What Really Causes Heel Spur Symptoms (Hint: It's Usually Not The Spur) 

Great job with the keto/IF/losing 40 pounds! Awesome! Intermittent fasting is the way to go. Keto is great. Carnivore (defacto keto but that's not the goal) is great. Get www.TendonitisExpert.com/plantar-fasciitis-treatment-that-works.html and get to work. Program nutrition is key. The bone spurs may or may not be a problem..when you remove the negative factors that caused them to develop in the first place, we'll see. There's a very high chance that you can be pain free even with the bone spurs.

Soak your feet into hot water with epsom salt added to it. It works. Try out.

My dog stretch before it does anything and never over do it. That's a good start

Hi Corey. 1. If not running for 6 months didn't help, how is the boot going to help? 2. Massage and stretching, that can definitely be helpful. Having said that, there's multiple reasons that you hurt, and if you don't get rid of those reasons, it's likely you will hurt again. I don't want to jinx your recovery or anything, but when looking at why we hurt and why we continue to hurt...and when realizing that rest doesn't fix this kind of thing at all..... 3. How big is the bone spur? Where exactly is it? The spur may or may not be problematic.

I had an x-ray. It is at the back of the foot. Probably 3/4" RD and pops out about 7/8 of and inch with a pointy end. On my left and right foot are the bone spurs. I only have a problem with my right foot. The Dr. said the bone spur does not round off. The Dr. said it is a type of spur that could aggravate my injured Achilles heal. It made sense when the doctor showed me the X-ray and said this is what is possibly going on. I truly also believe using the boot helped. I feel when I drive my pedal foot is in just the right position to make my foot start to hurt more. I wore the boot for about 6 weeks. My foot has bothered me but once and it might been something else. I am hoping nothing. I also have been wearing a lift in my shoe. I started driving with my boot on for a while. It really kept my foot steady. Everyone is different and I have really analyzed my body. This helped so much I believe. I really don't believe it is fully healed so I haven't started running yet. I so much want to start running again. I absolutely love it! You might be right that the bone spur might not be problematic. I just don't wan't mine cut out. Can the bone spurs shrink? Are omega 3's good to promote healing. It brings down swelling right. It fights inflammation. I do agree with what you are saying because I am still not healing. But I can say this I can now walk with shoes on and not limp. I am not trying to keep pressure off my foot like I had to before. I walked really carefully so my foot wouldn't get worse. Maybe if I started walking I would be alright. If I feel pain stop. I went from running 10-15 miles every other day, not even walking. Thank you for the information...Much appreciated!

"You might be right that the bone spur might not be problematic. I just don't wan't mine cut out." The point I try to make is that just because there's a bone spur, doesn't mean that the bone spur is causing symptoms. If your driving position directly irritates the skin/bone, then that makes sense it would be causing problems and adjusting how/where the heel rests whil driving would decrease irritation/aggravation. "Can the bone spurs shrink? " No. They're bone. That's not going away. " I went from running 10-15 miles every other day, not even walking. " Bone spurs don't develop randomly nor by accident. They develop because of forces placed upon the body. I assert that if you want to get back to running, you need to fix the causative factors that caused the pain and and the bone spur. WHich is the tendonitis dynamic: too tight muscle and connective tissue, lack of nutrition, inflammation process....that decreases your body's ability to function correctly, which causes adaptations and compensations to develop, that causes force to be absorbed in places it should be, which causes among other things...bone spurs.

@@coreymckeever5385 How are you going now? Are you back running?

The body shapes itself to the forces placed upon it. So tight lower legs (long story short) cause bone spurs. The bad news is, only surgery can remove it. The good news is, the bone spur is unlikely to be the actual source of the pain. Reverse the tightness (removing the bone spur developing force, and other negatives, long story short) and 'heel spur pain' should go away. The doctor was only correct in that, 'rest and stretching and then surgery when that fails' are the only tools in his/her tool box, so was all he knew to recommend. Surprised that physical therapy wasn't a recommendation (sending you there and hoping they fix the problem, which is unlikely).

Hey, has it gotten better? I have a spur at the back of my heel too, happened because of wearing the wrong shoe and playing football for a long period of time. Just wanna know if it’s gotten better with traditional therapy, cause surgery for this kinda sounds scary

1. Why are you wearing a boot? Because of the bone spurs? If so, how is a boot supposed to help? 2. There's no nutrition specific for bone spurs, but lack of nutrition is part of the dynamic that casues bone spur formation. 3. Are the bone spurs actually causing pain etc? Or are they just being pointed at as the bad guy because they're there?

i'm assuming lack of magnesium, which makes sense, because the muscles also need to relax and loosen if they had been tight

You'd have to ask a doctdor about uric acid level, as I have no way of knowing or even guessing. Sounds like insertional achilles tendonitis, so tightness inflammation and lack of nutrition are causing too much pull on the attachment and it is getting very unhappy. No bone spur is a good thing. Catch it early. Update me, how are things now?

Bursitis isn't necessarily a temporary thing. In a perfect world it shows up and then goes away, but in the real world, various factors work together to make the pain and inflammation happen, and they're still in place and get worse while you have bad symptoms. An inflamed bursa is a stubborn, slow to heal/quick to anger kind of animal.And the bursa is a symptom, not the cause. My suggestion as always is to reverse the multiple factors causing the symptoms with a complete plan of attack. i.e. www.TendonitisExpert.com/reversing-achilles-tendonitis.html Ironically, the tendonitis dynamic points to a lack of magnesium. So does kidney stone formation.

My thoughts on shock wave therapy are, in short: 1. Why use swt on the tendon when the tendon is a symptom, not the problem. 2. Are you sure there's scar tissue? Do you need new tissue growth? (Has there been a rip or tear on the tendon?)(Are you sure there's tendinosis? If so, what caused it, and how will SWT fix it?) 3. SWT ignores 2 of the three causes of tendonitis related tendon pain, and may or may not be helpful on the third (tightness). 4 Heel spurs aren't going away without surgery. SWT isn't fixing that. I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just saying that while it may help in some part, it will be entirely unhelpful in other parts.

@@TendonitisExpert thank you for the information. I'm being told the bone spur is not the problem. In your opinion it would be wasted money to go forward with the procedure. I've done the 6 months of concervtive therapy without any significant improvement. What would you suggest as the next step

The bone spur may be 'a' problem (if it's big enough and grinding into tendon), but usually bone spurs aren't a problem nor actually the source of pain. And shockwave isn't going to get rid of a bone spur anyway. If they're going to 'massage' the muscles with the shockwave tool, that may work out. Some bodies are okay with the very rough impacts, some recoil in more pain and tightness. It's probably worth a try, just to see what happens. It's not a fix per se, but may be helpful. It's not a fix, because tightness is just one of three main causes, as per the video. If they're going to shockwave the tendon, I personally would be a hard no to that. If only because it's not going to fix anything, and may cause more problems depending on your specific scenario. Anybody that focuses on the tendon is a hundred miles off course.

Muscle tightness is the primary factor, and what causes the bone spur formation. Before surgery, try eliminating the tightness and see how things are. Might not need surgery at all. Bon spurs generally aren't the problem, they're a symptom that gets all the attention and all the blame.

@@TendonitisExpert that sounds good. Thanks for the response!!

@@cdawg5 Any results?

I don't know if the spur is touching/affecting/damaging the tendon, but it sounds like you have just enough inflammation process that the anti-inflammatories temporarily removed the pain. It will return. Why didn't the doctor do different views with the xray?

@@TendonitisExpert he just did interior side view ? You said it will temporarily disappear and will return, ? Just would like to mention that i walked 7.5 km with a tight sport shoes and after 24 hours while sleeping and waked up with severe pain that I couldn’t put my leg on floor! So what do u suggest : i do different. X-Ray views or just stop taking the anti inflammatory and see if pain comes back If pain comes back does it mean that Spur is affecting the tendon ?

I said pain/symptoms go away/come back. Not the same thing as the problem, or the bone spur, going away/coming back. So the xray wasn't 'from above'? If it's side view, it should show the relationship of the bone spur to the tendon (can't see tendons very well in xrays, but still). Regardless, if you can't visualize what's happening, it might be worth to get a different angle/view. You can't take anti-inflammatories forever, and they don't fix anything, so yes, experiment with stopping and see what happens to symptoms. If pain comes back, that doesn't mean the spur is affecting the tendon, nor does it mean it isn't. If the spur isn't pushing into/damging tendon, it's not the problem. The problem is the tendonitis dynamic and the lack of functionality that is causing the bone spur and the pain.

Start with stretching. If that helps, and/or helps for any length of time, great. When it doesn't, then you're into tendonitis dyanmic territory, meaning, too much tightness held too tight by inflammation process and lack of nutrition (muscle can't relax so stretching doesn't help much and can be problematic/cause more problem). At which point, I recommend the Plantar Fasciitis Treatment That Works or the Reversing Achilles Tendonitis program. www.TendonitisExpert.com/plantar-fasciitis-treatment-that-works.html www.TendonitisExpert.com/reversing-achilles-tendonitis.html

What caused the bone spur? And, is that what's causing the pain?

I presume it's a bone spur. What did the doctor call it?

All an xray is going to show generally is a break/fracture or a bone spur formation. You're clear of bone spur formation, great. Having said that, one can have even disabling pain without any bone spur or rip/tear injury. So you either have achilles tendon attachment pain, or plantar fascia sheet connection pain.

@@TendonitisExpert okay thank you

Did the xray show a bone spur? If so, how big? Where located, exactly?

I know, right?? :)

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How long has that been going on? How long does it last? (Mornings? All day? ) Any chance that it's gout? Happen to eat a lot of dark leafy greens like kale/spinach?

@@TendonitisExpert a few weeks... doc said that I have cervical spondylosis caused from osteoarthritis..I wouldn't think that would have anything to do with it..but maybe bone spurs are there too.. my shoes feel as if the are too hard..does that make sense? To be honest I hurt everywhere..all my joints..but my palms are sensitive also..they feel as if I've done manual labor..they feel raw.burning...but my skin is tough..both palms and bottom of feet are red..walking in sharp rocks is all day..but worse if I don't have shoes on

Is the doctor guessing? Or did s/he do MRI and nerve conduction testing? Do you have any other health conditions/issues/complaints?

@@TendonitisExpert xray of neck and spine...need a rheumatologist

Cervical issues shouldn't have anything to do with the feet (unless it's a really deep compression, in which case you'd have other severe problems. Let me know what the rheumatologist says. If you hurt everywhere, joints, etc, then there's a few likely scenarios. - You have a ton of inflammation from gluten sensitivity - you have an overaccumulation of oxalates from too much dark leafy greens - nutritional insufficiency I'd put my money on the first and third. Unless you're vegetarian/vegan, then I'd put my money on all three.

I think you're joking about the botox. (funny). I -hope- you're joking about the botox. But what you describe as far as the progression of the tendonitis dynamic...yep that's how it can/does go.

Is surgery the only way to remove a bone spur? Yes. A bone spur is new bone growth, it's your bone, grinding it off is the only way to remove bone. Does shock wave therapy remove the spur? No.

There's always a chance. Lots of variables. Only way to know for sure is xray to visualize if there's spur formation or not.

Who told you you have a heel spur? Xray/MRI? See: www.tendonitisexpert.com/bone-spur.html Regardless, they didn't tell you WHY you have bone spur formation. If high impact increases symptoms, then yes stopping is probably smart. But rest is not a fix, so I'd get to work reversing the causes of the bone spur, which is the tendonitis dynamic (too tight muscle and connective tissue, inflammation process, lack of nutrition, which decreases structure's ability fo function, so it's not absorbing force, that force has to go somewhere, which is where the bone spur develops).

It don’t hurt when I lay down it starts hurting me when I get up

I don't know. It could or could not be bad. Just all depends, and I have no details. What exactly hurts when you get up? How long ago did this happen? How hard did you land on the heel? Sharp pointy rock or big round rock? Etc

"Move and your muscles works for you. " Except when they don't. "Stop moving and your muscles says good bye." True enough!

Mountains of research out there proving heel strike is natural. Regardless of shoes or pace, walking or running. Even in remote tribes who have never worn footwear. Heel/forefoot strike have more to do with surface than anything else.

That depends on the size and location, but in general could certainly be true.

Muscles/connective tissue are too tight, so don't lengthen as their connections move farther apart (bending down). Thus the force being applied to the tendon insertion at the heel. The fix is reversing the dynamic. Reverse/reduce the tightness, inflammation process, and nutritional lack. Is it confirmed that you have a heel spur? If so, how big/advanced?

@@TendonitisExpert no not confirmed at all if anything I think it's closer to plantar fasciitis but you're the expert LOL. I just found myself going through all your videos and left the comment here instead

Haven't worn what? I don't see what you're referring to.

Doesn't an MRI tell you what?

" If you have a spur, it can cause the problem." The video didn't say that. Not even a little bit. " But it might not be the problem. " The video didn't say that. "This video is misleading and not too helpful." If you don't actually watch the video, if you don't actually pay attention, then yes, I can see how that would be your experience.

Do you mean you've been hurting for ten days and think it's a bone spur that's causing it? Bone spurs don't go from zero to full bone spur in ten days.... Where is it exactly? They key is, 'exhausted'. Muscles aren't working correctly, are already fatigued, and can't do their jobs. Thus, falling arche. Same foot as the bone spur?