How to Strap a Foot With Heel Spurs
Heel spurs are small chips of bone that separate from the heel of the foot. They are generally found during an X-ray of the heel and are often seen in middle-age men and women or those who are overweight. Heel spurs are painful, but they are even more painful when you attempt to walk, run or place any weight on the heel. A foot strap can offer comfort if you suffer from the pain of heel spurs, but only if you use the strap correctly.
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Things You'll Need
- Chair
- Elastic bandage
- Achilles heel pad (optional)
- Heel cups (optional)
Instructions
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Sit down in the chair, and take your sock and shoe off the foot with the heel spurs.
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Wrap the bandage around the heel of your foot, starting from the bottom middle of your foot. Wrap the heel snug, but not tight. Wrap several times around the heel, continue up around the ankle and lower leg, wrapping each several times. End just below the calf muscle.
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Put the clip on the elastic bandage where you end at the calf by hooking it onto the bandage on the leg and attaching it to the end of the bandage strap to keep it from coming loose.
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Tips & Warnings
Instead of wrapping your foot in an elastic bandage strap, purchase an Achilles heel pad, which helps tremendously with heel spurs. Follow the instructions included with the pad on how to wear it. The pads are available from online venders or from your podiatrist.
Place heel cups (available from a drugstore or podiatrist) in your shoes to make them softer to put your weight down when you walk.
Always begin wrapping your foot from the heel and not the calf. Don't place the clip in the heel area, which would be uncomfortable when you put your shoes back on.
Wrapping your heel is only a temporary solution to dealing with heel spurs. Visit your podiatrist to see if treatment is available for the condition.
