Heel spurs are most often seen in middle-aged men and women, but can be found in all age groups.It is often painless but sometime they can cause heel pain. They are frequently mistaken with plantar fasciitis, a painful inflammation of the fibrous band of connective tissue (plantar fascia) that runs along the bottom of the foot and connects the heel bone to the ball of the foot.
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Causes of Heel Spurs
1.Sometimes calcium deposits on the underside of the heel bone which causes heel spurs.
2.Heel spurs are often caused by strains on foot muscles and ligaments, stretching of the plantar fascia, and repeated tearing of the membrane that covers the heel bone.
Risk factors for heel spurs include:
Walking gait abnormalities.
Symptoms of Heel Spurs
Heel spurs often cause no symptoms. But heel spurs can be associated with intermittent or chronic pain -- especially while walking, jogging, or running -- if inflammation develops at the point of the spur formation. In general, the cause of the pain is not the heel spur itself but the soft-tissue injury associated with it.
Home remedies for Heel spur:
1. Place your ice-pack on your heel for 10 to 15 minutes at least twice a day.
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2. Get some rest. You need to stay off of your aching foot as much as possible for at least a week.
3.Wear night splints (a device that consists of an L-shaped fiberglass splint and wrap a bandage around it to keep it in place while you're asleep) so that it doesn't stretch your plantar fascia while you're sleeping.
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4.Stretching exercises
5.Shoe recommendations
Surgery for Heel Spurs
Surgical techniques include:
1.Release of the plantar fascia
2.Removal of a spur
Prevention of Heel Spurs
You can prevent heel spurs by wearing well-fitting shoes with shock-absorbent soles, rigid shanks, and supportive heel counters; choosing appropriate shoes for each physical activity; warming up and doing stretching exercises before each activity; and pacing yourself during the activities.
Avoid wearing shoes with excessive wear on the heels and soles. Lose weight if you're overweight or obese.
Causes of Heel Spurs
1.Sometimes calcium deposits on the underside of the heel bone which causes heel spurs.
2.Heel spurs are often caused by strains on foot muscles and ligaments, stretching of the plantar fascia, and repeated tearing of the membrane that covers the heel bone.
Risk factors for heel spurs include:
Walking gait abnormalities.
Symptoms of Heel Spurs
Heel spurs often cause no symptoms. But heel spurs can be associated with intermittent or chronic pain -- especially while walking, jogging, or running -- if inflammation develops at the point of the spur formation. In general, the cause of the pain is not the heel spur itself but the soft-tissue injury associated with it.
Home remedies for Heel spur:
1. Place your ice-pack on your heel for 10 to 15 minutes at least twice a day.
2. Get some rest. You need to stay off of your aching foot as much as possible for at least a week.
3.Wear night splints (a device that consists of an L-shaped fiberglass splint and wrap a bandage around it to keep it in place while you're asleep) so that it doesn't stretch your plantar fascia while you're sleeping.
4.Stretching exercises
5.Shoe recommendations
Surgery for Heel Spurs
Surgical techniques include:
1.Release of the plantar fascia
2.Removal of a spur
Prevention of Heel Spurs
You can prevent heel spurs by wearing well-fitting shoes with shock-absorbent soles, rigid shanks, and supportive heel counters; choosing appropriate shoes for each physical activity; warming up and doing stretching exercises before each activity; and pacing yourself during the activities.
Avoid wearing shoes with excessive wear on the heels and soles. Lose weight if you're overweight or obese.
