Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hello! After years of pounding the pavement with my feet (walking for hours on concrete/etc for my job), I'm developing heel spurs. I've always had foot pain when overdoing and not having supportive enough shoes. But now I seem to be getting a very painful heel spur. A friend got one and ended up with surgery. Isn't there something else that can be done? Thanks! Gert ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Commit random acts of literacy! Read & Release at http://www.bookcrossing.com/friend/Muckalucka ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ________ DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Gert, I know how painful heel spurs can be. Several years ago, my doctor told me that if my spur did not go away in 6 weeks, I would need surgery. I started getting on a NordicTrack ski machine every day with sockfeet (no shoes), no impact. Within 3 weeks, my spur had disappeared. I have since talked to others who had the same result with gentle, no impact exercise. Good luck, don't let them cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Bromelain (core of the pineapple)tablets between meals works, but it takes a while...I just stay on it even after I get results. It does work. Eat and drink more pineapple also. NG - " Gertie " <gertrudeout Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:17 PM Heel spurs? (Plantar fasciitis?) > Hello! > > After years of pounding the pavement with my feet (walking for hours on > concrete/etc for my job), I'm developing heel spurs. I've always had foot pain > when overdoing and not having supportive enough shoes. But now I seem to be > getting a very painful heel spur. A friend got one and ended up with surgery. > Isn't there something else that can be done? > > Thanks! > > > > > > _____ > http: > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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