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How can i tell if i have a heel spur?
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X-ray: The best way would be either an x-ray or diagnostic ultrasound.
Answered 7/22/2012
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Visit your local: Podiatrist and and your feet examined. The presence of a spur can easily be determined with an x-ray. Keep in mind, however, that spurs are responsible for heel pain only about 1% of the time. Pain is more commonly caused by plantar fasciitis and spurs are merely the calcifcation of the attachment of the plantar fascia to the heel.
Answered 7/2/2017
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Imaging needed: Imaging, preferably x-ray, is need to confirm the presence of a heel spur.
Answered 7/7/2015
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