i have a spur on my foot (apparently), how can i get rid of it without surgery?

Question

im 48, bout 16stone 7lbs, (mostly muscle) [231lbs] i heard of books etc if you wont tell me answer could you suggest best book etc

Answer 1

Some times the only way is surgery

Are you talking about a heal spur

If so there are some things that can help
you need to get arch supports the gel ones are the best and you also need a heel cushion the have ones for heal spurs the best ones have a spot in the middle that you can take out this will take pressure off you heal and stop some of the pain.

The reason you got a heal spur is the tendons on the bottom of your foot are strained take a can of soup the two bowl size and put it on the floor while sitting and the can on it's side roll your foot over it back and forth do not put too much pressure on it at first and gradually put more pressure on it. Do it for five Min's.

While you are still sitting bring your foot back and go up on your toes like you are taking a step but keep the bottoms of your toes on the ground and raise your foot gently stretch it.


Using ice will help with the pain and swelling

waring a shoe with a bit of a heal in it but with a good foot support will take the pressure off of the tendons

Answer 2

The non-invasive treatment for heel bone spurs is the exact same treatment as for Plantar Fasciitis. YOu have to be sure your problem is not Plantar Fasciitis as opposed to the heel spur. Kay is correct, the hel spur is caused by the plantar tendon constantly pulling on the fron of the heel bone where it attaches and causing the bone to grow outward towards the arch. The Plantar can be worked and streatched so that the painful condition is relived. Anti-inflamatories are also required to ward off the pain. Doc is incorrect with his diagnosis. The cortizone injections will only take away the swelling as it is a powerful anti-inflamatory. How ever, if the heel bone spur is too large you will constantly irritate the area each time you walk and the Cortizone will be worthless. Thats how you can tell the difference between Plantar Fasciitis and the Heel Bone Spur without resorting to x-rays. The injection is uncomfortable, but not that bad if the podiatrist injects the medication very slowly. I have experienced both of these conditions. A few years ago I was like Doc, it was so painful to walk on my right foot I would have to hang onto furniture and hop along until I got going. A Cortizone shot did the trick first time and the pain never returned. A few years later my left foot started. I thought I could just get the Cortizone injection and everything would be Jake. This was not the case. I endured two injections and waas prescribed Meloxicam a powerful anti-inflamatory. It took some of the pain away, but never corrected the condition. A few days after the injection the pain was back with slightly less punch due to the Meloxicam. When that was gone it was full blast pain again. I can feel the lump in my heel from the inflamation. My pediatrist tells me she will have to go in and cut the Plantar to get it to release. I believe from looking at the x-rays that the heel spur is too large and the area will become inflamed as soon as I attempt to walk on it. So I will have to have the surgery and I'm not looking forward to that at all as the recovery is long and hard.

Answer 3

I had the same condition in both feet some years ago. It got so bad that by the end of a long work day, I'd whimper at each step. So I can sympathize.

I went to a podiatrist, and he treated the condition with steroid shots, I think it was prednisone, but can't swear to it. He also prescribed arch supports.

The shots are made directly into the heel and are agonizingly painful, but it does not hurt as bad as the heel spurs.

So if you haven't seen a podiatrist, see one and discuss the steroid shots. They might be an option, or your spurs might be bad enough to require surgery. If you've already seen a podiatrist, who recommended surgery, see another and see what his diagnosis and recommendations might be.

Doc Hudson

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I would suggest taking calcium gel capsules with Vit D. Also get a soft gel insole for your foot with the spur.