Marc Darrow, MD, JD.
Over the years we have seen many patients with Plantar Fasciitis that had been unresponsive to conventional treatments. These conventional treatments included physical therapy, cortisone, and anti-inflammatories. While not the best choice for doctor or patient, many of these people considered the surgical option as the ultimate choice because they “have to do something.” But will surgery be any more effective? We will cover this in research cited later in this article.
Is it the heel spur causing pain or is it plantar fasciitis?
When a patient comes into our office with plantar fasciitis and a bone or heel spur revealed on an x-ray or an MRI, the first thing they want to know is can we get rid of the bone spur? I usually explain that in many cases it is not usually the bone spur that is causing them their pain, and, that heel spur is not the issue we want to tackle at the start of the treatment. I explain to the patient that the issue is that you’re overdoing an activity which is irritating the place where the fascia (the soft tissue that connects the toes to the heel) meets the heel bone. When that irritation is constant and chronic, bone spurs form. We want to treat that problem.
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While spondylosis and spondylolisthesis can cause severe pain, conservative care or regenerative medicine can help many people with disability, pain and loss of function.
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