Heel spur

A spur is an ailment that can occur in a person’s heel; if the injury is not strong enough and takes more than 60% of the load on that leg, then the diagnosis is confirmed. Most often, spurs occur in people who move a lot and play sports. Elderly people are also susceptible to this disease. The spur causes constant irritation of the skin of the heel, itching, and pain. Regular microtraumas lead to inflammation and microscars. Damage to the skin and inflammation can serve as a gateway to infection. Diseases of the genitourinary system can cause a growth. The spur causes significant stress on the tendons in the heel area, which causes inflammation and bone spurs. All this creates discomfort when walking and pain. Disruption of metabolic processes contributes to the abnormal proliferation of cells that form a bone growth around the site of inflammation. In ancient times, the spur was called the “spur of the devil” or “a copy of the Archangel Michael,” and the disease, which did not have any medical classification, was considered a mythical phenomenon with a painful nature. However, thousands of years ago, such spurs arose due to the presence of foot diseases, most often polyarthritis or inflammatory damage to the heel tendon. Spurs that are located only in the heel area, as a rule, do not pose a danger or threat to health. In any case, if they are not severely deformed. Usually the reason for this phenomenon is regular long-term exercise or constant wearing of uncomfortable shoes.