
Suggest Treatmemt For Heel Spurs

Surgery is the option with its pros and cons
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for posting
After going through your brief description, I am sure you must have tried all the possible nonsurgical method to get relief. I wish I could refer to foot doctor near to your home, but unfortunately I do not have that information. Having said that, I can definitely provide you the in-depth information about surgery for heel spur.
Like with any surgical procedure, with heel spur surgery there are risks and possible negative results that you must be aware of before entering the procedure. For example, there is often a recovery period where you must limit weight bearing to allow the tissue to heal. In addition there can be damage to nerve tissue during the procedure that could cause numbing and pain (calcaneal neuroma) afterwards in various areas around the heel. In rare cases, heel pain may persist after surgery, although in most cases pain usually diminishes after about a week.
The surgery is basically of two types-
1. Invasive-a.Scalpel based, traditional under direct vision.
b.Endoscopic –Two small incision taking help of small camera.
2. Non-invasive procedures-A. ESWT: The most common non invasive method of heel spur surgery is the Electro Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT). In this method, high pressure sound waves are focused on the affected area without making any cuts or incisions.
B.Laser surgery: Low intensity laser beams are focused on the affected area, which leads to the growth of tissues in the area at a faster rate and provides faster relief to patients.
Hope this helps in making the decision for surgery. If you have further query I shall be glad to answer any further query.
Take care

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Dr. Mukesh Chugh
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :1997
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