Oct 10

Get rid of heel spurs and other foot pain!

Heel spur, or plantar fasciitis, can be a very painful condition and usually requires treatment to eliminate it.  Sometimes it will go away on it’s own, but most of the time, you’ve got to take some steps (no pun intended) to eliminate it. I’ve been in the shoe business for over 18 years and I currently own my own store, www.heartandsole.com located in O’fallon, Missouri.  One of the common things that I see are heel spurs.

People come into my store having a real hard time walking and the shoes, with the arch support and heel cup, are completely inadequate in treating their foot pain. I even have people come in with custom orthotics for their shoes, but they’re still having the pain in their feet.

So while companies are charging $300-$500 for custom orthotics, in many cases, the necessity for a custom orthotic is unwarranted or it just didn’t work right for the customer.  And the worst thing is, if it doesn’t work right, then you’re stuck with it because they won’t let you return it. What I’ve found to work for me and hundreds of my customers is special kind of orthotic that works wonders for heel spur treatment.

And the great thing is they’re very affordable, and most importantly, I know they work, and they’ve worked great for my customers!  I actually talk a little bit about them and show them in a video (and by the way, I feel really uncomfortable in the video, so please be nice (-: )

Here’s the link to the video:  click here.

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Oct 16

Heel Pain & Coblation info from Dr. Lowell Weil - Heel pain can be treated with minimally invasive coblation where radio frequency is used to repair muslce cells.

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Oct 16

“I am going to basic law enforcement training and will have to run ALOT. If i cannot get this heel spur healed up will i be able to run or is this worse for it?”

“You should get a foot x-ray to see if it is actually a heel spur first. There is a small muscle in your foot that is attached to your heel. Heel spurs occur when that muscle is not stretched properly over a long or short period of time, depending on how badly it is inflamed. That is what my doctor told me when I saw her for foot pain. You should take the advice in the first answer (about rolling the can on your foot, also, try placing the can in the freezer for about an hour then rolling your foot on it, the cold reduces inflammation on that muscle). I got some gel heel cups that I wear in all of my tennis shoes and boots (Im in the military) and those seem to help cushion the impact of running and walking. Also, I take some ibuprofen before I go running to help keep the pain down while I work out. If it starts hurting while you run, STOP running and rest your foot. Go home and ice it!! If you keep running and the muscle is not stretched properly, it gets more inflamed and the heel spur will develop. Heel spurs usually require surgery to correct, and it could delay your progress in school a lot. For starters, I would get the x-ray to see if one has already developed, or if you just need to be really cautious and start using a lot of ice and stretching exercises for your foot!

Good luck and I hope you do really well!”

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