Best Shoes for Heel Spurs

FAQs

• What causes heel spurs?

  A bone spur is a calcium deposit that builds up over time into a protrusion that extends out from the bone. When this occurs on your heel it’s called a heel spur. Heel spurs form in response to stress and strain on the body, in particular from inflammation. Your body begins to add extra layers of bony material to areas that receive repeated stress as a sort of defense mechanism. Because they build up slowly and don’t cause pain on their own, many people don’t realize they have a heel spur right away.

• How do I treat heel spurs?

  Generally speaking you don’t need to treat a heel spur itself, but rather the soft tissue injury around it. The spurs themselves don’t often cause pain, though surgery may be required to remove it if the spur protrudes enough to be felt through the skin or is jabbing into sensitive areas. More often, the pain in question is from the inflammation in the ligaments and tendons around the spur. Treating the pain begins with treating that inflammation, and as such treatments for plantar fasciitis are among the most helpful.

• What are the best shoes for heel spurs?

  You might be looking for shoes for bone spurs on the heel, but as outlined above the best thing is going to be shoes that help cushion your feet and protect them from the stress that causes inflammation. Deep heel cups that cradle your heel can help, and you also want a good mixture of both cushion and support along the full length of your foot. That’s why we build our three part technology into every pair of KURU shoes.

• Is my pain from heel spurs or plantar fasciitis?

  A doctor is the best person to diagnose your specific cause of foot pain. But the research shows that while heel spurs often appear in areas where you are experiencing heel pain, they aren’t usually the cause. The most likely cause of the pain is inflammation or wear and tear on the soft tissues around your heel, most commonly the plantar fascia. That’s why many medical providers will recommend at-home treatments for plantar fasciitis before moving to more invasive treatments for heel spurs themselves.