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Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2014
Question: my daughter was just diagnosed with heel spurs in both of her feet and can barely walk. We are trying desperately to find a doctor to help her that accepts medicaid. Can you help us please? We live close to shreveport/bossier city la., also natchitoches l area.d
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Answered by Dr. Mukesh Chugh (53 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Surgery is the option with its pros and cons

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for posting
After going through your brief description, I am sure you must have tried all the possible nonsurgical method to get relief. I wish I could refer to foot doctor near to your home, but unfortunately I do not have that information. Having said that, I can definitely provide you the in-depth information about surgery for heel spur.

Like with any surgical procedure, with heel spur surgery there are risks and possible negative results that you must be aware of before entering the procedure. For example, there is often a recovery period where you must limit weight bearing to allow the tissue to heal. In addition there can be damage to nerve tissue during the procedure that could cause numbing and pain (calcaneal neuroma) afterwards in various areas around the heel. In rare cases, heel pain may persist after surgery, although in most cases pain usually diminishes after about a week.
The surgery is basically of two types-
1. Invasive-a.Scalpel based, traditional under direct vision.
b.Endoscopic –Two small incision taking help of small camera.
2. Non-invasive procedures-A. ESWT: The most common non invasive method of heel spur surgery is the Electro Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT). In this method, high pressure sound waves are focused on the affected area without making any cuts or incisions.
B.Laser surgery: Low intensity laser beams are focused on the affected area, which leads to the growth of tissues in the area at a faster rate and provides faster relief to patients.
Hope this helps in making the decision for surgery. If you have further query I shall be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Mukesh Chugh

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Suggest Treatmemt For Heel Spurs

Brief Answer: Surgery is the option with its pros and cons Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for posting After going through your brief description, I am sure you must have tried all the possible nonsurgical method to get relief. I wish I could refer to foot doctor near to your home, but unfortunately I do not have that information. Having said that, I can definitely provide you the in-depth information about surgery for heel spur. Like with any surgical procedure, with heel spur surgery there are risks and possible negative results that you must be aware of before entering the procedure. For example, there is often a recovery period where you must limit weight bearing to allow the tissue to heal. In addition there can be damage to nerve tissue during the procedure that could cause numbing and pain (calcaneal neuroma) afterwards in various areas around the heel. In rare cases, heel pain may persist after surgery, although in most cases pain usually diminishes after about a week. The surgery is basically of two types- 1. Invasive-a.Scalpel based, traditional under direct vision. b.Endoscopic –Two small incision taking help of small camera. 2. Non-invasive procedures-A. ESWT: The most common non invasive method of heel spur surgery is the Electro Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT). In this method, high pressure sound waves are focused on the affected area without making any cuts or incisions. B.Laser surgery: Low intensity laser beams are focused on the affected area, which leads to the growth of tissues in the area at a faster rate and provides faster relief to patients. Hope this helps in making the decision for surgery. If you have further query I shall be glad to answer any further query. Take care