Can plantar fasciitis cause a bone spur?

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Is it possible for plantar fasciitis to cause bone spurs in my lower back? Or is this something completely separate?

Bone spur Plantar fasciitis Causes of bone spur

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

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Yes, Bone spurs can happen as a reaction to stress and inflammation caused by plantar fasciitis. Over the period, your body responds to the stress by building extra bone tissue.
 This extra tissue becomes a heel spur

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