HEEL SPURS
NERVE PAIN CONDITIONS
After the wear-and-tear of years of use, your feet may develop a heel spur. Heel spurs cause painful bumps on your feet alongside chronic irritation.
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Resting may sound like a great way to help your aching feet, but with heel spurs, you might be making it worse.
In more than 90% of people with bone spurs, simple stretching and orthotics correct the problem. If you’re still suffering from acute pain after 9-12 months of treatment, your doctor may suggest removing the spur.
Your doctor explains any complications and the entire surgery process during your appointment, and answers any concerns or questions you may have.
CONSERVATIVE
TREATMENT OPTIONS
The expert team at Next Step Foot & Ankle Clinic suggest simple treatments such as:
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WEARING ORTHOTIC INSERTS OR SUPPORTIVE SHOES
Changing your shoes to more comfortable footwear and/or adding orthotic insoles to relieve the pressure on your ligament can help increase your elasticity and heal.
We are the first and currently only provider in and around San Antonio that offers custom 3D orthotics with our FitStation by Hewlette Packard. Providing the doctors with more data points, such as your individual pressure points per your gait (way/manner in which you walk) in order to design a perfectly custom orthotic.
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PHYSICAL THERAPY
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REGULAR STRETCHING
Click the video below to see how Dr. Silvester recommends stretches to help treat your Heel Pain. Stretching helps loosen your ligaments, increasing the elasticity and helping them heal.
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NIGHT SPLINTS/BRACE
Wearing a night splint or brace keeps your muscles from pulling on your bone while you sleep, assisting further in helping you heal.
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OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION
Although, at Next Step it is our goal to get you off pain medication, in extreme cases it may be necessary.
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WEIGHT LOSS
Your health care professionals may also recommend weight loss for better distribution on your feet and relieve added pressure.
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Dr’s Educational Presentations
- High Arch Feet
- How to Relieve Heel Pain without Surgery
- Using a Night Splint for Heel Pain
- How to Treat Chronic Heel Pain
- Shockwave Therapy
- MLS Laser Therapy
- One-Two Punch for Foot Pain
Blog Articles on Heel and Arch Pain
- Heel Pain: What You Need to Know
- Rehab Your High Arches with Toe Exercises
- An Overview of Heel Pain
- Say Farewell to Heel Fissures
- Haglund’s Deformity: Bumps on Heels
- Cavus Foot: Abnormally High Arches
Videos on Stretches for Heel and Arch Pain
- Stretches for Heel Pain
- Arch Strengthening Exercises
- Strengthening Foot Muscles
- Podiatrist Recommended Stretches to Relieve Heel Pain
FAQs
- Why does my high-arched foot hurt?
- What is the difference between tendinitis and bursitis?
- What are the main causes of heel pain?
