Full Version: heel pain
has anyone had surgery for planter fascia and did it work??????
There is another website that discusses heel pain called heelspurs.com and almost everyone that has chatted about the plantar fascia surgery there says DON'T DO IT!
There is another thread that I believe ties in with this one.
http://www.foot.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=488
I have been diagnosed with plantar fascia (name for heel spurs?) recently and just been surfing & researching with what to do.
I have a hi arch and I imagine that has been the problem wearing shoes without proper support for both the heel, arch and thusly creating this disorder.
I am also seeking alternative methods. Should go do my exercises...
http://www.foot.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=488
I have been diagnosed with plantar fascia (name for heel spurs?) recently and just been surfing & researching with what to do.
I have a hi arch and I imagine that has been the problem wearing shoes without proper support for both the heel, arch and thusly creating this disorder.
I am also seeking alternative methods. Should go do my exercises...
| QUOTE (tina patton @ Sep 27 2005, 11:21 AM) |
| has anyone had surgery for planter fascia and did it work?????? Yes I had an op in August of last year and yes it worked. Was out of work for 8 weeks though as I developed an infection in the wound. |
I had surgery for the condition in August of 2005
and have not had any problems since.
Was out of work for 8 weeks though as I had an infection in the wound.
Dear Tina
Surgery should always be approached with caution. In fact I usually recommend that my patients exhaust all conservative treatments prior to deciding on having surgery performed. Keep in mind that there are different types of surgeries for heel pain, these days resecting bone has fallen out of favor.
Good-luck and thank-you for contacting foot.com,
SBarlizo, DPM, CPed
foot.com expert
Surgery should always be approached with caution. In fact I usually recommend that my patients exhaust all conservative treatments prior to deciding on having surgery performed. Keep in mind that there are different types of surgeries for heel pain, these days resecting bone has fallen out of favor.
Good-luck and thank-you for contacting foot.com,
SBarlizo, DPM, CPed
foot.com expert
This might be of interest to anyone thinking about have foot surgery. http://heelspurs.com/bbs/bbt.cgi?n=186827
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