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Suggest Treatment For Painful Heel Spur

Posted on Thu, 18 Aug 2016

Question: have heel spur hurts first time I have had am 63 white male what can I do

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No need to treat if there is no pain

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I want to know little detail of the illness.
1.do you have heel pain?
2.If yes what treatment you have taken for this?
3.Do you have Diabetes or thyroid or smoking.?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you. Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (2 hours later)

bad heel pain for about 6 weeks thought bad boots got new boots thought stone bruise went to doc sent me to xray said bone spur.pain pill sometime @nite.no diabetes thyroid or smoke.thought my have been gout have history of gout took indomethacin not much relief

dr just called said it was a soft tissue bruise live with it yesyerday his sec said it was a spur

are you going to answer today

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (20 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Heel pain need steroid injection

Detailed Answer:
Hello, I have studied your case and I think you are having planter fasciitis. In this condition there is pain in heel due to bone spur. I have following suggestions for you.
1.keep your both feet in warm water 20 minutes daily for 6 weeks.
2.you can use silicone insole in the shoes.
3.stand on toes for two minutes daily 30 to 40 times.
4.in resistant case steroid injection can be used.
I hope these steps will be helpful for you. Let me know if there is any other follow up questions.
Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar