Guest guest Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 , " natdoc48 " <natdoc48> wrote: > > Any suggestions, herbal and acupuncture for a heel spur. Man is 60 > yo, without head hair, peeled tongue, slightly overweight w/o a colon. > Is on his feet a lot at work. Pulse is wiry and weak. I cannot find > much in the literature and I have ideas about treating the kidney yin > deficiency, but am not sure I am going to get relief fast enough to > satisfy this customer. I would appreciate your input and expertise, > Meredith I don't know if this would be applicable to your patient's presentation, but there is a pretty well-known prepared medicine for treating bone spurs called Kang Gu Zhi Zeng Sheng Pian (often written in English as anti-osteophyte tabs). It has a few toxic ingredients, so be careful and consider your patient's pattern. BTW, gradual loss of head hair in males in the absence of disease is not generally considered to be a sign of anything pathological in modern TCM. However, interestingly enough, men's facial hair was traditionally thought to be the male equivalent of a women's menstrual cycle- the discharged blood that women have with menstruation is considered to have its male counterpart in the whiskers, which is apparently the traditional site of the man's shedding of blood. Here is the list of ingredients from the formula mentioned above: zhi chuan wu fu zi ru xiang rou gui zhi ma qian zi dang gui bai shao dang shen yin yang huo Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 I've had success with acupuncture for heel spur pain. Points are KI-3, UB-60, KI-2 and UB-63, with local points in theheel where the tendon attaches to the heel. These heel points are quite painful to needle, but the heel spur pain was dramatically lessened after treatment for several months at a time. Eric Brand <smilinglotus wrote: --- In , " natdoc48 " <natdoc48> wrote: > > Any suggestions, herbal and acupuncture for a heel spur. Man is 60 > yo, without head hair, peeled tongue, slightly overweight w/o a colon. > Is on his feet a lot at work. Pulse is wiry and weak. I cannot find > much in the literature and I have ideas about treating the kidney yin > deficiency, but am not sure I am going to get relief fast enough to > satisfy this customer. I would appreciate your input and expertise, > Meredith I don't know if this would be applicable to your patient's presentation, but there is a pretty well-known prepared medicine for treating bone spurs called Kang Gu Zhi Zeng Sheng Pian (often written in English as anti-osteophyte tabs). It has a few toxic ingredients, so be careful and consider your patient's pattern. BTW, gradual loss of head hair in males in the absence of disease is not generally considered to be a sign of anything pathological in modern TCM. However, interestingly enough, men's facial hair was traditionally thought to be the male equivalent of a women's menstrual cycle- the discharged blood that women have with menstruation is considered to have its male counterpart in the whiskers, which is apparently the traditional site of the man's shedding of blood. Here is the list of ingredients from the formula mentioned above: zhi chuan wu fu zi ru xiang rou gui zhi ma qian zi dang gui bai shao dang shen yin yang huo Eric Chinese Herbal Medicine offers various professional services, including board approved continuing education classes, an annual conference and a free discussion forum in Chinese Herbal Medicine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Heel spur pain does not result from the spur pressing against a nerve. The pain of heel spurs results from a chronic tearing of the plantar fascia at the point of the spur. Those people who have radiological evidence of the spur and have no pain, are not tearing this tissue. Those who do have the chronic tear experience pain from the inflammation that accompanies the constant tearing and attempts at healing the tear. Guy Porter, DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I have a heel spur on my left foot.................its killing me with pain. Anyone got any ideas on how to get rid or at least help the pain? Thanks. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 i had to wear the memory foam cushoins and most of the time i walked on the top balls of my feet.. but now i dont feel it at al.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I bought CUSHI HEEL PILLOWS online and they worked wonders. I got them at the website below. I'd tried all kinds of things for the pain and nothing worked till I bought these. They eventually went away. Malinda http://www.footsmart.com/SearchReturns.aspx?searchterm=*heel%20cushion <http://www.footsmart.com/SearchReturns.aspx?searchterm=*heel%20cushion & srcc ode=WM004628 & cm_mmc=goog-_-Health-_-s-_-cushi_heel_pillows & gcid=s11773x005-c 9HeelCu & KEYWORD=%22cushi+heel+pillows%22 & src=FSpaid> & srccode=WM004628 & cm_mmc=goog-_-Health-_-s-_-cushi_heel_pillows & gcid=s11773x 005-c9HeelCu & KEYWORD=%22cushi+heel+pillows%22 & src=FSpaid _____ I have a heel spur on my left foot.................its killing me with pain. Anyone got any ideas on how to get rid or at least help the pain? Thanks. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Beth said: > I have a heel spur on my left foot.................its killing me with pain. > Anyone got any ideas on how to get rid or at least help the pain? Find a good acupuncturist. A woman I work with had the same problem, and acupuncture worked for her. No signs of reoccurrance after 3 years. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Beth, Try Bragg's apple cider vinegar 2T 3x day for about a week. If you don't notice a difference I would be suprised. Taper down after that. It's a calcium deposit needing dissolving. Part of that scary word aging!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Robin " MiMtn1 " <MiMtn1 Monday, June 4, 2007 2:11:57 PM heel spur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Beth, sorry about your pain, yes there is perfect cure for it thru acupuncture which is highly reliable ans without any side effect. rgds MiMtn1 wrote: I have a heel spur on my left foot.................its killing me with pain. Anyone got any ideas on how to get rid or at least help the pain? Thanks. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hi Beth, I've had a heel spur about 3 times all up on the same foot. I haven't had one now for about 15 years.. What I did the first time was go to a specialist that my doctor recommended and he gave me ultra sound therapy I think it was. Using a small device that was set to a certain strength that somehow calmed down the painful tissue and I think from what he said it 'melted' the spur away. It didn't recur for ten years. I went to another Dr then and told him I wanted another treatment. He didn't know about the ultra sound therapy but recommended a therapist that would do it. Again after one or two treatments the spur went away for another ten years. The last time was THE LAST TIME.. Never had any more trouble with it at all. It's worth a try. I think ultra sound is the name of the little device and the Dr can turn the power up or down.. If it's too high, you feel an ache in the area being treated. He applies a cream on the area first. Maybe your Dr will know what I'm talking about. My Dr rubbed the device all over the heel and within 12 hours all the pain was gone. It helped even a few minutes after but quickly got much better by the next day. No pain at all. Jenny -------- Beth wrote:> heel spur Posted by: " MiMtn1 " MiMtn1 mimtn1 Mon Jun 4, 2007 1:00 pm ((PDT)) I have a heel spur on my left foot.................its killing me with pain. Anyone got any ideas on how to get rid or at least help the pain? Thanks. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 This may sound weird but... I was suffering from a heel spur for some time when my doctor put me on a gluten free diet. My daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease but all my tests came back negative. However, I was on a high dose of Armour for thyroid disease and I was severely constipated. I tried everything! Nothing worked for very long. In nov of 06 I went on the gluten free diet. Within 3 days the constipation and the heel spur went away and never came back!! Within 1 month I started lowering my Armour dosage. The doc said my thyroid was starting to heal itself. As of this month (June, 07) I have cut my dosage to less than half of what it was! Every time I put my shoes on Iam so grateful!! Im no doctor but my thought is it must have to do with the blockage of nutrients with both the constipation and the heel spur. Good luck, Carla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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