Besides surgery what can someone do about bone spurs? I have one on my ankle and one on hill of foot.?
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Treatment directed at the cause of bone spurs may include weight loss to take some pressure off the joints (especially when osteoarthritis or plantar fasciitis is the cause) and stretching the affected area, such as the heel cord and bottom of the foot. Seeing a physical therapist for ultrasound or deep tissue massage may be helpful for plantar fasciitis or shoulder pain. Treatment directed at symptoms could include rest, ice, stretching, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen. If a bone spur is in your foot, changing footwear or adding padding or a shoe insert such as a heel cup or orthotic may help. If the bone spur is causing corns or calluses, padding the area or wearing different shoes can help. If the bone spur continues to cause symptoms, your health professional may suggest a corticosteroid injection at the painful area to decrease pain and inflammation of the soft tissues next to the bone spur.
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See a podiatrist. He specializes and feet and will be able to help you more than a primary care doc. Sounds like heel spurs.
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another good thing to do is to check in with a certain doctor (i am not sure what the name is ) but they make orthodics which are shoe inserts made for u so that they can help your stance, my legs and feet always hurt until i got custom orthodics, so along with the stretching and yoga this will help
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If it's a heel problem (on foot) then try some Bio-Oil and Flexitol heel balm. Also worth going for a pedicure to start things off. Good Luck
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Find another doctor.\n\nI had a friend who broke his tailbone in his teens.  When he was in his late 20's he ended up having a surgery to fix it because it was causing him pain.\n\nIt is your health, not your docs.  Find another doctor that takes your concerns seriously.
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I impressed a doctor by actually breaking a heal spur and never noticing it.\n\nIt's actual the plantar tendon that is inflamed, not the spur itself(being bone).  This usually happens when the tendon is stretched too much.  \n\nA good way to manage this is to keep the plantar tendon and the achilles tendon stretched out.  The achilles tendon connects the heel to the calf, and it it tightens up, it can play tug of war with the plantar tendon over the heel.\n\nA couple of good stretches for this area:\n1.  Put yourself about arm's length from a wall and place both hands on the wall.\nPut one foot behind you just far enough back that the heel isn't on the floor.\nPush the heel back with your arms till you feel a stretch. Hold for 5-10 seconds and release the stretch.\nRepeat with the other foot.  \n\n2.  Stand on a stair tread with only the balls of your feet on the stair.  Make sure you have something to hold on to.\nLower your heels until you feel the stretch.  Hold at least 5-10 seconds and release.
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Flat Feet Fallen Arches\n\nIsn't surgery one of the last resorts? I do not know if surgery is reccommended in your instance. \n\nBefore orthopedic surgery you may contact a good podiatrist or/ physical therapist, who may be able to reccomend a support or exercises for maximum potential for your lifestyle and life athletic goals.\n\nThe links below address:  \n1)Information about foot pain caused by flat feet and how fallen arches can be evaluated at home.\n2)Flatfoot and Fallen Arches Can Cause Foot Pain\nand limit desire to exercise. \n3)New practice guidelines help doctors diagnose and treat flatfoot and fallen arches. \nGod Bless
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aputate your leg.\n\nor you could try icing it, but if that doesn't work, get a MRI and make sure there's no scar tissue built up in that area.
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Please tell me more about your general health through the form on this weblink http://www.jentleearthhealing.com/medherb.html and I will try to help you out.\n\nI suspect it is from a build up of toxins that can present as calcium build up in the bottom of the foot. Reflexology is great for remedying this but I will not know if this is the case till I talk to you further.\n\nCraig - Naturopath
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You should check with your doctor on any of this.  I found the below information on www.mayoclinic.com\n\nBone spurs, also called osteophytes, are bony projections that grow along the edges of joints. The bone spurs themselves aren't painful. But they can rub against nearby nerves and bones and cause pain.\n\nBone spurs are often associated with osteoarthritis. In osteoarthritis, the cartilage of an affected joint is worn down and eventually you may have bone rubbing on bone, resulting in pain and inflammation. Your body may try to repair this damage by growing new bone (bone spurs) along the existing bone. This produces prominent lumps, usually on the hands, feet or spine.\n\nThere's no specific treatment for bone spurs. Treatment is typically directed at the underlying problem to prevent further joint damage.
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I had this a few years ago. I wore splints on my feet to bed. The problem is that when you sleep your foot is not at a 90 degree angle as it rests. When you put your feet on the floor the tendon that runs from your heel to your foot bad stretches back to the 90 degree angle. Normally this isn't a problem but when it is irritated it hurts like someone is jabbing an ice pick into your heel. I wore the splints for about four months.\nI also did stretch the tendon a few times a day by standing on a stair, preferably one at the bottom. Edge your feet back until it's mainly your foot pad and toes left on the stair. Lower your weight moving your heels down a little, lift back up, then see if you can lift your weight up some too. Repeat about ten times a session, not if/until it hurts. If it hurts only do one occassionally and build up the stretch. This will increase the flexibility of the tendon. \nIf you need to be on your feet for a long time (like I did for my honeymoon) you can go to a Podiatrist and have steroid shots in each foot. This will help for about a month or maybe more. You could also do that now and still work on stretching and wearing the splints. I didn't wear my pumps during the ordeal but I'm back in them now and have been for quite a while.\nGood luck to you!
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talking therapy is good!!! but i think you have the dreaded death foot syndrome.  your feet may well have to be amputated
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go to a foot doctor he will dig it out ive had this done he numbs it n it aint that bad i had mine frozen n that didnt work for me either\nhave a great day
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Treatment and Prevention\nThe key for the proper treatment of heel spurs is determining what is causing the excessive stretching of the plantar fascia. When the cause is over-pronation (flat feet), an orthotic with rearfoot posting and longitudinal arch support is an effective device to reduce the over-pronation, and allow the condition to heal.\n\nOther common treatments include stretching exercises, losing weight, wearing shoes that have a cushioned heel that absorbs shock, and elevating the heel with the use of a heel cradle, heel cup, or orthotic. Heel cradles and heel cups provide extra comfort and cushion to the heel, and reduce the amount of shock and shear forces experienced from everyday activities.\n\nIf the problem persists, consult your foot doctor.\n\nhttp://www.foot.com/info/cond_heel_spurs.jsp
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No, this sounds like an additional injury that was not previously noticed or is something new. They could be connected only by the means of that by working on your feet that particular foot/ankle is compensating for the other one now due to a shift caused by the previous injury. Get it looked at im sure it is fixable more easily that you think. physical therapy im sure will work wonders. Similar thing happened to me.
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How about some stretching or strength exercises.  Those are the most important.  How about building up the bone mass to prevent it.  Old folks, like me, have to get off their a** and get moving.  It really does make a difference.  Prevention is the cure.
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Best to see an ortho-pedic surgeon.  They can go in and shave it off if they think its appropriate.  I'd get a couple of opinions if you have the time.