Plantar Fascia Heel Spur Pain [BEST Home Treatment & Remedies!]

Curious as to what a calcaneal heel spur actually is? This Plantar Fascia Heel Spur Guide is guaranteed to get you better. Just remember that a heel spur is a biomechanical issue, it is not something that gets better immediately! You need to follow these instructions for many days or even weeks to start getting permanent relief. But this home treatment guide will eventually give you permanent relief!

Find out with this at home diagnosis and treatment guide that will help you navigate this problem. If you want to avoid calcaneal heel spur surgery, this home treatment guide will get you better as soon as possible!

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[jamesmartin]

Have been dealing with this pain since I spent 6 months in bed with heart issues. This was efficiently presented info. No extra BS, just concise overview. Well done. Thank you.

[andrewwilby]

I was diagnosed with Plantar Fascia in 1998 had the Cortizone injections over 12 months then had physiotherapy on my feet then hard plaster casts made of my feet for the shoe inserts then got a night boat to put on to go to sleep Then started having steroid injections into the arches of my feet then I went and had the operation then went for an MRI scan and was told I had it for the rest of my life and all this cost me a lot of money 😩

[skng]

As a semi retired builder I am going through this process right now. When I stopped working full time I began to have these issues with my left foot. Although I was able go get through a full day at work I was in a lot of pain throughout the day. My wife talked me into getting a Dr. Scholl's insert for my shoe and it helped quite a bit and things very slowly began to improve. I was wearing a cheap pair of tennis shoes from Walmart I used for spray painting in houses and got another huge improvement. I bought another pair of the same brand and can walk around it these all day now. Just shows there is something unique available to help a lot of people with this condition as long as some effort is applied to experiment a little. Don't give up trying different things.

[MrSteve-hyyo]

If you are one of that 5% of folks who require surgery, what I am doing to avoid that (due to the fact that I am a long distance runner) is getting stem cell injections since the muscle tissue is damaged for me. I can tell you that as a runner, this plantar fascia is a big distraction and has now come at a point where I can no longer train for ultra marathon (50+ miles) races anymore. Some of the treatments listed in this video has some success. Hoping within the year everything works out. Another option that has worked for me (at least temporarily reducing pain) are ice baths for the feet.

[JJJettplane]

I've been doing all this for 2 years without relief and have finally given up on my very missed long walks. I really think mine needs to be surgically removed because the pain is so severe right at the spur and it's a bump I can feel, even if I were to walk barefoot I can feel the puffiness there. I have worn good shoes and custom orthotics for 20 years but my right foot just won't give up this time. I will be trying the frozen water bottle multiple times per day. Hope this helps. Thanks for you work!

[allthingspossible]

You HAVE to put in a GOOD pair of shoes with a arch support (look up the egg arch support). You have to do this from the moment you put your feet down in the morning until you get in to bed at night. Believe me. This heals heal spurs. It’s takes a while but it also gives you relief while healing.

[ElectrologyNow]

Another explanation: As we age muscles get weaker and our foot arch gets "lower." This lower arch (flatter foot), stretches the ligament. To compensate for the tighter ligament, the bone attachment (“spur”) then grows longer. Growth is facilitated by inflammation. Too much inflammation and you experience pain. I had this and injected 1.5 cc of Kenalog directly into the spur area. The steroid diminished the inflammation (but, of course, did not stop the bone growth which you WANT). The problem resolved after only one injection, but I doubt "one injection" would work on most people.

[marquitafreeman]

I've been doing all of these treatments. Nothing has helped except wearing compression socks. The next step is surgery. I can't run anymore or walk too much b/c of the pain. I'm crawling to the bathroom in the morning.

[huichodominguez]

My uncle had this pain for a couple months till he went to a doctor give him a shot and been free without no pains going for 2 years

[umanandhini]

My mom 80 is suffering from this.and is very painful to see her swollen feet.she is undergoing treatment for this . from India.

[jiujitsu]

The pain comes from the foot flattening when you walk or run. Powerstep work insoles will help you. It'll pull the arch up to take pressure off the plantar ligament, and that takes pressure off the heel spur. I found these on Amazon after buying like 20 other insoles and seeing over 4 different podiatrists. Good luck everybody

[garrygemmell]

No nonsense fixes that dont cost a penny - Great stuff no BS!!!

I thought PF was mainly caused by overworking and damaging your foot but can it also be caused by being indolent for 6 months to a year?
My brother has mainly been in bed for the last year and he has just developed it without any strain or injury it has just occurred from not using his feet much?

[firewallsupport]

I had plantar fascia and my pain is completely gone after trying the stretch shown here; the one where you pull back top of your foot fingers with help of a towel. I wonder if some one knows such a magical exercises for knee arthritis and neck spondylosis.

[KRPT]

I've had Plantar Fasciitis for 3 years, since I started retail work and wore bad shoes for 2 months. Biggest regret. I got a cortisone injection in one foot and it's perfect. The other developed a spur. See a doctor asap if you get heel pain.

[carlacc]

A physio therapist did a YT video saying you need to stretch & massage all the muscles in the legs from the hips down. Working only the foot is causing more damage

[asha]

I request people who suffer from heal spurs toget their blood sugar checked because Peripheral neuropathy(pre diabetes) can also trigger the heal pain... Cutting down on heavy carbs like rice and potatoes and cutting down on dairy has made the pain disappear... Just try it..

[nikij.]

Wear Birkenstocks. Wear shoes with firm soles, no cushion and cupped heal, like the Birkenstock. Birks with soft beds actually are ok. Overtime you will be able to walk again without pain. But don’t go back to bad shoes it will come right back! I’ve suffered for years…

[darleneroberts]

Doing these home remedies, the pain is not as bad like a used to. Thanks for the info.

[DrTomBiernacki]

You have to think of plantar fascia I as an actual injury like a broken ankle. You can't just take a pill or rub some cream onto a broken ankle and have it heal overnight. Plantar fasciitis is actual physical damage to the plantar fascia ligament on the bottom of your foot, even if you are doing all the right stuff it will take some time to heal. The average time for complete healing that we see in clinic even doing all the right stuff such as stretching and wearing orthotics is roughly 50% pain relief and healing per month. It's not normal to have an instant cure, so when you watch this video this is information one minute, it's completely unrealistic to have complete healing within one minute!


There are plenty of scams out there that try to make you feel like you can have your pain go away in literally one minute! This isn't what we are trying to say here, we are trying to show you that you can get better over time and have confidence that you are getting better.

[OMADRevolution]

I’ve tried it all and these do nothing. Had left foot rebuilt surgically in 2010 and now have to do the right foot. There is no success outside of surgery for those who TRULY suffer. I wish people would be honest.