A heel spur, or calcaneal spur, is a bony growth of calcium deposits on the back or bottom of the heel bone that often has a hooked, pointy, or shelf-like shape. Heel spurs develop when strain or ...

In the case of the foot/heel, traction apophysitis occurs ... Although ominous looking on an x-ray, a bone spur at the heel is usually not the cause of the pain but rather the inflammation at ...

You can develop heel spurs, that plantar fasciitis — That just means that there is inflammation at the bottom of the foot. Tendinitis, stress fractures, knee pain, hip pain, back pain — the ...

Repeated strain on the bottom of the foot can also lead to bone spurs in the bottom of the heel. Bone spurs are bone growths, ...