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A member asked:
Is plantar fascitis the same thing as heel spurs?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Similar : But not exactly the same. Heel spur technically refers to a protruding sharp edge of bone on the bottom or back of the heel. Plantar fasciitis is a soreness or strain in the arch( plantar fascia). However these are usually different manefestations of the same basic cause: poor biomechanical support.
Answered 3/22/2013
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Technically : No a spur is a bony prominence, plantar fascia is a broad banded ligament, but the symptoms are essentially the same.
Answered 8/14/2012
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Yes and no: Having a heel spur one may have no pain. A heelspur with plantar fasciatis is painful. The conditions very often occur together.
Answered 10/3/2016
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