10 Heel Spur Symptoms
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10. Have Joint Pain
Heel spurs won’t cause joint pain because they don’t directly affect the joints. However, joint pain may come before the heel spur.
If you have arthritis, your likelihood of developing a heel spur is greater than someone who doesn’t have arthritis. This issue occurs when your body tries to repair the joint damage from arthritis, in particular osteoarthritis, by forming new bone cells. The new bone materials may form growths, also known as heel spurs.
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