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What is the best treatment for heel spur pain?

I have a heel spur and it hurts. What is the best treatment for heel spur pain?

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Stretching and support is the first line of treatment. Make sure you stretch your posterior muscle group. You can start with inserts from specialty stores but visit a local podiatrist to get better more specific to your foot structure. Then you can add other anti inflammatory modalities such as NSAIDS, MLS laser, steroid injections. Hope this helps!
The best treatment for heel spur pain is stretching.
The best treatment for heel spur pain depends on the severity of the condition and may include the following options:
- Rest and Activity Modification: avoid activities that put direct pressure on the heel. For instance, swimming and cycling can be better alternatives than jogging.
- Different Footwear: wearing well cushioned shoes with arch support can decrease pain.
- Orthotic Shoe Inserts: inserts can provide additional support and cushioning.
- Physical Therapy: calf and arch stretches can help relieve pain and effect appropriate ligament repair.
- Medications: over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications or pain relievers (like Ibuprofen) can help modulate pain.
- Weight Management: losing weight can reduce the stress of extra weight bearing down on your heel.
If these non-surgical treatments fail, then seeing a physician (like a PM&R specialist) can perform a corticosteroid injection.
For last resort, if all fails - then surgery becomes the last option to consider.

Source: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21965-heel-spurs
Heel spurs do not hurt. Its the plantar fascia, your foots shock absorber, that is being over stretched and requires Orthotripsy to rejuvenate the band of tissue. midohiofootandankle.com
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