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Can a dextrose shot into the heel for a spur make your heel and achilles' tendon pain worse for more than two weeks?
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I do: Not believe dextrose would be used for heel pain. Check on what medication was injected.
Answered 10/21/2012
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It is possible: This is a form of prolotherpay which evokes an inflammatory response so it can....Apparently this is becoming more popular...Steroid injections was and likely still is the more common injectable.
Answered 10/20/2012
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