This article is from the book, New Choices in Natural Healing , by Bill Gottlieb. To send a link and summary of this article to a friend, click here . So we don t need any more, especially when they come in the form of painful heel spurs . Spurs are knobs of unwanted bone that grow on the bottoms of your feet. They start when the main ligament that runs across your sole and connects to the heel gets irritated.
Spurs are a common problem for runners and other folks who are hard on their feet.
The natural remedies in this chapter in conjunction with medical care and used with your doctor s approval may help prevent or relieve the pain of heel spurs , according to some health professionals. You experience calf pain in addition to heel pain. You are unable to walk. Hydrotherapy You can get relief from spur pain by using an ice pack, according to Terry Spilken, D.P.M., a podiatrist and adjunct faculty member at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine in New York City. He says to wrap an ice pack in a towel and apply it to the spur for ten minutes, then remove the pack for ten minutes before using it again.