Plantar Fasciitis / Heel Spur Syndrome It is common in practice that I have a patient come to the office with x-rays from their primary care doctor showing heel spurs. Patients always are very anxious about this and think that they need surgery to remove them. It should be known [...]
The adult foot is a complicated part of the body with many tendons, ligaments and bones. One of the most common foot complaints is heel pain. The most common cause of heel pain in adults is plantar fasciitis, which is an inflammation of the plantar fascia (a ligament connecting the heel to the toes that fans out under [...]
For most people, the word “spurs” conjures an image of a cowboy's riding boots. In the world of podiatry, spurs are a common foot problem. Heel spurs are occasionally problematic calcium deposits on the underside of the heel bone. They are often painless, but become a daily frustration requiring treatment in the cases where they [...]
