Heel spur remedies - help?
My dad has a heel spur, and we’ve heard that adding more calcium to his diet could help relieve the pain. Is this true? Does anyone know of any other home remedies that could help?
See your health care provider as soon as possible (podiatrist).
Bone spurs, an overgrowth of bone at or near joints (usually those of the big toe or heel), don’t cause pain; shoe pressure on the spurs does. Try wearing roomier shoes, stretch shoes, or extra depth orthopedic shoes. Putting pads inside your regular shoes may help, so long as the pads don’t put more pressure on the spurs. Aspirin or ibuprofen may relieve the pain temporarily, but that’s not a long-term solution. Sometimes an injection of a long acting corticosteroid (Depo-Medrol, Hydrocortone) can provide relief for months.
If those simple measures aren’t sufficient, surgery to file down the protuberances may indeed be your best bet. Recovery from surgery rarely takes eight weeks, however. Most people can resume sedentary activities, such as desk work, within a few days and light walking without crutches or a cane in three or four weeks. So far, laser treatment for bone spurs seems to offer no advantage over traditional surgery. I hope this helps you. And good luck.
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October 16th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
See your health care provider as soon as possible (podiatrist).
Bone spurs, an overgrowth of bone at or near joints (usually those of the big toe or heel), don’t cause pain; shoe pressure on the spurs does. Try wearing roomier shoes, stretch shoes, or extra depth orthopedic shoes. Putting pads inside your regular shoes may help, so long as the pads don’t put more pressure on the spurs. Aspirin or ibuprofen may relieve the pain temporarily, but that’s not a long-term solution. Sometimes an injection of a long acting corticosteroid (Depo-Medrol, Hydrocortone) can provide relief for months.
If those simple measures aren’t sufficient, surgery to file down the protuberances may indeed be your best bet. Recovery from surgery rarely takes eight weeks, however. Most people can resume sedentary activities, such as desk work, within a few days and light walking without crutches or a cane in three or four weeks. So far, laser treatment for bone spurs seems to offer no advantage over traditional surgery. I hope this helps you. And good luck.
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October 16th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
The heel spur itself is not painful, it’s spur rubbing against the surrounding tissues an nerves and cause damage and a lot of pain. Many people have been able to eliminate bone spurs with a natural calcium supplement and without surgery:
http://www.bonespur.com/bone-spur-experiences.html
Heel spur surgery may eliminate the heel spur pain temporarily. However, often times people’s heel spur will return shortly after the surgery. The reason for this is because heel spur surgery doesn’t get to the root of the heel spur problem. You can read more at http://www.bonespur.com
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