Denise (Sydney) on 05/29/2016:
Heel Spurs:
I have a friend from Africa and he said to
- Get a rock 1/2 the size of your heel and put it on the gas cooker to make it really hot.
- Put a sock on your foot and then put your heel on the rock and keep it on for as long as you can.
- Do this three times in a row. Keep doing it for three weeks and it will be gone for ever.
I have tried it for the last week and it works. I have had a heel spur for two years and it was so painful.
Good luck, Denise
Peterp (Melbourne, Victoria) on 04/16/2013:
I have had a heel spur for 9 months and went and had a remedial massage ( it was hard) on the calves and hamstrings. One hour treatment and the pain in the heel was gone.
The spur was chronic and I done hours of research, nowhere did I read about getting a massage till my massuer mentioned it. Makes sense as all the muscles are interconnected and the massage loosened the tight muscles.
Gerhard (Romeo, Michigan Usa) on 12/11/2010:
I have had ongoing issues with heel spurs for 15 years. They come and go, but currently I have had extreme pain from one for almost a year. In the past, my podiatrist could help with cortisone, inserts, brace, therapy, etc. , but no luck so far this time. One thing that has helped is freezing a soup can in the freezer. When frozen, roll the sole and heel of your foot back and forth over the inflamed area, and this does provide some welcome relief for a while. I do it for about 20 minutes every evening. Good luck!
Luanne (Morris, Illinois) on 12/11/2008:
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.
