10 Heel Spur Symptoms
Article Sources
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8. No Symptoms at All
Not everyone develops symptoms from a heel spur. You may walk normally and never notice a lump anywhere on your foot. You might not have any tenderness or other symptoms, especially early on.
If you don’t have symptoms, you may not notice you have a heel spur until it enlarges or a practitioner performs imaging on your foot for another purpose. At that point, the practitioner may detect a bony protrusion and recommend ways to prevent it from worsening.
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