A Heel Spur can\nbe described as a type of bony extension that impacts the calcaneus bone within\nthe heel. Heel Spurs are generally attributed to different kinds of enduring\nlocal inflammations at the point of insertion of the soft-tissue ligaments or\nthe fascia. The heel spurs are mostly located around the back of heel or right\nunder the heel, just beneath sole of foot. The heel spurs that develop around\nthe back of heel are usually associated with the inflammations of the Achilles\ntendon (i.e. tendinitis). They cause pain and tenderness in the area, which can\nexacerbated when a person tries to push off from the ball of the foot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heel Spurs are\nusually caused by different kinds of strain injuries that affect the tendons\nand the tissues attached to heel bone (i.e. the calcaneus). Such a condition\ncan develop after a strain injury or repetitive athletic stress. The heel spurs\ncan also be caused by inflammatory diseases like ankylosing spondylitis,\nreactive arthritis, as well as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. While\nthe heel spurs themselves do not cause any kind of symptoms, they may lead to\ntenderness of the affected tissues just next to the spur. In some cases, the\nsymptoms of the heel spur are more or less the same as the ones associated with\nthe Achilles tendon and plantar fascia. The diagnosis is mostly carried out\nwith the help of ultrasound imaging and X-rays, which reveal a bony outgrowth\nin the affected area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treatment\nmethods depend greatly on the severity of the condition. Doctors treat\nsymptomatic heel spurs by reducing associated avascularity or inflammation.\nThey also focus on avoiding any chances of reinjury. Usually the treatment is\nmeant for curing underlying conditions like arthritis, Achilles tendonitis or\nplantar fasciitis that led to the formation of the heel spur. Applying ice in\nthe affected area can minimize inflammation and pains. Physical therapy\ntechniques like stretching exercises can help in preventing and treating\nplantar fasciitis. Doctors may also recommend anti-inflammatory medications\nlike ibuprofen and injections of cortisone can greatly help to reduce the\nsensations of pain.\n\nShoe\ninserts and orthotic devices can be used for controlling excess motion that can\nstrain the specific plantar fascia ligament or the Achilles tendon. Sometimes\northotics can help take the pressure off the plantar spurs with the help of a\ndonut-shaped insert. Using heel lifts can help to reduce stress on the Achilles\ntendon and relieve the painful spurs that impact the back of a heel. Likewise,\nsports running shoes that are fitted with the soft, cushioned soles are ideal\nfor reducing the irritation caused by the inflamed tissues resulting from heel\nspurs and plantar fasciitis. In some cases, surgery is chosen as the form of\ntreatment for chronically inflamed spurs. Some of the recent forms of\ntreatments include injections of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), radiofrequency\nablation, prolotherapy injection, extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) or\nultrasonic micro debridement.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Heel Spur can be described as a type of bony extension that impacts the calcaneus bone within the heel. Heel Spurs are generally attributed to different kinds of enduring local inflammations at the point of insertion of the soft-tissue ligaments or the fascia. The heel spurs are mostly located around the back of heel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":1162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musculoskeletal-clinic"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n