and can be dissolved by taking 5 hydrangea and 5 lecithin every morning and every night. Apple juice also helps to soften them and lessen the discomfort until they dissolve.

Answer 5

Yes I have them, but I got help from a doctor that treated them with "Active Release Technique." Check out this link to find a practitioner in your area.

Answer 6

Go to a podiatrist, if they are causing you pain, you might have to have them cut out...otherwise, try some different shoes with better cushioning and support.

Answer 7

liike cowboy spurs?

Answer 8

Is this some type of dominatrix thing? If so full steam ahead captain!

Answer 9

Yeah. They hurt!

Answer 10

yeah. questions about them belong in the health category.