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Often it is found that heel spurs do not cause any symptoms. The patient may not even know that he has a heel spur. However, heel spurs may cause some symptoms at times: Patient may feel chronic pain if he has a heel spur. Such pain may be felt more while jogging, running or even walking. Painful symptoms occur if the inflammation develops at the point of the spur formation. Patients often feel such sharp pain on standing up after sitting for longer periods of time. There can be various risk factors of developing heel spurs. Such may include: Increased age which contributes to thinning of the heel's protective pad or If the patient has diabetes.
