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

Kris Noble

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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