Re: Help..any suggestions for heel Spurs

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

We have a foot and ankle clinic at the hospital I work for so I see a lot of the clinical notes when the docs need insurance authorization for something. As far as I know, they never go away but the pain can go away. Of course there is surgery but patients can get relief from the pain from orthotics, special shoes, stretching exersizes, cryo therapy and cortisone injections.

lucky-girl · ‎04-02-2010

Thank you..I will check out your suggestions

BornToShop · ‎03-10-2010

Both my mom and I suffered from this. For some reason, it went away for both of us. I had a friend who had surgery and she said never again. It didn't help her. Bottom line, I don't think there is one magic solution; I'd be very careful about surgery and unless you have exhausted all remedies would I even consider surgery. Both my mom and I wore KURU shoes; they are awesome and without a doubt enabled correcting this painful situation!

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

Went to surgeon who xrayed and found that in addition to an Achilles' tendon, each heel had a bone spur. He recommended stretches, no more bare footing, and shoes with arch supports. No,plantar fasciitis was not the issue here.

When I asked about surgery, he said he wouldn't do it because recovery was extremely lengthy and the Spurs could return.

The Achilles' tendon spur did go away: the egg size bump did go down considerably but the bump is noticeable. The heel Spurs seem to have found a home where they are not irritating anything.

This Fall when we were doing some landscape cleanup, I found myself standing on a steep slope and started to feel pain in my feet......got onto flat ground immediately !

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Group 5 minus 1 · ‎03-11-2010

See an orthopedic surgeon. All that other stuff is just a band aid.

Had both my Achilles Tendons removed ( not at the same time) and bone spurs.

Recovery IS long,but I think it is worth it.

GrailSeeker · ‎12-01-2012

@jlkz wrote:
Went to surgeon who xrayed and found that in addition to an Achilles' tendon, each heel had a bone spur. He recommended stretches, no more bare footing, and shoes with arch supports. No,plantar fasciitis was not the issue here.

When I asked about surgery, he said he wouldn't do it because recovery was extremely lengthy and the Spurs could return.

The Achilles' tendon spur did go away: the egg size bump did go down considerably but the bump is noticeable. The heel Spurs seem to have found a home where they are not irritating anything.

This Fall when we were doing some landscape cleanup, I found myself standing on a steep slope and started to feel pain in my feet......got onto flat ground immediately !

I did transcription for a podiatrist, and my understanding is that the spur is not what is painful, but rather the strained plantar fascia. The spur is the bone attempting to reattach with the plantar fascia. Microscopic tears in the plantar fascia is what causes the pain. Ice before bed time was one of the most often recommended self-treatments, and this is important.

I've had it for many years, too. I do believe in good arch support and exercises to stretch the fascia. Its a come and go thing. I really don't have a lot of faith in podiatric surgeries, or some of their other gimmicks. Maybe an orthopedic surgeon does differently.