Can anyone tell me if this is a heel spur or not?
I have lots of pain in my heel when I flex and bend my ankle (like to walk). The pain sometimes extends up into my ankle. I am pretty sure it's a heel spur but I want some other opinions first b4 I go to the docs (mental preparedness I guess).
Answers:
If the pain is primarily in the morning, especially when you first put your foot down on waking up, then it is most likely plantar fasciitis. It could also be a boil inside your foot, I had one client (I do reflexology) where we couldn't figure out what was wrong. Finally, he went to a podiatrist and they removed the internal boil. It was there for a long time too.
It does sound like a heel spur though. You can buy doughnut shaped pads for the heel area of your shoes at CVS, etc. If they help, most like it is a spur.
Good Luck,
Liz
www.lizoertel.com
www.reflexologyandreiki.com
Could just be the pressure of your shoes, put some camphor chapstick on the pain and put an eggshell foam in your shoes for
comfort.
Is it a general area pain or can you massage your heel and find a specific pain point. I have a heel spur and it hurts whenever I run in bare feet. If you have a general area hurt, it may be tendons or something like that. See if you can locate the source and push on it. If it hurts wickedly, it might be a bone spur. If its an all-around pain, it might be something else. Good luck.
It could well be a heel spur, my foot went completely numb. The doctor will probably give you a prescription for shoe inserts.
I had the same type of pain in the bottom of my heel. I thought for sure it was a heel spur. My doctor did x-rays that came back inconclusive. She sent me to get an MRI. The orthopedic doc said it was a stress fracture, or more commonly referred to as a "march fracture". They call it that from the new recruits in basic training get this frequently from pounding the pavement with their boots on. He put me in a cast for six weeks and I stayed off it.
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Answers:
If the pain is primarily in the morning, especially when you first put your foot down on waking up, then it is most likely plantar fasciitis. It could also be a boil inside your foot, I had one client (I do reflexology) where we couldn't figure out what was wrong. Finally, he went to a podiatrist and they removed the internal boil. It was there for a long time too.
It does sound like a heel spur though. You can buy doughnut shaped pads for the heel area of your shoes at CVS, etc. If they help, most like it is a spur.
Good Luck,
Liz
www.lizoertel.com
www.reflexologyandreiki.com
Could just be the pressure of your shoes, put some camphor chapstick on the pain and put an eggshell foam in your shoes for
comfort.
Is it a general area pain or can you massage your heel and find a specific pain point. I have a heel spur and it hurts whenever I run in bare feet. If you have a general area hurt, it may be tendons or something like that. See if you can locate the source and push on it. If it hurts wickedly, it might be a bone spur. If its an all-around pain, it might be something else. Good luck.
It could well be a heel spur, my foot went completely numb. The doctor will probably give you a prescription for shoe inserts.
I had the same type of pain in the bottom of my heel. I thought for sure it was a heel spur. My doctor did x-rays that came back inconclusive. She sent me to get an MRI. The orthopedic doc said it was a stress fracture, or more commonly referred to as a "march fracture". They call it that from the new recruits in basic training get this frequently from pounding the pavement with their boots on. He put me in a cast for six weeks and I stayed off it.
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