Treatment options for heel spurs include rest, exercise, custom orthotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and cortisone injections. Pain-relieving creams and massage are also helpful treatments. Surgery may be necessary if these treatments fail, depending on the patient's condition.

Exercises should include stretching the toes backward for five minutes, four to five times a day, and applying ice massage to the heel.

Treatments that may help with heel spurs include:

* Rest to reduce activities that aggravate pain
* Ice pack compresses
* Stretching exercises for the calf and plantar fascia
* Custom heel spur inserts and orthotics
* Splinting
* Physical therapy
* Anti-inflammatory drugs
* Cortisone injections
* Pain-relieving creams
* Massage therapy
* Heel cups (silicone inserts)
* Surgery (if necessary)