What if I have a heel spur?

Experts in the past thought that heel spurs caused plantar fasciitis. Now experts generally believe that heel spurs are the result, not the cause, of plantar fasciitis. Many people with large heel spurs never have heel pain or plantar fasciitis. Thus, surgery to remove heel spurs is rarely done. If you do have a heel spur the treatment is the same as treating plantar fasciitis.