[TheForge] heel spurs

[Saint Phlip]

Hey, Bill, since you're on line, have you gotten my request about
borrowing the Mastermyr project after the ABANA meet?

Phlip

On 6/15/06, April & Bill Clemens <newky2 at dejazzd.com> wrote:
> John,
>
> I walked 1/2 the Appalachian Trail in 2000, had to stop because of a heel
> spur.  I was very good about stretching each morning when I started my hike,
> as I got in shape and felt better I didn't keep up the stretching(If I had I
> probably would not have had the heel spur problem.)  Doctor told me that
> most people develop spurs but when they cause problems is when you do enough
> exercise or work to cause the tendons on your foot to tighten up and rub
> against the spur.  Then the tendon gets inflamed and continues to rub.  My
> doctor's solution was to rest/stay off of it till the inflammation went away
> and then to do exercises to stretch the tendon. The exercise the doctor told
> me to do is to stand on a step with your toes and to dip your heels down as
> far as you can, hold for 10-15 second and then repeat this 4 or 5 times.  I
> try to do this every morning and have had no problems since.  Other options
> are cortisone shots (short term solution) and surgery.  Doctor told me that
> if I followed her instructions I would not need either and so far have not.
>
> Bill