What do you mean it’s a Heel Spur?!!

What do you mean it’s a Heel Spur?!!

If you have noticeable pain under your heel area, and is present most when waking up in the morning and sensing it diminish once you start walking around only to have it recur at night or the next morning, it could be possible you have something know as a Heel Spur. To sum it up, a heel spur is a collection of calcium that deposits itself on the heel bone in such a way that it can produce a lot of pain and totally disrupt the daily routine of a person.

Heel spurs are very common. You might have one and not even know it. However, if you start getting pain which you can localize under your heel, a foot specialist will quickly know whether it is related to a heel spur or not after a few quick tests.

Below are some risk factors for people with increased chances of developing a Heel Spur:

-          Person over age of 40

-          Sudden weight gain

-          Plantar Fasciitis

-          Pregnancy

-          Obesity with short stature

-          Abnormal motion of foot

-          Wearing high heels over long periods of time and or improper shoes

-          Inactivity or walking on hard surfaces

Prevention and relief of pain be relatively easy and surgery free. Custom made orthoses with deep heal seats prescription can be ordered by your foot doctor who will properly analyze the structure of your feet along with many special and subtle considerations to have something ready specially to fit your feet only. Along with maintaining a healthy diet and proper exercise regimen can help prevent the onset of painful symptoms as well.

Heel pain should not be ignored and many times people ignore the pain thinking it will go away, only to find themselves seeking a foot doctor when the pain becomes unbearable. This is not necessarily good because increased inflammation around the pain area can cause more damage in the long run. In order for a full and complete recovery, painful symptoms should never be ignored or masked with Tylenol or other pain relief medicine but rather should be addressed to the source itself.

Your Podiatric physician has seen numerous cases of heel pain and can also assist in proper exercise regiment to keep you healthy and walking as pain free as possible.

What do you mean it's a Heel Spur?!!

If you have noticeable pain under your heel area, and is present most when waking up in the morning and sensing it diminish once you start walking around only to have it recur at night or the next morning, it could be possible you have something known as a Heel Spur. To sum it up, a heel spur is a collection of calcium that deposits itself on the heel bone in such a way that it can produce a lot of pain and totally disrupt the daily routine of a person.

Heel spurs are very common. You might have one and not even know it. However, if you start getting pain which you can localize under your heel, a foot specialist will quickly know whether it is related to a heel spur or not after a few quick tests.

Below are some risk factors for people with increased chances of developing a Heel Spur:

-          Person over age of 40

-          Sudden weight gain

-          Plantar Fasciitis

-          Pregnancy

-          Obesity with short stature

-          Abnormal motion of foot

-          Wearing high heels over long periods of time and or improper shoes

-          Inactivity or walking on hard surfaces

Prevention and relief of pain can be relatively easy and surgery free. Custom made orthoses prescription can be ordered by your foot doctor who will properly analyze the structure of your feet along with many special and subtle considerations to have something ready specially to fit your feet only. Along with maintaining a healthy diet and a proper exercise regimen can help prevent the onset of painful symptoms as well.

Heel pain should not be ignored and many times people ignore the pain thinking it will go away, only to find themselves seeking a foot doctor when the pain becomes unbearable. This is not necessarily good because increased inflammation around the pain area can cause more damage in the long run. In order for a full and complete recovery, painful symptoms should never be ignored or masked with Tylenol or other pain relief medicine but rather should be addressed to the source itself.

Your Podiatric physician has seen numerous cases of heel pain and will assist you in proper exercise regiment to keep you healthy and walking as pain free and quickly as possible. 

Far too common, yet far too ignored!

Have you ever twisted your ankle, only to bear through by taking some Tylenol to relieve the pain which goes away in a couple of days while the soreness persists for a couple of weeks? And how about, later in life let’s say a year or so down the road, re-twisting the same ankle and taking a seat wherever the incident occurred and find yourself thinking ‘oh crap.. I must have really messed it up this time around!”

If you have never twisted your ankle, or have not known someone who has seriously injured their ankle by twisting it, then consider this a rarity.

Twisting an ankle can range from a slight twist to complete ruptures of ankle ligaments- structures which hold your ankle in place and help assist in the movement of the ankle bones. Almost everyone has experienced this and or have seen people in crutches, casts etc. due to this. In school, every year, numerous kids are in crutches due to sports related injuries to the ankle. When taken care of immediately, the chance of recurring twisting of the ankle can be reduced significantly and so can the prevention of injury. However, when ignored, especially when thinking the pain has gone away and the swelling decreased and it feels as if you can do everything you were able to before, can lead to sudden unexpected injuries.

Ankle ligaments are many, and run in many different directions and attach to different bones in the foot. After a twisting accident, they can be left loose, not as strong as before and can prone a person to twist their ankle more easily and perhaps more severely the next time. If you have experienced this, and not gone to see a specialist, it is highly recommended that you do so. Your foot doctor will be able to better assess the level of injury and discuss with you various different ways to not only prevent the injury from recurring but to help strengthen your ankle and make sure the chances of you developing problems further down the road can be minimized, and this is especially important for those who plan on being active and on their feet for as long as possible.