How to treat heel pain due to bone spurs

Heel pain due to bone spurs is less common, and most bone spurs do not have noticeable symptoms. Therefore, if symptoms of heel pain develop, you need to be alert to other causes. It can be treated with general therapy, medication, physical therapy, and surgery. If the pain is caused by bone spurs, first of all, pay attention to rest, avoid excessive activities; can be padded with orthopedic insoles to reduce the irritation of the heel. Severe pain can be taken orally non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium and other treatments, can play the role of anti-inflammatory pain. Heat therapy and shockwave therapy can also provide pain relief. If symptoms are severe, surgical options such as minimally invasive osteotomy may also be considered. It is also important to be alert to other causes, physiologic factors such as ill-fitting shoes that wear down the heel causing pain. Pathologic factors such as metatarsal tendonitis, metatarsal tendon membrane tear, tendinopathy, stress fracture of the heel bone, atrophy of the heel and metatarsophalangeal fat pads, fibromatosis, fat pad injuries, flexor tendonitis, and entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve, and rheumatologic disorders lead to a wide variety of heel pain symptoms. Diseases of the lumbar spinal canal accompanied by atypical radicular symptoms can also manifest with heel pain. Therefore, heel pain should not be considered only as a bone spur. If the pain cannot be relieved, it is recommended to go to a regular public hospital to see a professional foot and ankle surgeon for treatment.