http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/heel_spur.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/heel_spur.rss Cure a Heel Spur with remedies from the Earth Clinic Community. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:15:04 EST en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=TEDS_32707 /CURES/heel_spur.rss1 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:08:49 EDT Brook from Ny, Ny writes: "Ted: My husband has a large bone spur on top of his foot and runs to the side of his foot. He acquired this through a trauma to his foot, years ago. He has started soaking his foot in Borax and a bit of chlorox. How long will it take the bone spur to go away? Also, when he soaks, he notices his bone spurs hurts. Is this a good sign? Please let me know. Thank you." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=TEDS_31914 /CURES/heel_spur.rss2 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:20:49 EDT [YEA] Connie from Diana, Tx writes: "I tore my achilles about 3 weeks ago on a cool down part of dance video..The pain is awful when u first get up in the morning..I couldn't wear my sandals or go barefooted I had to wear my tennis shoe from then on..I started the search for remedies a week ago and seen the Borax Bath..I made a Foot Bath of 1/2 tsp to 1 liter of COLD water and soaked my feet in it for 30 mins every night..The very first night I could feel the pain lessen all the way up calf..You'll have to wear a good shoe..But I was able to start stretching that part back out..I'm only a week into this but so far this has really helped..Many Many thanks Ted.. PS I wish I had looked here alot sooner.." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=GR_31408 /CURES/heel_spur.rss3 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:52:28 EDT [YEA] Carolyn from Hobbs, Nm writes: "This sounds farfetched but it works. It is an old remedy handed down many generation. I've had both feet operated on and had many problems including heel spurs. I don't know why this works it just does. Eat a small handful of golden raisins twice a day and you will see a difference in just a matter of a few days. It must be golden raisins not the dark ones. Thanks, Carolyn" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=CALCIUM_30927 /CURES/heel_spur.rss4 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:17:47 EDT [YEA] Laura from Petoskey, Mi writes: "Calcium Supplementation to elliminate heel spurs -- I am a massage therapist. My client had a painful heel spur, his Dr. suggested surgery. I suggested he take some calcium supplements. He decided to give it a try. I can't remember how long it took but the pain went away completely and doesn't come back but he continues to take the calcium on a regular basis. I think he eats the ones that come in chocolate. Let me know if anyone has tried this? " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=BIE_30178 /CURES/heel_spur.rss5 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:36:24 EDT [YEA] Bimal Kanal from Shanghai, China writes: "Heel Pain / Spur I have suffered acute heel pain caused by a condition described as heel spur since 2004.The treatment which has given me 99% relief was very simple which unfortunatley was introduced only in 2009 by a sports medical specialist. The person needs to wear a night brace on the foot for a period of time. I wore it for one month before i coild see any improvement. The nigh brace is available in large pharmacies. This costed me HKD150 only. secondly, please meet a podiatric specialist in a hospital and get the insouls for yr shoes. These in souls are specialy made and cannot be purchased over the counter. These are expensive as i paid HKD 2500 for a pair. Thirdly, there are two simple excercises that should be done. One is to sit on the floor and stretch yr legs. Take a towel and put it accross yr toes of the foot and pull the toes towards yrself. the second excercise is to stand against the wall with one foot forward and strech the second leg which is at the back. The logic here is that from the spine to the heel the flexibility should be improved. A lot of rest is needed for acute case as the heel is swollen in some cases. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=APPLECIDERVINEGARWRAP_29283 /CURES/heel_spur.rss6 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:15:25 EDT [NAY] Lori from Lincoln, NE writes: "I used the ACV wrap at night w a bag around my foot for 7 days and saw no relief at all. And it stunk up my house and my bedding. Not worth it!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=RN_28075 /CURES/heel_spur.rss7 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:10:30 EDT [QUESTION] Ali from Kitchener, Ontario Canaada writes: "My question is for Ted,but would be gratefull to know if anyone else has found a natural remedy for heel spurs. I developed very painful swelling on the tendon on both sides of the ankle. When I pressed on the sore area it felt almost as if it where a fluid filled growth on the tendon of the right ankle.The Doctor sent me for X-Ray and it showed a heel spur, he then told me to take some OTC pain medication, that was all I could do about it.The pain is very bad the first hour ,after I get up in the morning, and the swelling is becoming worse, and has now developed on the tendon on my left ankle. I am still a few years away from retirement, and don't want to limp my way through life with this pain. My urine PH was an acidic 5.5 I do eat a healthy diet and drink lots of water. Ted if you could give me any suggestions as to what might help me I would be very thankful. Bless you for all the helpful information you provide, and a huge thankyou to EARTH CLINIC, what a fabulous site and thanks to all for their in put. Ali" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=APPLECIDERVINEGARWRAP_26908 /CURES/heel_spur.rss8 Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT Stella from Gauteng, South Africa writes: "Still trying out the Apple Cider Vinegar on my heel spur. I soaked cotton wool in ACV and squeezed out the excess, it was rather moist." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=CALCIUM_26735 /CURES/heel_spur.rss9 Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Thomas from Missouri City, TX writes: "Heel spur Calcium -- Yea A month and a half ago, it was sheer agony just to walk to the mailbox; to get out of bed, I needed a cane. Then I came here and read-up on calcium. For the past month and a half, I've been blasting calcium into my system with a daily dose of: a multi-vitamin with 162 mg of calcium in it, PLUS a tablet of 600 mg of calcium and 400 I.U. of Vitamin D. Three days after starting my calcium-blasting, I noticed that I was feeling less pain. Now, a month and a half later, I am PAIN-FREE (except after I stand or walk a lot)." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=FR_26403 /CURES/heel_spur.rss10 Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Anna from Austin, TX writes: "I've had the plantar fasciitis pretty bad for over a month. I couldn't even walk around the house without being in real pain. I used a firm, foam roller and had one of my kids add a little weight to roll out my calves from the knees down. The very next day the pain was very managable. It's like getting a deep massage. Much more effective than just stretching. The heels still hurt when I stand or sit in one spot for too long. I'm guessing that's the calcium deposit. I'm going to try the ACV treatment. I'm a runner and I'm tired of being sidelined." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=ICEWATER_25870 /CURES/heel_spur.rss11 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Cheryl from Scone, Australia writes: "i have tryed the ice water remedy and found no difference in the time the other people did but after using it constantly for two months it did work and i have not suffered from my spur in the last 18 months to two years i do now highly reccomend it" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=JELLO_24351 /CURES/heel_spur.rss12 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Mike from Moses Lake, WA writes: "My wife has had painful heel spurs off and on for yrs. Now when they start she goes to the grocery store and buys her favorite jello and proceeds to make a cup of hot jello tea. She uses 1 heaping tablespoon in a coffee cup everyday and usually gets results in 2-4 weeks. She stays on it for for a while longer then stops until the next time usually a year later." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=COVVR_23455 /CURES/heel_spur.rss13 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Carol from Weirsdale, Florida writes: "Heel Spurs: Extreme pain in my heels started suddenly and I didn't know what was happening. My boss said that she had had them and had been given very, very painful cortisone injections. She said this may help for 5 years. I hate needles, so remembering that castor oil was very good for many things, massaged it into my feet along with Vicks vapo rub or any similar product and within 2 weeks, no more pain. I then was able to go overseas and walk 5 miles and no pain except I had a huge water pouch on the bottom of my feet when I returned. Rested feet 2 days, water reabsorbed into body and have had no reoccurance for 10 years. Also, just came home from Thailand with aching, dragging leg and sore knees. I read the blogs on black strap molasses and ACV and have been taking daily and muscle ache in leg has gone, knees much better, so am a happy camper. Just have to try not to overdo my walking and climbing steep steps at 75 years of age. Also used the castor oil and Vicks massage on knees. Don't know why this worked, but no harm in trying it to get relief." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=TAPE_21861 /CURES/heel_spur.rss14 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:11:43 EST [YEA] Leta from Bolton, NC writes: "I have been suffering from pain in my heels for about two years. Since that time I had a child and gained weight and it really became unbearable. I figured it was heel spurs because my mama always suffered from them. I went with my daughter Christmas shopping right before Christmas and was unable to stand up for very long after a few hours of shopping. I had to continously sit down and I knew it was time to get help. I had previously purchased inserts for my shoes over the internet over a year ago and it helped but they had wore down and I didn't use them this day. The next business day I scheduled an appt. with the foot doctor only to find out what I already knew BUT it wasn't the bone spur causing the pain. The muscle under the foot becomes weak over the years and with the added weight it would become inflamed. The doctor told me he would wrap my feet with tape and I thought, "he must be crazy", tape is not going to help my pain. I figured I would have to have shots in my heels like my mama did years ago. After he wrapped them, it felt strange and it was really tight. It was uncomfortable at first and he told me to wear them for 5-7 days without getting them wet. Again, I thought, "he must be crazy". I put my shoes on, left and that evening noticed I had less pain. The next day, even more less pain. Well, by the fourth day, I had little to no pain BUT they were beginning to smell because you weren't suppose to get them wet, and of course, I did when I washed. (I tried wrapping my feet in plastic, didn't work). So I took the tape off and thought, well, now what. I had went to Texas with my husband and wouldn't be back to NC for three weeks so I knew I had to do something. I first tried wrapping my feet with sports tape but just about cut my circulation off so I got on the old faithful internet and came across Duct Tape. Yes, duct tape. I wrapped my feet around the arch, snug but NOT tight. I wrapped it from one side of my foot, around the ankel to the other side. It worked a MIRACLE! NO pain all day long. I went back to the doctor after I got back to NC and told him what I done. He was suprised the duct tape didn't tear my skin but I told him I used the generic kind at a dollar store and it worked wonderful. I would then get in the shower and let the water loosen it up and take it right off. Please keep in mind, I use the exercises they tell you to do to help alleviate the stress on the muscle and my feet are doing much much better. I still have to wear the tape and do the exercises and DON'T go barefooted and my feet aren't hurting like they were. I can go all day long and at the end of the day, they feel fine. Also, he had prescribed me pain medicine which I did not take after two days of using the tape. Hope this helps. leta " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=APPLECIDERVINEGARWRAP_21625 /CURES/heel_spur.rss15 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Ronald from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia writes: "I have had a heel spur for about 4 years. Buying high quality shoes - a well known jogger brand but the black office type helped immensely but didn't get rid of the problem. The other day I went for a 9 KM run and the ankle flared up. I tried the wrap and it is working. Two days later there is almost no sign of it. I highly recommend the ACV wrap." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=CW_20689 /CURES/heel_spur.rss16 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Geoff from Neptune, NJ writes: "Heel Spur Remedy (Cold water/Hot water, Tennis Ball) I found many of the suggestions quite helpful and ended up combining a number of treatments which had immediate results. Although my foot did not seem as bad off as some others, it was still impacting my mobility and posture forcing me to walk on the outside of my foot. I was schedule to see a doctor tomorrow and feel as if the treatment has eliminated the need to see the podiatrist. After reading many of the "Standards of Care" remedies used by doctors, they did not sound very helpful. They sounded expensive and invasive... Treatment: One tub of very cold water about 3 inches deep. Non chlorinated. One tub of very hot water with a half cup of epson salt about 3 inches deep. Non chlorinated. First start by placing the foot in the cold water and leave submerged for about 5-10 minutes or as long as one can stand the extreme cold. Then placing the foot directly into the hot water. This was repeated twice by replacing the water over a 30 minute period. Then a tennis ball was used for about 20 minutes under the arch of the foot. Using a combination of fast rolling and pressing the ball motions, the objective was to compress the ball as much as possible and apply pressure to the back of the arch near the heel. I intend on following through for several days with this treatment to make sure that the heel is back to normal. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=GBM_19723 /CURES/heel_spur.rss17 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Luanne from Morris, Illinois writes: "I had an extremely painful heel spur and elected to go with chiropractic treatments. My chiropracter worked on the muscles and tendons with ultrasound and simple massage. She said the problem was the tendons, ligaments, etc. and that I was loosing the arch in my foot. To get it back she suggested getting a golf ball and rolling it along the arch of the foot (ball on floor, roll with bottom of foot) to work out the tightness and inflamation. This is fairly painful when inflamed, so be prepared(no pain, no gain) After about 6 weeks the pain went away and I have been fine since. By the way, the spur is still there(saw it in an x-ray recently), it just isn't bothering me." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=CALCIUM_19201 /CURES/heel_spur.rss18 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Mary from Virginia Beach, VA writes: "I would like to let everyone know that I came on this site to see what people were doing to relieve their heel pain because I was having heel pain so bad that I was not able to put any weight on it and was also getting sharp pains through the heel. It got so bad I was almost in tears (and I have a high toleance for pain!) So I had decided to take ________ Calcium (calcium 250mg also has Mag 250mg,Vit D 200 i.u. and 7.5mg zinc as directed 2 tabs twice daily with a meal) and I have to tell you that it worked!!! This morning I woke up and normally I limp for about an hour and then I still have a slight limp but got up and only felt a slight discomfort and was able to walk fine as the day went on!! So I recommend not buying these fly by night remedy pills and go to your local rite sid etc and try it out! Hope this helps anyone that has been in my pain!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=APPLECIDERVINEGARWRAP_17648 /CURES/heel_spur.rss19 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Ileana from Miami, Florida writes: "I had had heel spurs for almost a year now. I had try everything (cortisone shot, pills, creams, physical therapy, acupunture, thai massage, foot massage,etc) I had been using the apple cider for more than a week at night. However, I still have the pain. I think it is better. Do you think I should be using the apple cider for longer time?? Please, any recomendation will be apreciated." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=GSE_14922 /CURES/heel_spur.rss20 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] John from Eugene, Oregon writes: "One year ago I was supposedly diagnosed with heal spurs and plantar fasciitis. Doc did not want to acknowledge the symptoms of migrating pain and twitching up the leg and into the body. I would at times catch a cold, and would feel it go into my heel, which would then swell so I could not walk. One day out of desperation, I rubbed GSE on it. The next day the pain was gone. A week later, I felt the pain and swelling come back. Again, over night with the GSE say 12 drops on the bottom of the foot, and it was gone the next morning. Simply amazing. I had not considered GSE but had tried: Iodine, DMSO, H2O2, other essential oils, colloidal silver, heating foot packs, magnesium oil rubs and soaks; some of which helped a small bit, but nothing like the GSE. So take it for what it's worth. And thanks Ted." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=APPLECIDERVINEGARWRAP_14720 /CURES/heel_spur.rss21 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Donna from Palm Coast, Florida writes: "Hi this cure is true, the doctor was going to do surgery, But I said NO I wanted to try something first and I did. I tried the apple cider vinger wrap first for about six every night at bedtime I put on the wrap and my heel spur is cured. Thanks alot and God Bless. Donna" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=ULTRASOUNDCIROPRACTIC_8906 /CURES/heel_spur.rss22 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] aaron from irving, tx writes: "work as a medical professional and see this problem on a daily basis. not only have i seen this problem, i also was one to have a bad heel spur in my heel. Ultrasound treatments along with correct alignmengt of the hips and back can cure this problem. Ultrasound is commonly used in the sports medicine field to help increase blood flow to areas of pain and where problems persist (note that this type of ultrasound treatment is not the same ultrasound as used on pregnant women). The ultrasound will help soften the calcium of the heel spur and help the body reabsorb it. Treatments should be continuous 5-7minutes per time with a intesity of .5. Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapist and Chiropractors have access to this type of treatment. Also i have found that correct laignment of the hips and back can lead to severe heel pain which can result in heel spurs. If the hips and back are out of line then too much pressure can be put on one heel as opposed to the other. This mis-alignment can cause poor biomechanics and cause severe heel pain. A chiropractor can help assess and see if this can be the problem and help correct it." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=ICEWATER_8909 /CURES/heel_spur.rss23 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Rajendra Kumar from Berlin, Germany writes: "Hello, After Reading the comments of Anonymous\' and Allen from Cincinnati about the Ice water treatment for the heel spur, i decided to give it a try. BTW, i have the heel spur and the pain for more thn 7 months now. I have taken anti-inflammatory drugs, Cortisone injections and also Shock Wave Therapy for 3 times to get the heel spur cured, but all this did not cure the pain. All these treatments led to somewhat decrease in the pain but did not cure completely. Finally i decided to try some thing else and fortunately i found this forum and the feed back from the users about the Ice water therapy. Yesterday, i decided to try it out. I just took ICE cold water in a tub and immersed my feet in the water for 30 minutes . Already today i find great relief and most of the pain from the heel is gone, since i have done this only once the pain is not gone 100% but around 80% reduction i would say. I plan to continue this regime for few more days. I thought that this feed back might help some one in great pain caused by heel spur . I would suggest you to just try the Ice water therapy, which works wonders." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=ET_8907 /CURES/heel_spur.rss24 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Earl from Rialto, CA writes: "I had heel spur for 2 or 3 years and I was looking at Surgery on my heels, I was telling my boss I might be out of work for 3-4 months. Then one day I went to a health store with my dad and a lady ask me if I need help and I said do you have any thing for heel spurs, She said yes Acid-A-Cal took it for 2-3 weeks and felt big big diffence.so I kept taking it 3-4 bottles later Heel spur are all gone 4 years later no problems." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heel_spur.html&name=ICEWATER_8908 /CURES/heel_spur.rss25 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST [NAY] cheryl from scone, australia writes: "since reading your info on heel spur i tryed the ice water remedy it takes the pain away but only for a little while but has not cured it and i have always worn boots and they do not help either guess i will have to try something else."