Other Names:
Heel Spur

Symptoms:
Possible pain at a place where the bone seems to protrude out from the body more than it should.

Cause:
A bone spur is a pointed growth on a bone. Occurring most frequently on the heel, the bone sticks out and occasionally strikes against something, causing pain. Or there may be ongoing pain at the site.

Bone spurs can cause the formation of tiny, painful, tumors at the end of some of the nerves in that area.

Those with problems with the heel are generally overweight or middle-aged. But they are also common in those who have tendonitis, neuritis, arthritis, or alkalosis.

If bone pain is felt at an unusual bumpy, protruding, place, x rays will confirm whether the problem is arthritis, fracture, bone spur, or possibly primary or metastic bone cancer.

Treatment:
• Give vitamin C to bowel tolerance, along with vitamin E and magnesium.

• Correct the calcium/phosphorous ratio by taking 2,000 mg of calcium a day.

• Research indicates that plant-derived colloidal minerals tend to reverse spurs and calcium deposits, without surgery, by remodeling the bones.

• Do not eat meat, coffee, sugar, and alcohol. These upset the mineral balance in the body and retard healing.

• Temporarily avoid citrus fruit.

• A 1-2 week raw food fast can be helpful.

• Rubbing the bottom of the feet with ice will help draw healing blood to the area. In the early morning, walk barefoot outside on the wet grass. Then come in and dry off; make sure your feet are warm afterward.

• If the shoes are not comfortable, this can make the pain feel worse. Wear rubber heels on your shoes, not leather. Adding heel cushions to your shoes may reduce pain.

• Avoid walking on hard surfaces.

• If you usually walk or jog for exercise, try cycling or swimming instead.

• It may be necessary to have the spur surgically removed, if it is too painful or irritating.