Tinter's Heel Spur Pain

[Devil with bad attitude]

Just woke up with it in one heel part of the foot, I've been to the quack and the diagnosis is very common for those of us on our feet all day....can hardly put any weight on it.

Oddly enough I had only just mentioned to the misses that a few days ago, I had stood for about 8 hours straight doing Toyota Landcruisers which are so high you can't use a stool.

Muscle strengthening exercises and a good dose of anti inflamatory pills are all that can be done about it.

Devil

[TintDude]

Sorry to hear that Dev.

[Guest tint whisperer]

now you'll have to get a hi-chair to work from

Get well soon!

[Bullseye]

My wife says...1) if its on the back of your heel... cut moleskin into strips and build up the inside of your shoe on either side of the spur. 2) if its on the bottom.... get four cheap inserts, two for each shoe and cut a hole in them under the spur. This takes the pressure off. The other two are to balance your shoes out. She also recommends as much ice as possible. This was the advice of her orthopedic surgeon.

[Devil with bad attitude]

Great tips and thx mate.

It is getting better, I've just done a 4km bush walk high up in the mountains in national park areas and it held up well.

Still a bit tender but nothing like it originally was.

OMG I wouldn't wish that on anybody.

Devil

[Guest tintjackal]

Hope you get better Devil.

[tint123]

Pain in the foot is never good !

[Guest Vince30]

I have this trouble as well. Went to the podiatrist about it. He gave me three cortisone injections in the heel over three weeks. No pain now and no pain pills!

[tint123]

How about the pain of getting the shots ?

[Guest Vince30]

How about the pain of getting the shots ?

I won't lie, the shots were pretty bad, but not nearly as bad as the heel spur pain. You just have to cowboy up. The relief was worth the discomfort. Feeling for you Devil. Give it a shot mate! Literally!