Heel Spur and Its Ways of Treatment

Heel spur treatment is required to cure the problem of heel spur. This is normally caused due to extra deposition of calcium at the heel. This increases the bone size by approximately half inch. Heel spur may be caused due to strains on foot muscles and ligaments. Heel spurs are normally caused in those persons who are athletes, who do lot of running and jumping. Heel spur can be caused due to aging, diabetes, or having flat feet or high arches. Heel spurs are associated with plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is a painful inflammation whereas heel spurs are usually painless. Plantar fascia is fibrous band of connective tissue, that runs along the bottom of foot and connects ball of the foot with heel bone.Its treatment include anti-inflammatory medicines, exercises and custom made orthotics. If these treatments fail, then surgery may be required for its treatment.

High arch treatment is needed in such a case when any person is having high arched feet.It is an inherited structural deformity. Weight bearing stress is generally distributed across the entire foot, but the persons with high arches carry their weight on the balls of the foot and heels, and this places extra stress on ankles and toes. This causes pain and instability. Persons having high arches, can’t absorb shocks, and this can increase the risk of ankle sprain or fracture. High arches can develop at any age and occur in one or both feet. Treatment of high arches may be surgical or non-surgical. Non-surgical options are, ankle braces, custom orthotic devices, physical therapy, and custom orthotic shoes. If this therapy doesn’t give any relief then there is surgical treatment, which is either tendon transfer surgery, plantar Fascia release, Osteotomy and Arthrodesis. But these surgeries may have some risks, such as infection, formation of clots, nerve damage etc;