4. Excess Weight
Being obese or even chronically overweight can place a lot of strain on the body. It affects your joints, heart, and your bones. Excess weight leads to a wide variety of ailments such as high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension and more. Bone spurs are also more common in overweight people than those who have a healthy BMI. Excess weight adds more stress and pressure on the feet and ankles.
This pressure can lead to the development of bursitis, heel spurs, bunions, and plantar fasciitis. No cure for bone spurs in those are overweight unless they drastically reduce their body mass. Seeking help from a dietician will help to reduce fat naturally while working out on a regular basis will help to get rid of fat. As a person’s weight returns to healthy levels, the pressure on the bones, feet, and joints will reduce drastically. This will help heel spurs to heal.